Category Archives: Orillia News
Outdoor SaveStation with AED Installed at Oro-Medonte Pharmacy
There's a new life-saving addition at the Guardian Craighurst Pharmacy in Oro-Medonte. Action First Aid has launched a free-standing outdoor SaveStation tower with an automated external defibrillator ...
May 08, 2022 Source: Action First Aid
Swastikas Among Graffiti Found At Orillia Construction Site
Two swastikas have been spray-painted at a construction site in Orillia. Police say they were among several acts of graffiti discovered at the construction zone, between Centennial Drive and Cedar Isl...
May 08, 2022 OPP Patrol Cruiser
Mariposa Sun Lager Returns
Following two consecutive years of strong sales, Mariposa Sun Lager is back and available for purchase. The Mariposa Folk Festival and Sawdust City Brewing in Gravenhurst donate an allocation from eve...
May 08, 2022 Source: Sawdust City Brewing
Registration Opens for SCDSB Summer School Programs
Registration is now open for summer school in the Simcoe County District School Board. It offers a variety of summer programs, which can create flexibility in a student's schedule during the regular s...
May 08, 2022 SCDSB Logo
SMDHU Fri Update includes 218 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 218 new COVID-19 cases and one death. The death is a man over the age of 79 from Muskoka. Today's update also includes 7 new hospitalizatio...
May 06, 2022
Motorcycle Seized in Midland, Driver arrested.
It took a few weeks, but Southern Georgian Bay OPP have arrested a suspect in connection with a couple of incidents in which a motorcycle failed to stop for police. The bike took off on two occasions....
May 04, 2022 Source: OPP
Rolling Closures along Orillia's Millennial Trail
Resurfacing of a portion of the Millennial Trail will take place from May 4 to 13, 2022, from J.B. Tudhope Memorial Park to Panoramic Point. The City's contractors will move along the length of the tr...
May 04, 2022 Map provided by City of Orillia.
Leacock Museum Set To Reopen For The Summer Season
The Leacock Museum National Historic Site is reopening its doors on Saturday, May 21, 2022, with a suite of new programs and activities for the upcoming summer season. On the slate for summer 2022, th...
May 04, 2022 The Leacock Museum National Historic Site presents Entertaining Entertainers: Mary Pickford, Queen of the Silver Screen as a new exhibition for the 2022 summer season. The exhibit explores the friendship of Stephen Leacock and Mary Pickford as well as Pickford’s legendary silent film career. (Photo: Leacock Museum)
Sexually Transmitted Infections On The Rise In Simcoe Muskoka
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are on the rise in Simcoe Muskoka. Sex and sexuality are important aspects of health and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reminds us that it's ess...
May 04, 2022 SMDHU Logo
SMDHU Wed Update Includes 259 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 259 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths. Today's update which is the first since Monday also includes 7 new hospitalizations. Currently, there ...
May 04, 2022