Category Archives: Orillia News
Three More COVID-19 Cases At Barrie Transit
Another three cases of COVID-19 have been reported at Barrie Transit. The city says there are currently six Barrie Transit staff isolating at home following a positive test result. An outbreak was dec...
Apr 18, 2021
Victim Of Fatal 400 Crash In Georgian Bay Identified
The OPP has identified a woman who died in a crash on Highway 400 in Georgian Bay Township. Police say 30 year old Brianne Thomson of Gore Bay died on Saturday afternoon, when a vehicle hit a rock fac...
Apr 18, 2021 OPP Sign
Barrie Police Issue 8 Tickets At Downtown Gathering
Barrie police handed out eight tickets to participants in a rally in the city's downtown Saturday. The protesters disagree with provincial public health measures including stay at home orders and mask...
Apr 18, 2021
One Dead, One Injured in Crash On Highway 400 in G-B Township
One person has died, and another has been injured in a single vehicle collision on Highway 400. Southern Georgian Bay OPP, Georgian Bay Fire Service and Muskoka Paramedics were called at 5:38 p.m. on ...
Apr 18, 2021 Image: OPP Cruiser
Springwater House Damaged By Fire.
A house on Vespra Valley Road in the Minnesing area has been gutted by fire. Springwater fire crews got the call late Friday afternoon, and summoned their Clearview Township colleagues for help with s...
Apr 17, 2021 Photo: Springwater Fire and Emergency Services
Stay-At-Home Order Extended By Two Weeks Plus Other New Restrictions
The Province is enacting even stricter measures to curb the spread of the pandemic's Third Wave. Today Premier Doug Ford said we are losing the battle between the variants and the vaccines - that the ...
Apr 16, 2021 Doug Ford speaks at a press conference.
Avoid Meridian Place Saturday Afternoon -- Barrie Police.
Barrie Police are asking demonstrators who disagree with lock downs and mask mandates to stay home Saturday. They're also asking people who disagree with the protesters to stay home. Another demonstra...
Apr 16, 2021
Canada Reaches New Pfizer Deal For 8 Million More Vaccine Doses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has a new agreement for 8 million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Trudeau says the new deal will see 4 million doses arrive in May, with the next 2 million ...
Apr 16, 2021
Mayor's Innovation Award Winners In Barrie
Mayor Jeff Lehman has announced the winners of the 2020 Mayor's Innovation Awards at the first ever virtual ceremony that premiered on the City's social media channels. The Innovation Awards is an ann...
Apr 16, 2021
"Dangerous, Selfish" -- Barrie Mayor & Council Slam Organizers of Anti-Lockdown Rally
The Mayor of Barrie is calling on Maxime Bernier to stay away this weekend, and for a group of anti-mask/anti-lockdown protesters to abandon plans for a rally in the downtown area. Jeff Lehman and the...
Apr 15, 2021