Category Archives: Orillia News

The Canadian Press has named the provincial riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte as one of ten to watch on election day. The incumbent is Conservative Doug Downey who was very nearly unseated by t...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP are asking the public for help with their investigation into a break and enter theft and mischief investigation. The incident happened at St. Mary's Church, Victoria Harbour....

Two people were sent to hospital following a collision between a snowmobile and a motor vehicle. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 12 and Atherley Road in Orillia. At around noon on Sa...

Orillia OPP are investigating a case of trespassing on Clinton Street. On February 22nd, police were called to a home at around 1:30 am, for a report of a suspicious person trying to gain access throu...

Two men with violent histories have gone missing from the minimum security unit at Gravenhurst's Beaver Creek Institution. They did not show up for a head count Wednesday evening. Jay Sedore is 70 yea...

OPP charged one person following a dispute at a Midland apartment on Friday. Southern Georgian Bay OPP were called to an apartment complex on King Street at around 4 o'clock that afternoon. A woman ha...

Orillia OPP's Community Street Crimes Unit has charged four people with drug-related charges following a search in the city. On Friday, February 14th, police executed an early morning search warrant a...

Another case of arson in Orillia. OPP are investigating a fire at a Barrie Road residence this morning (Friday Feb.14) Police say the Ontario Fire Marshall determined the fire started in the hallway o...

Orillia has been granted four and a half million federal dollars to help pay for affordable housing. The money from the Housing Accelerator Fund will support the creation of 100 affordable housing uni...

The city of Orillia is inviting student innovators from Orillia's Lakehead-U and Georgian College to take part in the Bright Minds Corporate Innovation Challenge. Teams of two to three students will c...