Category Archives: Orillia News
Suspicious Package Investigation in Angus a "Misunderstanding": OPP
A suspicious package investigation in Angus has turned out to be a misunderstanding. The OPP shut down a portion of County Road 90 around the dinner hour last night, as officers investigated the packa...
May 31, 2022
National Freeze On Handgun Ownership Part of New Firearm Control Bill
New measures to curb handgun access in Canada are an important part of Federal legislation tabled this afternoon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it includes a national freeze on handgun ownership....
May 30, 2022
SMDHU Mon Update Includes 89 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 89 new COVID-19 cases. Today's update - the first since Friday - also includes 3 new hospitalizations. No new deaths were reported today. C...
May 30, 2022
Man Charged In Connection With Pharmacy Robbery In Orillia
Orillia OPP has made an arrest in connection with a robbery at a local pharmacy. On the evening of October 18th, 2021, a man entered the business brandishing a handgun and proceeded to the pharmacy st...
May 30, 2022 Photo from OPP
SIU Investigating Orillia Suspicious Vehicle Incident
The Province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called in after an altercation in Orillia which involved police fatally shooting a dog. The occupant of a suspicious vehicle that was under in...
May 30, 2022
Barrie Urges Residents To Stay Safe and Cool In Hot/Humid Weather
The City of Barrie is helping residents keep cool over the next few days. With hot and humid temperatures in the near forecast, as well as the special weather statement currently in effect for our are...
May 30, 2022 Source: City Of Barrie
Barrie Police Arrest Markham Man and Seize Loaded Firearm
A 20-year-old Markham man is facing charges after Barrie Police received a tip about a man with a firearm on a Dunlop Street East sidewalk. Sunday at 2:12 pm, Barrie Police found and approached him, b...
May 30, 2022
Severn Lodge Purchased By Santa's Village
Severn Lodge has been purchased by Santa's Village. The Bracebridge theme park, owned by Brad & Sara Dunkley and their partner Jamie Hopkins, has released a statement on the sale, and says it will...
May 30, 2022 Severn Lodge, Port Severn ON Canada
Ronnie Hawkins Has Died At Age 87
Ronnie Hawkins has died. The rockabilly artist passed away yesterday morning at a hospital in Peterborough. He was 87 years old.
May 30, 2022 Source: RonnieHawkins.com
SIU Called In After Anti-Riot Weapons Used in Honey Harbour Incident
The province's Special Investigations Unit has been called in, after OPP officers discharged an Anti-Riot Weapon on Georgian Bay. It says preliminary information suggests police became aware of a man ...
May 30, 2022