Category Archives: Orillia News
SMHDU Fri COVID-19 Update Includes 106 New Cases, 32 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 106 new COVID-19 cases today and one new death. 32 of today's cases are children. Today's update includes 8 new hospitalizations and 65 new...
Dec 10, 2021
OPP Seeking Person of Interest In Criminal Investigation
Members of the Crime Unit at the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the OPP are asking for the assistance of the community in identifying a person of interest. It's part of an ongoing investigation f...
Dec 10, 2021
Ontario Taking Action to Protect Against Omicron Variant
The Province, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking action to further encourage vaccination and help limit the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. These measures ...
Dec 10, 2021
COVID-19 Outbreak at OSMH Declared Over
A COVID-19 outbreak on Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital's (OSMH) primary medical unit ended today. In consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), OSMH declared an outbreak on ...
Dec 10, 2021
Drugs and Money Seized by Barrie Police
A wellness check has led to drug charges for two men in Barrie. On Thursday, December 9th at 7:51 am, Barrie Police attended a home located on Moore Place to check on the well-being of a person who re...
Dec 10, 2021
Springwater Resident Falls Victim To Grandparents Scam
A Springwater resident has lost $8000 in a grandparent scam. Huronia West OPP say the woman received a phone call Dec. 7 from a person posing as her grandson, saying he'd been in a collision and neede...
Dec 10, 2021 Photo from OPP
SMHDU Thurs COVID-19 Update Includes 63 New Cases, 21 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 63 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. 21 of today's cases are children. Today's update also includes 107 newly resolved cases and 2 new ...
Dec 09, 2021
Orillia OPP Investigating Sexual Assault after Break and Enter into a Residence - OPP Seeks Public Assistance
Orillia OPP is currently investigating the sexual assault of a woman after her residence was broken into by an unknown/unidentified male in the early hours of December 2, 2021. Investigators are looki...
Dec 09, 2021
Vehicle Stolen In Orillia Found In Caledon
Two people have been arrested in connection with a vehicle that was stolen earlier this month in Orillia. OPP says they found it parked in a driveway at a Caledon residence on December 7th. It had bee...
Dec 09, 2021 Ontario Provincial Police
SMHDU Wed COVID-19 Update Includes 106 New Cases, 27 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 106 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. 27 of today's cases are children. To date, 88 percent of the region's over-12 population has receiv...
Dec 08, 2021