Category Archives: Orillia News
OPP Seeking Suspects In Gravenhurst Thefts.
The OPP are looking for thieves who took items from a couple of businesses in the industrial area of George Beard Lane in Gravenhurst. On May 21, tools were stolen from several vehicles at a plumbing ...
May 23, 2021 Image: OPP Cruiser
Local Real Estate Associations Join Forces.
The Southern Georgian Bay Association of Realtors is merging with the Lakelands Realtors Association. The new group will be called the Trillium Realtors association and include realtors from Simcoe, G...
May 23, 2021
Motorcycle Collides With Ambulance in Barrie.
Barrie Police are looking for witnesses or dash cam video of a crash between a motorcycle and an ambulance that occurred at Bayfield St. and Livingstone Road, just after 6 p.m. Saturday. A passenger o...
May 23, 2021
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports 45 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 45 new COVID-19 cases today and one more death. 19 of the cases are in Barrie, 5 are in Orillia and there are 2 in Penetanguishene, and 3 in Midlan...
May 21, 2021
Second Dose COVID-19 Appointments Available For Those Immunized Prior To March 17
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says anyone who received their first COVID-19 immunization at one of the health unit's community clinics before March 17th and doesn't have a second dos...
May 21, 2021
Virtual Blind Wine-Tasting Experience
A blind wine-tasting from the comfort of home? Where can I sign up?! The 2nd annual virtual blind wine tasting experience by DeafBlind Ontario is taking place Friday, June 11, 2021. Explore your sense...
May 21, 2021
Walk For Alzheimer's Is Underway
The 23rd annual Walk for Alzheimer's is underway all this month. The theme of the virtual event is "Walk 10,006 steps for 10,006 people living with dementia in Simcoe County". The goal this year is to...
May 21, 2021
Complaints About Erratic Driver In Orillia Lead To Arrest
An erratic driver has been arrested, following complaints in Orillia. The OPP received a call about a possible impaired driver yesterday morning in a parking lot on Memorial Avenue, where officers fou...
May 21, 2021 Logo: Ontario Provincial Police
New Market Opens In Port Severn
A new market has opened in Port Severn. The Bressette House Market will be located on Lone Pine Road and open every Tuesday, from 9am until 1pm until Oct. 5. It will provide an opportunity for residen...
May 21, 2021
Healthy School Certifications Handed Out in Simcoe County
Students and staff at 17 Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) schools have earned Healthy Schools certifications from Ophea for the 2020-2021 school year, That's more than 25 percent of the cer...
May 21, 2021