Category Archives: Orillia News

For the first time in a month, a new death from COVID-19 has been reported in Simcoe-Muskoka. The health unit says a Barrie man between 45 and 64 years old died on Tuesday after contracting the virus....

Barrie residents can have a say in how the city allocates tax dollars next year. There is an on-line budget tool here which allows residents to test spending options for city services. It allows you t...

The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 30 new COVID-19 cases today and one new death. It's the first COVID-related death in the region in close to a month. Five of today's cases ...

A 59-year-old Ramara woman has won over $75,000 in a Lotto 6/49 draw. Sandra Kaspar, a married mother of 10 has played the same numbers for the last two years. She won the second prize in the August 7...

An 18 year old man from Barrie has died, after being assaulted in London. That's where Gabriel Neil was attending Western University in the hopes of becoming a doctor one day. Neil graduated from Barr...

The Lakehead-Georgian Partnership's Electrical Engineering degree program has received the maximum possible accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). This represents a po...

The final intake deadline is approaching for Orillia's 2021 DTCIP Grant Program. It encourages growth in the core of the city by providing grants designed to stimulate development. Council has approve...

Social and recreational programs are being offered to Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The programs will be offered virtually, and wi...

An arrest has been made in connection with a break-in at an Orillia business. The OPP says it responded to an alarm at a business on Mississauga Street on Tuesday night, when officers found the front ...

Applications are now open to participate in Barrie's Culture Days. This year's theme is RE:IMAGINE, which focuses on imagining what a post-pandemic world could look like and how individuals can contri...