Category Archives: Orillia News
Drugs And Loaded Handgun Seized Following Barrie Traffic Stop
A traffic stop in Barrie has resulted in the seizure of drugs and a loaded handgun. Police say they stopped a vehicle in the area of Hwy 400 and Essa Road yesterday, when officers noticed a joint sitt...
Dec 22, 2021 Source: Barrie Police
Simcoe County CAO Appealing To Residents To Follow Public Health Measures
Simcoe County's Warden and CAO has released a statement, appealing to residents to adhere to public health measures: On December 19, in response to the surge of the Omicron variant, the Province imple...
Dec 22, 2021 Source: Simcoe.ca
GBGH Is Further Restricting Visitation, Effective Today
Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland is further reducing visitation based on the continuing increase in COVID-19 cases in our local community and throughout the region. Effective at 1 p.m. today (...
Dec 22, 2021
Alleged Drunk Driver Arrested Leaving Springwater Business: OPP
A concerned citizen has helped the OPP arrest a suspected drunk driver in Springwater. Police say they were contacted about a possible impaired driving leaving a local business in the Snow Valley Road...
Dec 22, 2021 Source: MADD
Orillia Mayor's Latest COVID-19 Video Update
Orillia's Mayor has released his latest COVID-19 update. Steve Clarke says the new variant is causing some great concern. Clarke says capacity limits have been reduced in some facilities, while all re...
Dec 22, 2021
Winter Weather Travel Advisory For Simcoe-Muskoka
The latest winter storm is expected to move through parts of the region today. Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for most of the region with local snowfall amounts of 5 to...
Dec 22, 2021 Source: The Weather Network
SMHDU Tues COVID-19 Update Includes 126 New Cases, 26 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 126 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. 26 of today's cases are children. Today's update includes 2 new hospitalizations and 95 newly resolv...
Dec 21, 2021
Midland Teen Facing Charges After Mask Dispute
A dispute over wearing a mask has led to the arrest of a Midland Teen. The OPP says a teen customer was at a store on Midland Avenue early Monday morning, when he became upset with an employee after b...
Dec 21, 2021 Source: OPP
Police Officer Among Four Injured in Hwy 11 Crash
A police officer is among four people who suffered minor injuries, following a multi-vehicle crash in Bracebridge. The OPP says an officer was attending to a disabled vehicle on the northbound lanes o...
Dec 21, 2021
Orillia Participating In Program to Revitalize Main Street
Orillia's Business Improvement Area (Downtown Orillia) is taking part in the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize the main street. "This much-needed injection of cash i...
Dec 21, 2021