Category Archives: Orillia News
Orillia Residents Win $1 Million Playing Lotto Max
The LOTTO MAX odds have shone in favor of Marlisa Mercer and Joann Macqueen of Orillia. They won a MAXMILLIONS prize worth $1 million in the June 7th LOTTO MAX draw. Marlisa and Joann, best friends fo...
Aug 05, 2022
Coldwater Steampunk Festival Is Back
The Coldwater Steampunk Festival returns to its in-person event on Saturday, Aug. 6. The festival organizers promise "The Greatest Show on Earth" with an incredible line-up of live entertainment, stre...
Aug 05, 2022 Source: steampunkfestivalcoldwater.com
OPP Seek Missing Elderly Man In Parry Sound.
MISSING PERSON: #WestParrySoundOPP are looking for assistance in locating 78y/o Clifford WHITE, last seen on August 2 at 11am leaving the Midtown Motel in Parry Sound on a silver mountain bike. If you...
Aug 05, 2022 OPP photos via Twitter
Charges Laid In Connection With Fatal Hwy 12 Head-On Collision
A 51-year-old Sudbury resident's been charged in connection with a fatal head-on crash in Oro-Medonte. The crash happened on April 7th and involved two vehicles on Hwy 12 at Stagecoach Road. 66-year-o...
Aug 04, 2022 Photo from OPP
Charges Laid In Connection With Fatal Hwy 90 Collision
Charges have been laid in connection with a fatal two-vehicle collision on Hwy 90 in Springwater Twp. It happened on February 20th, 2021 where the highway intersects with George Johnston Road. One of ...
Aug 04, 2022 OPP Logo
Barrie Police, RVH Launch Crisis Response Team
The Barrie Police Service and the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre have launched a joint mobile crisis response team. The team will respond to 911 calls for mental health concerns and addictions ...
Aug 03, 2022 The Barrie Police Service and Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre are proud to announce the launch of a joint Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT). Barrie Police Service Constable Guy Peters will join Nicole Barbour an RVH Crisis Worker, in responding to 911 calls for mental health concerns and addictions as well as persons in crisis. Currently the team is working in a six-month pilot project that began on Monday, July 25.
( Barrie Police Photo)
Orillia OPP Seeking Break, Enter & Theft Suspects
Orillia OPP is requesting assistance to identify suspects from two break and enters to a local business in the Westridge area of town. On July 31st shortly after 4:30 am, police responded to an alarm ...
Aug 02, 2022 Photo from OPP
Orillia OPP Charge Four People With Impaired Driving Over A 24 Hour Period
Orillia OPP has been kept busy responding to impaired driving complaints. Orillia OPP charged three drivers with impaired operation on July 30th and a fourth driver on the morning of July 31st. July 3...
Aug 02, 2022 OPP Logo
Orillia Recreation Centre To Undergo Maintenance
The Orillia Recreation Centre will be undergoing annual maintenance starting August 20th. It means the aquatic area of the centre will be temporarily closed until September 19th. Work includes drainin...
Aug 01, 2022 (image via
Acapulco Pools)
Midland SPCA Welcomes 32 New Cats And Kittens
The Midland SPCA and Humane Society has welcomed 32 cats and kittens from Northern Ontario. On July 27th, the cats arrived from Dryden, which is about 1300 km north of Sudbury. The local animal...
Aug 01, 2022 (image via humanesociety.org)