Category Archives: Orillia News
Sustainable Orillia Creates Portal To Promote Electric Vehicles
Sustainable Orillia has created an online portal that promotes the benefits of buying and operating an electric vehicle. It will also provide links and logistical information on key support systems, s...
Jun 04, 2021
Amber Alert Ended For 1 Year Old From Ottawa, Found Safe
An Amber alert issued early this morning for a mssing 1 year old Ottawa child has ended. Police reported the child missing just before 4:00 this morning. According to police, one person is in custody....
Jun 04, 2021
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 32 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. 55 percent of the population in Simcoe-Muskoka have had their first vaccine dose, while 7 percent ha...
Jun 03, 2021
Long Term Care Residents Set To Enjoy Outings And More Close Contact Soon
Long-term care residents will soon have more access to their loved ones. Come June 9th, residents who've been fully immunized can leave their homes for day and overnight social trips. Residents with m...
Jun 03, 2021 Governor Tom Wolf / CC
Feds Distributing $27M To Search Former Residential Schools
A total of $27 million is being made available to communities to help locate children who died at residential schools in Canada. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said yesterday that...
Jun 03, 2021
Barrie Police Looking For Impatient Robbery Suspect
Barrie police are looking for a man who tried to get money from BMO branch on Bayfield Street Monday afternoon, but left with nothing. Police say a teller was given a note which stated the man was rob...
Jun 02, 2021 Barrie Police Photo
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports 23 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 23 new COVID-19 cases today and 1 new death There were also three hospitalizations since yesterday and 42 new recoveries. 54 percent of Simcoe-Musk...
Jun 02, 2021
Ontario Schools Won't Be Reopening Until The Fall
Schools in Ontario will not reopen to in-class learning until the fall. That from Premier Doug Ford today, who said returning kids and teachers back to school before they are fully vaccinated will res...
Jun 02, 2021 Masked Premier Doug Ford
Charges Laid After 60 Bags Of Trash Dumped in Oro-Medonte
Three people have been charged with dumping dozens of bags a garbage along a rural road in Oro-Medonte last month. The trash was left on May 18th in a ditch in the area of Sideroad 5/6 near Line 1 Sou...
Jun 02, 2021 Photo: Township of Oro-Medonte.
Local Brewer Supporting Struggling Music Industry
In order to help support Canada's struggling music industry, Sawdust City Brewing Company is going to donate a portion of the sales of Mariposa Sun Lager, to the Unison Fund. The charity helps to supp...
Jun 02, 2021