Category Archives: Orillia News

The Barrie Colts are very pleased with the selections made in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection presented by Real Canadian Superstore. "We are thrilled with how the draft went for us this year. The play...

OPP has arrested two people after learning a stolen vehicle was headed south on Highway 400 this morning from the Parry Sound area. OPP Aviation Services helped track it down. Police say it tried to n...

The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 32 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. There were also 58 recoveries since yesterday and one new hospitalization. To date, 56 percent of th...

37 new OPP officers are set to begin serving communities in Central Region after graduating this week. Locally, 3 will serve in Collingwood while 4 will serve Haliburton. There will also be two new of...

Simcoe County is bringing back its curbside collection program for clothing and textiles this month to help divert these materials away from landfills. During this two-week program, running June 7-18,...

The Orillia Perch Festival kicks off this weekend. Due to the pandemic, the event will be taking a different approach this year with participants submitting a cellphone picture of the fish caught in o...

Anne Street bridge is coming down this weekend. It is going to be demolished overnight tomorrow (Sat). Anne Street is currently shut down to vehicles and pedestrians from Edgehill Drive to Donald Stre...

Technical issues impacting RVH'S information and communication system have been resolved. It says a power supply failure in RVH's data centre yesterday resulted in a shutdown and ongoing disruption of...

Barrie Police have released the descriptions of two young men, who are wanted in connection with damage caused to Willow Landing Public School. Police say a citizen noticed a window damaged at the sch...

Simcoe County Paramedics are again warning of a dangerous strain of drugs present within Barrie that is believed to be a synthetic opioid Police said yesterday the dangerous & deadly strain has re...