Category Archives: Orillia News
SMDHU Wed Update Includes 117 New COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 117 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. Deaths include three Simcoe County residents - a woman and a man between the ages of 65 and 79 and...
May 18, 2022
Additional Charges Laid in Barrie Child Pornography Investigation
A Barrie man, arrested in 2020 for child pornography offences, has been arrested again and faces more charges. City police say when the initial arrest took place, the suspect's cell phone was seized. ...
May 18, 2022
Jail Assault In Penetanguishene Leaves Inmate in Serious Condition
An Owen Sound man has been charged after an assault at the Central North Correctional Centre in Penetanguishene. Provincial police say an inmate was injured May 13, and remains in a Toronto hospital i...
May 18, 2022 Source: OPP
Weekend Go Trains Resume in Barrie, Along With Addditional Weekday Service
Go Transit will resume weekend train service to Barrie on May 21, and will beef up weekday service too. Starting Saturday, May 21, weekend train service returns along the Barrie line. Southbound train...
May 18, 2022 Source: Gotransit.com
Omar Sadoon Awarded 2022 OSMH Nurses Alumnae Nightingale Award
Registered Nurse, Omar Sadoon has been awarded the 2022 Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (OSMH) Nurses Alumnae Nightingale Award. A nurse at OSMH since 2020 in the Mental Health Services Unit, Mr. ...
May 18, 2022 Registered Nurse, Omar Sadoon receives the 2022 OSMH Nurses Alumnae Nightingale Award.
New Gun Laws Go Into Effect Across Canada Today
New rules aimed at fighting gun crime go into effect across the country today. The more stringent rules govern the sale or transfer of non-restricted firearms. Effective today (May 18, 2022), individu...
May 18, 2022 Source: Government of Canada
Registration Opens Today for Orillia's Summer Rec Programs
Orillia's Recreational Summer Fun Guide has been released. It includes programs for swimming, day camps, and drop-in activities for kids, adults and seniors. Registration opens for all programs today....
May 17, 2022 City of Orillia
Third Suspect Arrested In Barrie Kidnapping
Barrie police have made a third arrest in a kidnapping incident. Police say a 26 year-old man was abducted on April 17 from Commerce Park Drive parking lot. Investigators say he was assaulted and thre...
May 17, 2022 Source: Barrie Police
Preventable Road Fatalities Headed For 10 Year High
It's national Canada Road Safety Week (May 17-23), and OPP says poor and careless driving behaviours have contributed to the majority of the 107 fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year. It'...
May 17, 2022 Source: opp.ca
Collision in Orillia Parking Lot Leads To Several Charges
A woman has been arrested, after a collision in an Orillia parking lot. OPP officers were in the lot on Memorial Avenue on Friday, when they noticed the minor crash and the driver allegedly attempted ...
May 16, 2022