Category Archives: Orillia News
Over $9K Raised During Ramara's Holiday Giving Food Drive
Over 9-thousand dollars has been raised during the Holiday Giving Food Drive in Ramara. The campaign ran from Nov. 29 to Dec. 13, and all funds raised supported children and families in the Ramara com...
Dec 16, 2021 Source: Ramara Township
Man Found Dead After Vehicle Hits Tree Off Highway 400
The OPP says a man is dead, after his vehicle was found off the northbound lanes of Highway 400 in Severn Township, where it had struck a tree. Police were notified about the accident about 1.5 kilome...
Dec 16, 2021 Source: OPP
Here We Blow Again...But This Time With Double-Digit Temperatures
It is going to be a record-breaking warm December day with temperatures expected to reach the double-digits. But the winds are also supposed to pick up, with possible gusts from 70-90 km/hr. As a resu...
Dec 16, 2021 Source; The Weather Network
Ontarians 18+ Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Appointments at Three-Month Interval
The Province will allow Ontarians who are 18 and older to make their appointments for COVID-19 booster shots starting Monday, December 20th - they'll be able to get their booster as soon as it's been ...
Dec 15, 2021
SMHDU Wed COVID-19 Update Includes 108 New Cases, 37 Children
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health unit (SMDHU) is reporting 108 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death. 37 of today's cases are children. Today's update also includes 78 newly resolved cases. To date, 88...
Dec 15, 2021
Federal Government Advises Canadians Against Non-Essential Travel Outside The Country
The Federal government is advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside Canada. The rapid spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant is behind today's travel advisory. The Federal government wi...
Dec 15, 2021 Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos at Dec. 15th announcement. Image from CPAC
Health Unit Taking Additional Actions To Prevent Further Spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron Variant
As the highly transmissible Omicron variant takes hold in Ontario with modeling projections showing an alarming spread in the population, and as Simcoe Muskoka continues to see high rates of COVID-19,...
Dec 15, 2021
Ramara Township Ratifies 2022 Budget
Ramara Township has ratified its 2022 Budget. It includes a 2.86 per cent tax increase (1.57 per cent combined rate), which results in an extra $45 a year per $300,000 in home assessment value. In 202...
Dec 15, 2021 Source: Ramara Township
Don't Cancel Holiday Plans, But Be Cautious: MOH
Don't cancel your holiday plans due to the spread of Omicron. Ontario's top doctor says he is making recommendations to the Ford government on potential health measures to battle the threat of the qui...
Dec 15, 2021 Source: Amazon
Simcoe-Muskoka Students Receive Rapid Antigen Tests
Students in Simcoe-Muskoka have started receiving rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 ahead of the Christmas break. The PCR self-collection initiative builds on the existing COVID-19 take-home PCR self-c...
Dec 15, 2021 Source: Ministry Of Health