Category Archives: Orillia News
SMHDU Fri COVID-19 Update Includes 91 New Cases, 28 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 91 COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. 28 of today's cases are children. Today's update also includes 2 new hospitalizations and 39 newly resol...
Nov 26, 2021 SMDHU Fri COVID-19 Case Count
Orillia Moving To Clear Garbage Bags
Starting on Feb. 7, 2022, the City of Orillia is moving to a clear garbage bag program. Residents are to place garbage in a clear plastic bag instead of a black or green plastic bag. Residents can pla...
Nov 26, 2021 Source: City of Orillia.
Orillia Accepting Nominations For Citizen Of The Year
Nominations for the 2021 Orillia Citizen of the Year Award open on Monday, Nov. 29. A panel of local residents, with the assistance of the City of Orillia, is accepting nominations for the 2021 Citize...
Nov 26, 2021 Source: City of Orillia.
Canada Takes Steps Affecting Travel In Response To New 'Omicron' COVID-19 Variant
The Federal government is taking five steps affecting travel in response to a new variant of concern that early reports say is vaccine-resistant. Today the World Health Organization (WHO) deemed varia...
Nov 26, 2021
Ford Calls For Immediate Flight & Passengers Ban From Countries of Concern In Light of Worrisome New COVID-19 Variant
Premier Doug Ford is calling on the Federal government to immediately ban all flights and passengers from countries of concern after the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant that early reports suggest ...
Nov 26, 2021 Twitter
Ramara Is Launching Holiday Giving Food Drive Campaign
The Holiday Giving Food Drive campaign is being launched in Ramara. It will begin on Monday and run until December 13 to help meet the needs of families in the community. Last year, the Twelve Days of...
Nov 26, 2021 Source: Ramara Township
OSMH COVID-19 Update To The Community
It has been some time since the last OSMH update to the community. We have had an incredibly challenging 20 months of this pandemic with significant progress in areas and a few setbacks along the way....
Nov 26, 2021 Source: OSMH
Santa Visits Wasaga Beach and Waubaushene This Weekend
Santa Claus is on his way to Wasaga Beach. He will be making an appearance in the Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 26th from 5-7p.m.. The parade kicks off at Dunkerron Avenue and ends at the R...
Nov 26, 2021 Stock Photo
Child COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Open Across Simcoe-Muskoka
Public health community COVID-19 clinics open across Simcoe-Muskoka today for kids aged 5-11. Dr. Charles Gardner, our Medical Officer of Health, says evidence shows that the vaccine is 91 per cent ef...
Nov 26, 2021 Source: SMDHU
Traffic Stop Tiny Leads To Drugs, A Handgun and Arrests
A traffic stop in Tiny Township has resulted in the seizure of drugs and a handgun. The OPP was investigating an incident at a property on Boblyn Road on Wednesday, when a vehicle left the scene upon ...
Nov 26, 2021 Source: OPP