Category Archives: Orillia News

OPP and Municipal officials across Muskoka are urging patience, as the district digs out from an epic snow storm. Residents in areas affected by the huge snow dump, were being asked to stay put on Mon...

OPP are warning about unsafe weather conditions on local highways between Gravenhurst and Barrie. Highway 11 is closed at Simcoe Road 169, and the on-ramp is closed. It's advised not to travel on High...

Orillia OPP would like to thank the public for their assistance. Lisa has been found safe.  

Yet another impaired driver arrested in Orillia. OPP were tipped off by a citizen that a driver in the area of hwy 12 and Murphy Road appeared to be impaired. It happened early this morning - as a res...

The status of the $250 Working Canadians Rebate - introduced by the Federal government along with the GST tax holiday - isn't quite known - the NDP has threatened not to support it unless Trudeau wide...

Orillia council is inviting the public to weigh in on policing priorities. Mayor Don McIsaac says he'd like residents to bring their top 3 local policing priorities to the table. He adds the input wil...

A joint effort between police street crime units and OPP across Simcoe County have led to a massive drug bust and the largest seizure of fentanyl ever in Simcoe County. An investigation into drug traf...

  The federal goverment is going to offer a two month GST vacation on some items. And $250 for working Canadians. The Trudeau Liberals and the NDP have agreed to a deal in which GST won't be char...

  The investigation into a standoff in Barrie yesterday is ongoing, with a small police presence still on scene in the Bayfield Street and Heather Street area. Around noon a man barricaded himsel...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is advising home owners that Radon...an invisible, colourless, and tasteless radioactive gas that naturally occurs, is the leading cause of lung cancer after sm...