Category Archives: Orillia News

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...

Ontario's top doctor Dr. Kieran Moore says the Province's mask mandate for most settings will end on March 21st. Today the Chief Medical Officer announced the Provincial plan. "With continued improvem...

A Barrie Church is holding an online auction and sale in order to help pay for repairs and upgrades made to the 60 year old building. Grace United on Grove Street has hundreds of items up for grabs in...

The Masked Singer National Tour is making a stop at Casino Rama Resort. It will feature favourite characters from the show and surprise celebrity guests. Saturday, June 11 SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: ...

Eight local sites across Simcoe County are competing in a March Madness artifact showdown online. The museums, art centres and historic sites participating in the event are from Collingwood, Orillia, ...

Barrie City Council has approved the continuation of three key economic recovery programs. Business in the Parks, Patios Everywhere and Open Air Dunlop will all be continued in 2022 to help businesses...

The City of Barrie's International Relations Committee has a new website. The Committee made a presentation at City Council this week to unveil the new site that is dedicated to Barrie's international...

Registration is now open for spring recreation programs as well as summer camps and swimming lessons in Orillia. For the first time since 2019, recreation and camp programs will be operating at full c...

Orillia City Council has approved a new suite of incentive programs geared towards projects that will add jobs and housing downtown. The new programs, offered through the City's Downtown Tomorrow Comm...

Police are expected to launch an investigation, following a racist and homophobic attack during an online International Women's Day Event in Barrie. Shelly Skinner, president and founder of UPlift Bla...