Category Archives: Orillia News
Officer Will Not Face Charges From June Wasaga Beach Incident: SIU
The Special Investigations Unit has found no reasonable grounds to believe that an Ontario Provincial Police officer committed a criminal offense in connection with the serious injuries suffered by a ...
Oct 22, 2022
Fall Flavours Of Lake Country Runs Until November 6th
Fall Flavours of Lake Country kicks off this weekend and runs until November 6th. The program offers Autumn inspired lunch and dinner options prepared at eight local restaurants. It's designed to supp...
Oct 22, 2022 Stephan Ridgway / CC
Orillia's Special Curbside Battery Collection Runs Nov. 7-12
Residents are encouraged to place used batteries at the curb for special collection during the week following Daylight Saving Time. From Nov. 7 - 12, 2022, residents can set out spent household batter...
Oct 20, 2022
Thousands Expected To Attend Police Funeral In Barrie Thursday.
The private funeral service for Constables Russell and Northrup will be held Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sadlon Arena, 555 Bayview Drive, Barrie, Ontario. The service will be atte...
Oct 20, 2022
Dry Shampoo Products Recalled
There is a mass recall of dry shampoo hair products because the chemical benzene has been detected in it. Health Canada says certain lots of Bed Head, Dove and Tresemm dry shampoo sold over the last t...
Oct 20, 2022 Image Source: Health Canada
Muskoka Oktoberfest 2022 Happening Oct. 20th - 23rd
It's a welcome return - Muskoka Oktoberfest 2022 promises to be a fantastic music, culinary and beer festival like no other! After a couple of years of hiatus due to the pandemic, it's happening this ...
Oct 18, 2022
Important Changes Coming Soon to Muskoka's Waste Collection
Change is coming to curbside waste collection in Muskoka. Starting Monday, November 7, residents throughout the District will see a new curbside waste program launched improving our commitment to the ...
Oct 18, 2022
Midland Resident Celebrates $100,000 Lotto Win
Saying "yes" to ENCORE paid off for Geoffrey Ross of Midland. He matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the September 20, 2022 LOTTO MAX draw to win $100,000! Geoffrey, 66, sai...
Oct 18, 2022
$85,400 OTF Grant Will Enhance YWCA Muskoka's Services in Muskoka
On Saturday, local MPP Graydon Smith met with representatives from YWCA Muskoka as a 2022 recipient of a one-year $85,400 Resilient Communities Fund grant in the spring from the Ontario Trillium Found...
Oct 17, 2022
Police Funeral Thursday For South Simcoe Officers
South Simcoe Police have announced the funeral arrangements for Constables Morgan Russell and Devon Northrup. The officers were killed in the line of duty last week while responding to a disturbance i...
Oct 17, 2022