Category Archives: Orillia News
Lakehead Open House Today
Lakehead University is holding an open house today. The fall open house is open to prospective students and their families to have a look around the campus and get information on academic programs. Vi...
Nov 05, 2022 Source: Lakehead University
Enclosed Trailer full Of Muskoka Chairs Stolen
Bracebridge OPP is investigating the theft of an enclosed trailer filled with Muskoka Chairs. It was stolen from an address on Henshaw Lake Road in Muskoka Lakes Township sometime overnight on October...
Nov 04, 2022
Education Workers Walk Out In Defiance Of Provincial Ban
Education support workers hit the picket lines Friday, shutting down most schools in the region. CUPE has defied the Ford government's back-to-work law and the union says it is exploring legal options...
Nov 04, 2022 CUPE members and supporters rally outside the office of local MPP Jill Dunlop in Orillia.
Serious Two-Vehicle Collision in Essa
OPP has responded to a serious two-vehicle collision in Essa Township. It happened Thursday around 7:50 a.m. on Line 10 and Sideroad 10 of Essa Township. Both drivers were transported to a local hospi...
Nov 03, 2022
RVH Foundation launches historic $100-million fundraising campaign
Today, RVH Foundation Board Chair, Paul Larche, announced the launch of the foundation's Keep Life Wild campaign with a goal to grant $100 million to support Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH...
Nov 01, 2022
Gravenhurst Public Library Will Look Back on Sacrifices of Local Citizen Soldiers Nov. 8th
The Gravenhurst Archives in collaboration with the Gravenhurst Public Library presents 'War and Remembrance', a local history talk. This presentation is part of an ongoing partnership between the Arch...
Nov 01, 2022
Main Road In Orillia Closed For Police Investigation
Police closed part of one of Orillia's main streets early Tuesday morning as part of an on-going investigation. Unconfirmed reports indicate officers were negotiating with a person in a house. Coldwat...
Nov 01, 2022
Toys For Tickets Back In Orillia
The Orillia toys for tickets program is back after at two year pandemic break. Until Dec. 1, those who get a parking ticket in Orillia can pay the fine amount by donating a new toy of equal or greater...
Nov 01, 2022 Source: Orillia.ca
Deceased male pulled from Kempenfelt Bay
Barrie Police is currently trying to identify a male who was pulled from the waters of Kempenfelt Bay after he was discovered deceased by some fisherman near the Tiffin Street boat launch earlier this...
Oct 28, 2022
Local Agency Gearing Up To Help Families In Need
Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions is looking for help as it gathers holiday gifts and hampers for local families in need. The agency is in need of volunteers to help pick up and sort donations, and ass...
Oct 28, 2022 Source:familyconnexions.ca