Category Archives: Orillia News
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
Benefit Concert Saturday In Orillia To Assist Ukrainian Refugees
St. Paul's Centre in Orillia is hosting a benefit concert Saturday to help resettle Ukrainian refugees in Canada. Songs for Home and Hope is slated for Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m. The event will fe...
Oct 28, 2022 Image Source: stpaulscentre.ca
Public School Board Info Sessions Planned For Simcoe County Parents Considering French Immersion
Information sessions are planned for next month for Simcoe County parents interested in enrolling their kids in French Immersion next year. The Simcoe County District School Board offers French Immers...
Oct 28, 2022
Some Pine-Sol Cleaning Products Recalled
Some Pine-Sol cleaning products are being recalled. The manufacturer,Clorox, says certain sizes of Pine-Sol Multi-Surface Cleaner in scents of Lavender Clean, Lemon Fresh and Mandarin Sunrise could co...
Oct 27, 2022 Image Credit: Health Canada.
OPP Converge On Orillia Townhouse Complex
OPP officers, some in tactical gear, spent several hours Monday at a townhouse complex in Orillia. Police have not released any details about why they responded around 2 p.m. to the complex just off H...
Oct 25, 2022 Image: OPP Cruiser
Unofficial Area 2022 Municipal Election Results
Barrie - Alex Nuttall elected MAYOR For full Barrie election results click here Orillia - Donald McIsaac elected MAYOR For full Orillia election results click here Oro-Medonte - Randy Greenlaw elected...
Oct 24, 2022 Element5 Digital / Unsplash
Sharing Place Looking For Volunteers
Orillia's Sharing Place Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help meet the higher demand for services. The volunteers help receive, sort, and distribute food. The non-profit organization also needs ...
Oct 23, 2022
Highway 11 Southbound Closed Near Bethune Drive After Tractor-Trailer Crashes, Spills Lumber
OPP in Bracebridge had to close part of the southbound lanes of Highway 11 at Bethune Drive following a single-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer. Just after 10 o'clock this morning, Braceb...
Oct 22, 2022