Category Archives: Orillia News
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)
Second Phase of Centennial Drive Work Has Started
A major road construction project is starting in Orillia. The second phase of the Centennial Drive reconstruction project started today (Tuesday). The contractor is mobilizing and completing prelimina...
Aug 01, 2022 Construction road sign against a blue sky (image via iStock)
Pope Apologizes for Church's Role In Residential Schools
Pope Francis says that what happened at residential schools amounted to genocide. The pontiff made the remarks while on his flight from Iqaluit back to Rome yesterday. There were several times through...
Jul 31, 2022 Pope Francis during his return to Rome after a six-day visit to Canada (image via Reuters)
No Injuries Reported in Port Severn Fire
Nobody was injured, but fire crews were battling a blaze in Port Severn on Friday night. At around 7 o'clock, Georgian Bay firefighters received a call to a cottage on Gloucester Pool Lake. Residents ...
Jul 31, 2022 The cottage fire that happened on Gloucester Pool Lake on the evening of Friday, July 29, 2022 (image via CTV news video)
Long COVID May Not Affect As Many Patients: WHO
Health experts are saying that thanks to vaccination, what's referred to as Long COVID may not end up affecting as many people as previously thought. Post-COVID-19 condition, as it's being called by t...
Jul 30, 2022
Experts Warn of "Grandparent" Scams On The Rise
Fraud prevention experts are warning Canadians to be vigilant with the reports of "grandparent scams" on the rise. Last year, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received reports of 379 cases of scams that...
Jul 30, 2022 Smartphone in the hand (image via istockphoto)
Kempenfest Returns
After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, Barrie's Kempenfest is back this weekend. The 50th edition of the huge waterfront festival is featuring a host of attractions and events including arts an...
Jul 30, 2022
OPP Marine Unit Patrolling Waterways This Long Weekend
OPP Marine Unit officers are hoping boaters follow the safety rules this long weekend. Wearing your lifejacket, having proper safety equipment on board your boat and leaving the alcohol behind, and ne...
Jul 30, 2022