Category Archives: Orillia News
It's Giving Tuesday!
Today is Giving Tuesday. The annual event follows Boxing Day and Cyber Monday. It's considered a global day of giving that encourages philanthropy and generosity, especially for non-profit and charity...
Nov 30, 2021 Source: Giving Tuesday
New Travel Rules Go Into Effect Today
New travel rules are going into effect across the country today. They state COVID-19 vaccination is now required for travel within and out of Canada. A valid COVID-19 molecular test will no longer be ...
Nov 30, 2021 Source: Travel Canada
The Weather Network Releases 2021 Winter Forecast
The Weather Network has released its winter forecast. It says a tumultuous temperature pattern is expected across Canada during the upcoming season, which officially begins on December 21. Powell says...
Nov 30, 2021 Source: The Weather Network
SMDHU Mon COVID-19 Update Includes 243 New Cases, 92 Children
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 243 new COVID-19 Cases and no new deaths. 92 of today's cases are children. Today's update - the first since last week - also includes 2 ne...
Nov 29, 2021
Hospital Foundation Recruiting Support for Medical Equipment This #GivingTuesday
Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital is in urgent need of highly used medical equipment in the Emergency Room (ER) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Foundation is asking for the community's support th...
Nov 29, 2021 Source: Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation
First New Cases of Omicron Variant Won't Be The Last: Dr. Kieran Moore
Ontario's Medical Officer of Health says the two new cases of the Omicron variant confirmed in the province may be the first, but not the last. Dr Kieran Moore says genomic sequencing is now being con...
Nov 29, 2021 Source: CPAC
Lakehead University Launches Tuition Waiver for Youth in Care
Lakehead University has introduced a new tuition waiver that will reduce barriers to postsecondary education for individuals in the foster care system. Announced today in collaboration with the Child ...
Nov 29, 2021 Cutline: Minister Jill Dunlop joined Lakehead University's President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Moira McPherson, Dr. Renée Ferguson, faculty and program coordinator at Georgian College and representative for the Child Welfare Political Action Committee, and Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans, Principal of Lakehead's Orillia Campus, for the announcement of the Youth in Care Tuition Waiver.
Omicron is in Ontario
Omicron is in Ontario. The provincial government announced in a statement on Sunday that two confirmed cases of the new variant of the coronavirus were discovered in Ottawa, by two individuals who rec...
Nov 29, 2021 Photograph: NIAID/National Institutes of Health/EPA
UPDATE: Health Unit issues do not use water order for the Town of Gravenhurst
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has issued a Do Not Use water order for the Town of Gravenhurst's drinking water system due to a potential chemical contamination. Residents and businesses with...
Nov 27, 2021
Water Emergency In Gravenhurst
The District of Muskoka is experiencing a problem with the municipal water system, affecting water supply to the Town of Gravenhurst. Do not use the water, and do not boil the water from your taps. Th...
Nov 27, 2021 Image: District of Muskoka