Category Archives: Orillia News
Second human case of West Nile virus identified in Simcoe County
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reminding everyone to stay protected from mosquito bites after a person in Simcoe County was recently diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNv). This is t...
Sep 26, 2024 Logo via the SMDHU
Youth Arrested Following Early Home Invasion
Orillia OPP have charged one youth in an early morning home invasion where personal items and vehicles were stolen. On September 24th, shortly after 2:00 a.m., officers from Orillia OPP were called to...
Sep 24, 2024 Source: OPP
Work Begins On Major Expansion At The Simcoe County Museum.
Dignitaries will be on hand Tuesday at the Simcoe County Museum for the official launch of a major expansion. They'll break ground on the the new Matthews Innovation and Transportation Gallery which s...
Sep 23, 2024 Source:
museum.simcoe.ca
Charges, Minor Injuries Following Collision Between Motor Vehicle And E-Bike
Orillia OPP say that one person was sent to hospital with minor injuries following a collision between a motor vehicle and an E-bike. The crash happened on Thursday afternoon at Barrie Road and Walker...
Sep 22, 2024 Source: OPP
NVCA Looking For Input On Conservation Lands
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is working on an updated strategy for the thousands of hectares of land it manages. Some of it is designated as formal conservation areas, that provide re...
Sep 20, 2024 Source: NVCA
Two Barrie Men Charged in York Region Murders.
Two Barrie men have been charged with first degree murder, in a double homicide in Keswick. York Regional Police, responding to reports of gunshots at a park early Wednesday morning, found the bodies ...
Sep 19, 2024
Two new pieces of public art unveiled at the Muskoka Lumber Community Centre
Today, the Town of Bracebridge formally unveiled two new pieces of public art at the Muskoka Lumber Community Centre; All My Relations by Kyle Thornley of Metal Mind Forge and I.D.E.A Mural by lead ar...
Sep 17, 2024
Animal Complaint Leads to Arson Investigation in Orillia
Police are looking for witnesses and dash cam footage in relation to an arson investigation involving an animal in Orillia. September 16th at 5 pm, the OPP along with Orillia Fire attended the interse...
Sep 17, 2024 Source: OPP
72 Year Old Barrie Man Charged With Voyeurism In Orillia
The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a male party in relation to a Voyeurism investigation. On August 27, 2024, officers from Orillia OPP responded to a report o...
Sep 17, 2024
SIU Closes investigation of Crossland Road Crash
The SIU has wrapped up an investigation of a fatal crash near Wasaga Beach earlier this summer. On July 3, an OPP officer clocked a Tesla doing 118 along Crossland Road. Intending to initiate a traffi...
Aug 30, 2024