Category Archives: Orillia News
Woman Reported Missing From Oro-Medonte
A woman has been reported missing from Oro-Medonte. The OPP says 41-year-old Kimberly Brouwer was last seen by family a week ago (Friday, March 4th) and is known to frequent the Barrie area. She is de...
Mar 11, 2022 Source: OPP
Travelling For March Break? Please Pack Your Patience
Today is expected to be one of the business travel days of the year, when approximately 85,000 passengers will arrive at or depart from Pearson Airport in Toronto as Canadians look to escape ahead of ...
Mar 11, 2022 Source: Pearson Airport
Arrest Made In Coldwater Gas Station Robbery
Orillia OPP have charged a 34 year-old man from Severn Township, after a gas station robbery in Coldwater. Police say just before 9 Wednesday evening, a person held up a gas bar on Coldwater Road. A s...
Mar 10, 2022 Photo from OPP
EV Charging Stations In Service At Orillia Recreation Centre
Orillia now has electric vehicle charging stations available for public use at the city's recreation centre on West Street South. The level two charging stations can handle four vehicles at once and d...
Mar 10, 2022 Orillia Mayor Steve Clarke pictured with EV charging stations at the Orillia Recreation Centre. (City of Orillia photo.)
Simcoe Muskoka's Top Doc: Keep Wearing Masks
Simcoe Muskoka's Medical Officer is urging people not to drop their masks as of March 21 when the provincial mask mandate is lifted. "Although the province has decided to lift mask requirements in mos...
Mar 10, 2022
SMDHU Thurs Update Includes 71 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 71 new COVID-19 cases and one death. Today's update also includes 1 new hospitalization. There are 23 people hospitalized with the virus cu...
Mar 10, 2022
Georgian College Announces Kevin Weaver as next President and CEO
Kevin Weaver has been named the next President and CEO of Georgian College. It's effective June 20th. The Georgian College Board of Governors selected Weaver who will succeed Dr. MaryLynn West-Moynes ...
Mar 10, 2022
Double Murder Suspect Arrested In Gravenhurst
The 26-year-old suspect in a 4-year double murder investigation has been charged after being arrested in Gravenhurst. The 2018 double murder took the life of 15-year-old Alfred Wong, says Vancouver Po...
Mar 10, 2022
Not Everyone Agrees With Decision To Lift Mask Mandate
Not everyone agrees with the province's decision to lift mask mandates for indoor settings on March 21st. The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) says the government's decision is "ill-co...
Mar 10, 2022 Source: ETFO
SMDHU Wed Update includes 79 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 79 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death. 22 people are hospitalized with the virus across the region and 7 people are in ICU. No new hospitalizat...
Mar 09, 2022