Category Archives: Orillia News
Arrests Made In Local, Regional Bank Holdups
Police have arrested four suspects, and are looking for a fifth, after a string of bank holdups including occurrences in Feversham and Barrie over the last couple of years. There were eight robberies ...
Oct 29, 2024 Security footage of robbery at a credit union in Feversham in May, 2023. (Source OPP)
Orillia Terriers Defeat Bears Junior C's 3-2 on the Weekend
The Muskoka Bears Junior C's had just one weekend game this past weekend, when they entertained the Orillia Terriers on Saturday night. The Bears came out flying as Jacob Budney tallied his 4th goal o...
Oct 28, 2024
Doug Ford Blasts Simcoe County Council Pay Hikes
Premier Doug Ford has blasted Simcoe County councillors for voting themselves a big pay raise. Their base salary will rise from $18,000 to about $47,000 over three years. Councillors voted for the hik...
Oct 25, 2024 Source: Ontario.ca
Flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines are available now
It's that time of year when contagious respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu), COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are on the rise. To protect yourself and those around you, the Simco...
Oct 21, 2024
Matt Richter nominated as Ontario Greens' candidate for Parry Sound-Muskoka
Ontario Greens Deputy Leader Matt Richter has been nominated as the Ontario Greens' Parry Sound-Muskoka candidate in the next provincial election. Richter is an elementary school teacher in the Trilli...
Oct 21, 2024
Drive-By Shooting In Apto
The OPP are asking residents south of Elmvale to check their home security video, after a drive by shooting on Rainbow Valley Road early Sunday. Just after midnight, shots were fired a house near the ...
Oct 15, 2024 Source: OPP
OPP Serious About Airborne Traffic Enforcement
Motorists were warned more than a week ago that the OPP would be watching traffic from the skies over the Thanksgiving long weekend. And more than 50 drivers along Highway 11 found out the hard way th...
Oct 15, 2024 Source: OPP
56 follow Too Closely Charges Laid During OPP Aircraft Enforcement
Members of the Huntsville, Bracebridge, Orillia, and Aurora Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) worked alongside the OPP Aviation Services to enhance road safety leading up to the Thank...
Oct 15, 2024
Oktoberfest Muskoka kicks off Oct 21 followed by a weekend of fun
The most uber way you can enjoy Muskoka this fall is to join the super fun at Oktoberfest! Festival events are across all Muskoka the weekend of October 25. The Tapping of the Keg ceremony kicks thing...
Oct 15, 2024
Police Arrest Two For Drug Possession After Pair Found Unconscious In Vehicle
Southern Georgian Bay OPP have charged two people following reports of unconscious people in a vehicle in Midland. Police saw two people unconscious in the vehicle behind Mountain View Mall at around ...
Oct 14, 2024