Category Archives: Orillia News

We let you know yesterday about an appeal to the public from OPP to locate 43 year old Andrew Hawke of Penetanguishene with regard to a suspicious fire investigation...today OPP have issued another ph...

OPP in Penetanguishine is looking for the public's help in locating a local person of interest in relation to a suspicious fire. The fire, this past Monday morning was at a multi-unit residential dwel...

A 63 year old Springwater Township man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material...as well as accessing same materials. The Barrie Internet Child Exploitation Un...

Orillia OPP Major Crime Unit is investigating a structure fire this morning in Oro Medonte. Police and fire responded to a call just after 6 this morning for a residential fire - when crews arrive the...

A fire Monday in Penetanguishene is being investigated as suspicious. Flames broke out around 7 a.m. on the third floor of an apartment building on Poyntz Street. OPP and fire fighters were able to ge...

Two people face a raft of criminal charges after Barrie police responded to call of a suspicious person ...they stopped a vehicle on Hart Drive late last week where officers spotted open liquor. As th...

Police are looking for a suspect after a bit of a crime spree that started in Barrie and continued into Muskoka Wednesday. OPP say a vehicle that was stolen from Barrie was left in Gravenhurst where t...

Orillia OPP are investigating a series of Break and Enters at two apartment buildings near the area of Orchard Point Road and Atherley Road in the City of Orillia. Several reports of Break and Enters ...

The City of Barrie is discounting building permit application fees for ARUs or Additional Rental Units by half. The idea is to support the creation of more affordable housing options in the city. The ...

Simcoe County is looking ahead to the summer and urging post-secondary students to apply for jobs. A complete list of available jobs through the county is available at simcoe.ca