Category Archives: Orillia News
Ontario Expands Access to COVID-19 Antivirals As Cases Climb
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore says the 6th wave COVID-19 transmission trends in Ontario will likely continue for the next 6-8 weeks. Ontario is now seeing an estimated 100,000-plus ...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: CPAC
Senior Charged With Driving While Under Suspension, 40 Years After Licence Pulled.
A senior from Kirkfield whose licence was suspended in 1982 has charged by Orillia OPP. Police say on April 9 , an officer stopped a pick-up truck in the Brechin due to safety concerns for the vehicle...
Apr 11, 2022 OPP Cruiser
OPP Identify Midland Fire Victim
OPP has identified the victim of a recent fire that broke out in a building on Dominion Avenue in Midland. Police say 51-year-old Susan Pedwell of Midland was located at 9:18 am on April 8th by firefi...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: OPP
Register For This Year's Hike For Hospice
The Orillia Hike for Hospice will be taking place in-person this year. Hospice Orillia and Mariposa House Hospice are once again collaborating to host the annual fundraising event that helps ensure th...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Facebook
Tickets Still Available For Pay Equity Breakfast By Dress For Success Orillia and Barrie
You can still get tickets for this week's Pay Equity Breakfast by Dress for Success Orillia and Barrie. It's the non-profit organization's first in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic and...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Dress For Success Orillia and Barrie
Springwater To Pilot 4-Day Work Week
The Township of Springwater is taking steps to improve the work-life balance of its employees through a new 4-day week pilot program. Springwater Council has voted unanimously to bring in a 4-day comp...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Springwater Township
OSMH Issues Letter To Community Due Increased Spread Of COVID-19
Letter to the Community - April 8, 2022 We all want the pandemic to be over, and when Ontario and many other jurisdictions started to lift masking and other restrictions last month, it felt for a mome...
Apr 11, 2022
OPP Investigating Vehicle Theft in Bracebridge
The OPP is appealing for information, after a vehicle was stolen in Bracebridge. Police say a gold coloured, four door Volkswagen sedan with plate CVBV 995 was stolen from the McCrank Drive area betwe...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: OPP
Obsolete Ammunition Being Detonated At CFB Borden
Expect to hear plenty of booms and bangs near CFB Borden. Soldiers from the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot in Angus will be conducting controlled detonations at the base for the next couple of days....
Apr 11, 2022 Base Borden Crest
SMDHU Fri Update Includes 468 New COVID-19 Cases, Five Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports 468 new COVID-19 cases today and five deaths. Deaths include two men from Simcoe County - one between the ages of 45 and 64 and one over the age...
Apr 08, 2022