Category Archives: Orillia News
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
Premier Doug Ford Receives COVID-19 Booster Dose
Premier Doug Ford has received his COVID-19 booster shot. The Premier was administered it at an Etobicoke pharmacy this morning, joining the more than 2 million Ontarians who have already received the...
Dec 21, 2021
Travel Rules For Short Trips Get Reinstated Today
Starting today, Canada is reinstating the requirement for a pre-arrival negative PCR test result for all travellers leaving the country for less than 72 hours. The requirement for pre-arrival testing ...
Dec 21, 2021 Source: Travel Canada
Barrie Man Accused Of Exploiting Children Online
Charges have been laid against a 28-year-old man by the Barrie Police Internet Child Exploitation Unit. It says the suspect was arrested a week ago, following a five-month investigation. The accused i...
Dec 21, 2021
Jarlette Health Services Donates $60,000 to Support Soldiers' Healthcare Heroes
Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital has received a generous donation from Jarlette Health Services. It's a family-operated long term care and retirement organization with services across Ontario, incl...
Dec 21, 2021 Cutline: Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital Foundation receives a cheque for $60,000 from Jarlette Health Services to offer virtual training in compassion fatigue for healthcare workers. Pictured from left are Julia King, Chief Operating Officer, Jarlette Health Services, Carmine Stumpo, President and CEO, OSMH, Sharon Jarlette and Debbie Singh, Director of People Services, OSMH.
It's The First Day Of Winter
Today is the first day of winter! The winter solstice happens at 10:59 this morning. This is when we experience our shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, at least in t...
Dec 21, 2021 Source: Liz Corbett
RVH Tightening Visitor Restrictions, Effective Today
As the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads throughout the province causing an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is taking proactive measures and re...
Dec 21, 2021 Source: RVH
Several Charges Laid After Vehicle Crashes Into Tree In Tay Township
A 33 year old man from Georgian Bay Township is facing several charges, after a vehicle crashed into a tree. The OPP says a citizen reported a possible drunk driving accident early Sunday morning on F...
Dec 21, 2021 Source: OPP
First Cases Of Omicron Variant Officially Confirmed In Simcoe-Muskoka
Omicron is officially in Simcoe-Muskoka. The health unit had previously reported 26 suspected cases of the new variant in the region, but 19 of them were officially confirmed on its website yesterday ...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled "COVID-19 Test Positive" are seen in front of displayed words "OMICRON SARS-COV-2" in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
SMDHU Mon COVID-19 Update Includes 407 New Cases, 77 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 407 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. 77 of today's cases are children. Today's update includes six new hospitalizations and 119 newly ...
Dec 20, 2021