Category Archives: Orillia News
ORILLIA ICE STORM PREPAREDNESS MEASURES
The City of Orillia is preparing for forecasted weekend ice storm and asking residents to do the same. According to an Envioronment Canada Special Weather Statement, the region should prepare for sign...
Mar 27, 2025
ORILLIA INVESTING IN PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT
The City of Orillia will invest 500 thousand dollars toward physician recruitment. The funding will go to the Orillia & Lake Country Physician Recruitment Committee. The Orillia region curr...
Mar 25, 2025
ORILLIA OPP CHARGE WOMAN WITH STUNT DRIVING
Orillia OPP put the brakes on a woman charged with stunt driving. She was pulled over on highway 11 north in Oro-Medonte Monday having been clocked at 157km/hr in a posted 90. The 50-year-old from Ram...
Mar 24, 2025
Tay Township Resident Charged Following OPP Drug Search
OPP officers from the Orillia and Southern Georgian Bay Detachments seized suspected drugs and a weapon during a recent search. Police executed a search warrant at an address on Highway 93 Waverly in ...
Mar 23, 2025 Police seized drugs, cash, vehicles, and high end clothing as part of a drug investigation in Tay Township. One person was charged (image via OPP)
Midland Woman Charged With Driving While Impaired By Drugs
A Midland woman is now facing charges after police from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment received reports of an impaired driver on Friday. Police were called to Yonge Street in Midland just be...
Mar 23, 2025 Image: OPP Cruiser
DO YOU KNOW THIS WOMAN?
This female is a suspect in an ongoing criminal investigation involving two seniors who had their wallets stolen at a Barrie grocery store on March 19. If you recognize or know her, please email cmann...
Mar 21, 2025
AGE FRIENDLY GRANTS AVAILABLE IN SIMCOE COUNTY
Residents of Simcoe County once again have access to a grant program that helps seniors 60+ stay safely in their own homes. The Age-Friendly Seniors Housing Grant is back with $500K in funding. The pr...
Mar 20, 2025
NEW ONLINE APPT. BOOKING FOR THOSE WITHOUT A DOCTOR
The Couchiching Ontario Health Team and The Family Health Team have announced an online appointment booking system, and the launch of the Couchiching Family Physician & Nurse Practitioner Wait Lis...
Mar 19, 2025
MEASLES IN SIMCOE COUNTY
A case of measles in our area. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says an un-vaccinated resident tested positive and now tracing is underway for anyone who may have come in contact with the perso...
Mar 19, 2025
ORILLIA AWARD TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL NURSING
Nominations are open for the Orillia Soldier's Memorial Hospital Nightingale Nursing Award. The award recognizes above and beyond care and is presented during National Nursing Week in May. The deadlin...
Mar 17, 2025