Category Archives: Orillia News
UK COVID-19 Variant More Deadly and Contagious Than Original: Study
New research published this week has found the coronavirus variant originating in the United Kingdom, called B.1.1.7, is substantially more deadly than the original strain of SARS-CoV-2. According to ...
Mar 16, 2021 Health Magazine
SMDHU Tuesday COVID-19 Update Includes 71 New Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 71 new COVID-19 cases and one death related to the virus in today's update. The health unit has also reported another 21 cases have screened positi...
Mar 16, 2021
Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Barrie
Barrie Police have closed Duckworth St. between Bell Farm Rd. & Rose St. after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a motor vehicle. Police have confirmed the man in his 80s, has died of his injurie...
Mar 16, 2021
New Health Unit Survey To Gain Insight Into Pandemic's Impacts On Individuals And Families
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has launched a 2nd local impact survey to get more insight into how local individuals and families have been affected by the pandemic. The results will ...
Mar 16, 2021
Barrie Police Investigating Vehicle Theft
Barrie Police are investigating a vehicle theft at an address on Shalom Way. It was last seen in the driveway on Thursday where it was parked and left locked around 3:35 pm. It's described as a beige ...
Mar 16, 2021
Coldwater Man Wins $200,000 Playing Lotto Game
A 52-year-old Coldwater man is $200,000 richer after winning a lottery game. Sean Smith dropped a chip on a real PLINKO board to win the prize playing $5 Instant PLINKO. He says he was in a state of e...
Mar 16, 2021
Barrie Fire Leaves One Person Dead
One person is dead after a fire in Barrie. Deputy Fire Chief Carrie Clark says Barrie Fire responded just before 6 pm Monday to reports of a fully involved house fire on Shirley Avenue in the Sunnidal...
Mar 16, 2021
Day Of Action For Affordable Internet
Today is the Day of Action for Affordable Internet. It is being staged by Canadian consumer advocates, social justice groups, telecom policy experts, digital activists, and independent ISPs, or Intern...
Mar 16, 2021
More Deaths On Ontario Roads in 2020 Despite Fewer Crashes: OPP
The OPP is releasing its 2020 collision and fatality data, noting historic highs in deaths despite few vehicles on the roads. It says during an unprecedented year that saw a significant reduction in t...
Mar 16, 2021 OPP
Fatal Plane Crash in Ramara
One person has died after a small plane crashed through the ice on Lake Simcoe in Ramara. The OPP says on March 15, 2021, shortly before 4:00 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to a report of ...
Mar 16, 2021