Category Archives: Orillia News
Where To Find COVID-19 Walk-In Vaccine Clinics In Simcoe-Muskoka
There are several walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics being held across the region. This list will be posted every Monday by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and updated as more clinics are added....
Jul 15, 2021
New Superhero IV Poles Donated To OSMH
The Fight Like Mason Foundation (FLMF) is donating nine "Mason Power Poles" to Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital The IV poles are disguised with superhero, emoji and bright-coloured branding to make ...
Jul 15, 2021 Cutline: (L-R) Kent and Kate Hammond, parents of the late Miles Hammond, members of Soldiers' paediatric team, Tara Benedek, RN, Amanda Gaudet, RN, Dr. Sarah Barker and Chantelle Bacon, co-founder of the Fight Like Mason Foundation stand in front of the nine "Mason Power Poles" donated to Soldiers' Paediatric Program.
Lakehead Hosting Open Discussion On Residential Schools and Reconciliation
Lakehead University will be hosting a free, live online event that will continue the conversation about residential schools, the story of Indigenous-Settler relations, and the role each of us can play...
Jul 15, 2021
UPDATE: Two dead and Four Injured In Lake Rosseau Boat Crash
Two people have died in a fatal boat crash on Lake Rosseau. Bracebridge OPP says a two-vessel collision happened near Windermere Marina around 730 last night, tossing several people into the water. Po...
Jul 15, 2021 Photo: Dave Mounsey Fund via Twitter.
Tornado Confirmed In Penetanguishene Earlier This Week
A major storm that toppled trees and damaged some buildings in Penetanguishene and surrounding areas earlier this week is now confirmed as a tornado. According to the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP),...
Jul 15, 2021
Barrie Police Find Bags Of Meth in Hotel Luggage.
Barrie police have charged two people with drug offences, after they stopped a car earlier this week in a hotel parking lot, and eventually came across 11 pounds of meth, as well as pot, cash and a we...
Jul 14, 2021 Photo: Barrie Police
Two Charged With Drug Trafficking In Gravenhurst
Two people face drug trafficking charges after arrests in Gravenhurst. At 3:50 pm Tuesday, OPP seized a quantity of controlled substances including 88.6 grams of cocaine and $2,059 in Canadian cash du...
Jul 14, 2021 OPP Patrol Cruiser
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports Five New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting five new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. New cases include 2 in Barrie and 1 each in Orillia, Innisfil, and Bradford West-Gwillimbury. Today's up...
Jul 14, 2021
Sanctioned Auto Track in Oro-Medonte Gets Green Light.
An international body that oversees motor sports has given the green light to a proposed racing and testing track in Oro-Medonte. Oro Station has received design approval of its proposed 4km track lay...
Jul 14, 2021 Proposed design of 4km circuit at Oro Station. (orostation.ca)
Investigation Underway Into Potential Tornado At Tasso Lake
An investigation is underway to determine if a tornado went through the Tasso Lake area northeast of Huntsville Tuesday evening. Environment Canada Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Steven Flisfeder ...
Jul 14, 2021 NOAA Photo Library / CC