Category Archives: Orillia News
Orillia Farmers Market Moves Outdoors For The Summer Season
The Orillia Farmers' Market is moving outside for the summer season. Starting this Saturday, you can check out a mix of vendors, including those offering local produce, cured meats, wine, baked goods,...
May 19, 2022 Source: City Of Orillia
Artists Needed For Oro-Medonte Public Art Project
The Township of Oro-Medonte is inviting artists to submit to participate in a new public art project. It says "The Trees of Oro-Medonte" will represent OroMedonte's culture, history, or the four-seaso...
May 19, 2022 Source: Township of Oro-Medonte
Two of Four Main Party Leaders In Ontario Test Positive for COVID-19
The leaders of two of Ontario's four major political parties have tested positive for COVID-19, just weeks ahead of the election. Both NDP leader Andrea Horwath and Green party leader Mike Schreiner h...
May 19, 2022 NIH Image Gallery
Advance Polling Stations Open Today For Provincial Election
Advance polling stations open today ahead of the provincial election. Ontario residents who want to avoid long lineups on Election Day (June 2) can visit the advance polls, which will be available unt...
May 19, 2022 Source: Elections Ontario
Wanted Man Could Be In Barrie and Orillia Areas
A wanted man could be in the Barrie and Orillia areas. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad says it is looking for 22 year old Jakob Beisel on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of h...
May 18, 2022 Source: OPP
SIU Closes File On Barrie Drug Overdose Case
The SIU has cleared Barrie police of any wrongdoing in the case of a break-in suspect who ended up in the hospital from a drug overdose. On April 6th police responding to a drug store break in on Essa...
May 18, 2022
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