Category Archives: Orillia News
SMDHU Tues Update Includes 113 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 113 new COVID 19 cases. No new deaths were reported in today's update. Starting this week, the health unit will only be providing one weekl...
Jun 07, 2022
Health Unit Resuming and Catching Up Routine Immunizations
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is now offering Grade 8 immunization catch-up clinics and will soon resume its routine publicly-funded child, youth and adult immunization services that were pa...
Jun 07, 2022 Logo via the SMDHU
Plenty of "Flower Power" in Downtown Orillia
The 2022 Streets Alive Productions public art display has been unveiled. #FlowerPower is this year's theme and you will see old favourites and some new pieces on the streets of downtown Orillia that a...
Jun 07, 2022 Source: Downtown Orillia BIA
Man Arrested Following Armed Home Invasion in Orillia
A 38 year old man is facing a list of charges, after a home invasion in Orillia. The OPP says a home on Barrie Road was robbed and one person was held against their will by a man with an edged weapon ...
Jun 07, 2022 Source: OPP
County Clothing/Textiles Collection Begins This Week
The county is running curbside clothing and textiles collections, beginning this week. Simcoe County residents will have received pink plastic bags for clothing and textiles in the mail throughout May...
Jun 07, 2022 Source: County of Simcoe
CAA Releases Worst Roads List For 2022
The votes are in and the CAA Worst Road for 2022 is Barton Street East in Hamilton. After making its debut on the provincial top 10 list in 2019, Barton Street East has ranked fifth place (2019), thir...
Jun 07, 2022 Source: CAA
Barrie Police Looking For Input on Vehicles, Uniforms
The Barrie Police Service is launching a survey on the visibility and public perception of their vehicles and uniforms. The survey is being carried out with the help of Simon Fraser University. They'r...
Jun 06, 2022 Source: Barrie Police via Twitter.
Barrie Man Wins $1 Million Playing Lotto Max
A Barrie man is $1 million richer after winning with Lotto MAX. Andre Harris won a maxmillions prize in the March 25th draw. The 37-year-old father says he first discovered his big win on a Sunday. "I...
Jun 06, 2022
Barrie Police Chief Set To Retire
Barrie's top cop is set to retire at the end of the year. Greg Ferguson, Chair of the Barrie Police Services Board has announced that Chief Kimberley Greenwood will retire from the Barrie Police Servi...
Jun 06, 2022 Barrie Police
OPP Record Checks Moving Online
The OPP is moving record checks online as of June 13th. The new process will allow those living in OPP-policed communities to submit requests for police record checks at opp.ca/recordchecks. The onlin...
Jun 06, 2022 Source: OPP