Category Archives: Orillia News
Mississauga Man Facing Charges For Pickup Truck Theft
A 44-year-old Mississauga man's been charged in relation to a stolen pickup in Tay Township. Yesterday, OPP stopped the vehicle in a parking lot at Mountainview Mall in Midland when they learned it ma...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: OPP
Last-Minute Holiday Shopping? Here's What's Open Today
If you're one of many last-minute shoppers, you might want to hit the malls sooner rather than later. Here's a look at some of your options on Christmas Eve Georgian Mall 8:30am-5pm Bayfield Mall 9:30...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: Flickr
How To Avoid The 12 Scams of The Holidays
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the OPP want to remind residents about the 12 Scams of the Holidays. The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of takin...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: OPP
NORAD Is Tracking Santa's Trip Around The World
Santa and his reindeers are making their annual trek around the world today. The North American Aerospace Defence Command or NORAD began tracking Santa in 1955. To get updates on Santa's location, you...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: NORAD
White Christmas Hopes May Be Dashed By Weather Warm-Up
While many parts of the region received another couple of cms of snow overnight, dreams of a White Christmas may be dashed in some areas by a sudden warm up today. While a chance of flurries remains f...
Dec 24, 2021 Source: Instant Weather
SMDHU Reports Region's Single Highest Daily COVID-19 Case Count To Date
It's another single-day record for COVID-19 case counts in Simcoe-Muskoka. Today the local health unit recorded 229 new cases in the region - yesterday held the previous record when 197 new cases were...
Dec 23, 2021
Bracebridge's 2022 Fire & Ice Festival Has Been Cancelled
The 2022 Fire & Ice Festival has been canceled. Organizers of the annual Festival in Downtown Bracebridge have announced that the 7th annual event scheduled for January 29, 2022, is being canceled...
Dec 23, 2021
Man Arrested Following K-9 Search In Penetanguishene
An arrest has been made after a series of vehicle break-ins and a K-9 search in Penetanguishene. The OPP were called by a resident on Copeland Street early Thursday morning about a suspicious man in t...
Dec 23, 2021
Santa's Fire Truck Run Driving Through Springwater Tonight and Tomorrow
Santa's Fire Truck Run will be touring through neighbourhoods in Springwater over the next two days. Santa will be in Elmvale and Phelpston on the firetruck this evening beginning at 5:30 pm., and the...
Dec 23, 2021 Source: Springwater Township
Orillia Officer Cleared By SIU In Arrest Resulting In Broken Ribs
An Orillia OPP officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing by the SIU, following an arrest this summer. Police say a 41 year old man riding a bicycle on Front Street South on August 29th was wanted fo...
Dec 23, 2021