Category Archives: Orillia News
ORILLIA TRANSIT STILL FREE FOR TEENS
The City of Orillia announced today that free teen passes for transit will continue, as well as discounted senior's rates, and four free transit days in the coming year. Effective January 1st, Orillia...
Dec 11, 2024
SUSPECTS IN MIDLAND MALL VANDALISM
Southern Georgian Bay OPP are looking to the public for help in identifying two youths who broke into the Mountainview Mall in Midland last month caused about 10-thousand dollars in damage. They empti...
Dec 11, 2024
DRUGS AND WEAPONS SEIZED IN ALLISTON BUST
An investigation into drug trafficking in Alliston that began in the fall as yielded the arrest of 3 people and the seizure of illicit drugs, firearms, knives, swords, axes and cleavers, cell phones, ...
Dec 11, 2024
ORILLIA TAX INCREASE KEPT TO 2.5%
Property taxes in Orillia are going rise two and a half percent next year. City council approved the budget for 2025 at a special meeting yesterday (Monday Dec 9) For residents, the 2.5 per cent levy ...
Dec 10, 2024
HEALTH UNIT UNVEILS NEW APP
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has announced a new, free app to organize your children's immunizations. It's called the CANImmunize mobile app and allows you to update vaccination records. On...
Dec 09, 2024
Orillia OPP Charge Three Drivers Following Impaired Driving Investigations
Orillia OPP charged three drivers in one night for three separate impaired driving investigations. On December 6th just before 6:30pm, police were called to a vehicle in the ditch on Memorial Avenue. ...
Dec 08, 2024 Image: OPP Cruiser
Area Police Work Together In Drug Bust
Police from Southern Georgian Bay OPP, Huronia West and Collingwood OPP executed two search warrants in tandem - one in Mildand - the other in Springwater around 11am Thursday. Three area residents we...
Dec 06, 2024
No Relief In Grocery Costs
A-I modelling for 2025 says we will be paying even more for food. A report released today says in total food costs will go up between 3 and 5 percent - but meat will be more than that with projected i...
Dec 05, 2024
HELP FOR BARRIE SENIORS
Simcoe County is implementing another Supportive Rapid Re-Housing program in Barrie - the program provides services, housing and support to seniors who have fallen on difficult times such as a recent ...
Dec 04, 2024
SALAD RECALL
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for a popular bagged salad. A Taylor Farms salad kit(opens in a new tab) is being recalled over concerns of a salmonella contamination. The sala...
Dec 03, 2024