Category Archives: Orillia News
Orangeville Man Charged With Robbery Of Alliston Pharmacy
OPP have laid charges after the robbery of a pharmacy in Alliston. On Friday afternoon, police received a call that a man had gone into the pharmacy, told employees that he had a gun, and demanded nar...
Jul 10, 2022 OPP Logo
Roger Unsure Why Failsafes Stopped Working
It was a long day not just for Rogers users, but seemingly everyone, thanks to an outage of Rogers wireless and internet services. For most of yesterday, cell phones, home and business internet servic...
Jul 09, 2022
Coldwater Man Wins $50K With Ontario 49
A Coldwater man has added 50-thousand dollars to his retirement savings, after winning the second prize in an Ontario 49 draw. He also won $3 on another one of his ONTARIO 49 selections, bringing his ...
Jul 07, 2022 Source: OLG
OPP Investigating Vandalism at Midland Cemetery
The OPP is investigating recent acts of vandalism at a cemetery in Midland. Police say it has received complaints of headstones being defaced and damage to cemetery buildings on King Street since May....
Jul 07, 2022
Midland Chooses Barrie Firm To Develop Waterfront Land
The Town of Midland has chosen a developer for its Midland Bay Landing waterfront project. Georgian Communities of Barrie was selected from a short list of three candidates. The first phase of the dev...
Jul 06, 2022 Midland Bay Landing conceptual drawing.
Source: Town of Midland.
OPP seek Four Suspects In Tay Township Boat Thefts
The OPP are looking for four people who stole a pontoon boat and trailer from a marina along Highway 400 in Tay Township. It happened late Tuesday when the four in a dark pick up truck, got through a ...
Jul 06, 2022 OPP Photo
Local Hospitals Launch New Patient Portal
Four local hospitals have launched a new patient portal, aptly named my health care, allowing patients to become more actively engaged in their own healthcare journey. The portal is available to patie...
Jul 06, 2022
SMDHU Update Includes 243 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 243 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths. Today's update also includes six new hospitalizations. 22 people are currently hospitalized throug...
Jul 05, 2022
OPP Renews Call For Information in Midland Murder
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is releasing a video in the hope of resolving a murder that occurred near Midland one year ago. Jonus Keegan Palmer was 24-years-old when he was shot and killed on ...
Jul 05, 2022 Source: Obituary
Orillia City Centre Façade Restoration Begins Today
Faade restoration begins today on a portion of the Orillia City Centre. The work will be focused on the west portion of the historic Tudhope Building (Orillia City Centre), located at 50 Andrew St. So...
Jul 05, 2022 Source: City of Orillia