Category Archives: Orillia News
OPP Investigating ATV Rollover in Severn Twp.
Orillia OPP is investigating a serious single ATV collision in Severn Township. Saturday at 9:30 pm, police responded to the rollover, which ejected the driver on Taylor Line, near Upper Big Chute Roa...
Jul 25, 2022 Photo from OPP
Arrest Made In Connection with Grandparent Scam
An arrest has been made in connection with the Grandparent Scam that's been happening in our region. On Friday a 24-year-old Quebec man was arrested and charged in relation to a number of recent Grand...
Jul 25, 2022
Orillia Man Charged After Vehicle Rolls Then Catches Fire On Highway 12
An Orillia man has been charged under the highway traffic act after a recent incident in Midland. Friday evening a white Audi and a Mitsubishi were observed being driven dangerously headed eastbound o...
Jul 25, 2022 OPP Logo
Swimmer Dead After Boating Collision in Lake Rosseau
A 48-year-old swimmer is dead after being hit by a vessel in Lake Rosseau. This morning at 6:45 am OPP responded to a 911 call near Shamrock Lodge Road in Port Carling after getting reports of a swimm...
Jul 25, 2022 Image from Twitter via @OPP_WR
WHO Says Monkeypox Qualifies As "Global Emergency"
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency. A global emergency is the WHO's high...
Jul 24, 2022 Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery/CDC/Handout via REUTERS
Rogers Blames Network Update For Country-Wide Outage
Rogers says it was a network update that caused a country-wide outage two weeks ago. The telecommunications giant said in a letter posted on the CRTC website that an update in their core internet prot...
Jul 23, 2022
OPP Marine Unit Check Boats And Operators For Violations
OPP Marine officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment were busy issuing tickets over the past few weeks. They were checking vessels and operators for equipment and impairment and ended up issu...
Jul 23, 2022
One Man Charged For Breaking And Entering
OPP are reminding everyone to "Lock it or Lose it" when it comes to vehicle safety. The reminder comes after an investigation into several vehicles and business entries and thefts in the town of Penet...
Jul 23, 2022
Penetanguishene Man Facing Charges After Area Thefts
A 23-year-old man faces charges in relation to a series of thefts from vehicles and businesses in Penetanguishene. OPP observed the suspect during their investigations on Main Street there and say he ...
Jul 22, 2022 OPP Patrol Cruiser
Collision Sends One Person To Hospital In Orillia
One person had to be hospitalized after a recent collision in Orillia. Orillia OPP says it involved a pedestrian and pickup truck on West Street Wednesday at 10:15 am. One pedestrian was transported t...
Jul 21, 2022 OPP Logo