Category Archives: Orillia News
New Series To Bring a Taste of Culture to Orillia's Neighbourhood Parks
For anyone looking to sink their teeth into a new cultural experience, the City of Orillia and Orillia & District Arts Council (ODAC) have teamed up this summer to create "Orillia Summer Nights," ...
Jul 25, 2022 Source: City of Orillia.
Tiny Twp. Senior Dead Following Collision in Midland
A 76-year-old Tiny Township man is dead following a single vehicle collision in Midland. OPP responded shortly after 7 am today after a construction worker discovered a vehicle that had left Fuller Av...
Jul 25, 2022
Barrie Man Charged Following Shooting on Georgian Drive
A Barrie man is in custody facing charges after a shooting in the city's north end. Just before 4 am Saturday, Barrie Police were called to attend a suspected shooting at 314 Georgian Drive. The victi...
Jul 25, 2022
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