Category Archives: Orillia News
Barrie Schools Collect Over 2,000 kgs of Trash During Spring Into Clean
During Barrie's Spring into Clean events, elementary and secondary schools in the municipality collected more than 21-hundred kgs of litter from their property and surrounding park areas. The city say...
Apr 28, 2022 Source: City of Barrie-Codrington PS
Free Dental Screenings in Simcoe-Muskoka For Children Under 17
Free dental screenings are available for children and youth under 17 at various locations in Simcoe Muskoka. The health unit says a dental screening is a visual look at teeth and gums and is done by a...
Apr 28, 2022 Father and sons brushing their teeth: SMDHU
Witnesses Sought After Fatal Crash in Springwater
There has been a fatal crash in Springwater. The OPP was called to a single-vehicle rollover on Vespra Valley Road around 7 last night, when officers located a vehicle with a man inside without vital ...
Apr 28, 2022 Source: opp.ca
Masks Still Required on Orillia Transit Until At Least June 11th
Orillia Transit users will have to wear masks until at least June 11th. Mayor Steve Clarke says following Provincial masking requirements in high-risk settings like public transit will assist in limit...
Apr 27, 2022
Wed SMDHU Update Includes 298 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 298 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. There are currently 31 active outbreaks in Simcoe-Muskoka. Today's update also includes 14 new hos...
Apr 27, 2022
Barrie schools collect over 2,000 kgs of litter during Spring into Clean
Several Barrie schools have collected over 2,000 kgs of litter from their properties and surrounding park areas. During the City of Barrie's Spring into Clean events, which happened between April 22nd...
Apr 27, 2022
Motorcycle Check Leads To Arrest And Weapon Charge
A Christian Island man's been charged after he was found carrying a concealed weapon in Midland. OPP stopped two off-road motorcycles yesterday afternoon near Birchwood Drive. One of the bikes fled th...
Apr 27, 2022 Ontario Provincial Police
Orillia Exploring Higher Intensification For Residential Development
The City of Orillia is planning for future population growth and more jobs. City Council's updating the City's Land Needs Assessment because the Province wants them to accommodate a future population ...
Apr 27, 2022 Source: City of Orillia.
Empower Simcoe Gearing Up For Lakeshore Ridge Project In Oro
Support for Empower Simcoe's Lakeshore Ridge Project in Oro-Medonte continues to grow as its fundraising campaign enters the final phase. Recently, it says the 2022 AlectraCARES Community Support Prog...
Apr 27, 2022 Source: Empower Simcoe
Tay Firefighters Awarded Ontario Medal For Bravery
A group of Tay Township Firefighters has been awarded the Ontario Medal for Firefighter Bravery. Fire Chief Shawn Aymer, and volunteer firefighters Jesse Bond, Earl Grigg and Brian Jarvis received the...
Apr 27, 2022 Source: Tay Township