Category Archives: Orillia News
Barrie Police Investigating Theft At Princess Auto
Barrie Police are investigating a theft at Princess Auto. Police say employees at the store in Barrie's south end arrived on February 22 and discovered that a theft had taken place from the outdoor st...
Mar 15, 2021
SMDHU COVID-19 Update For Monday Includes 120 New Cases
In its first update since the weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 120 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths related to the virus. It says 831 cases have also screened positive...
Mar 15, 2021
Ford Promises To 'Iron-Out' Any Problems With Province's New Vaccination Booking System
Premier Doug Ford has addressed problems being reported in the new online Provincial booking system which has resulted in some people getting a "form has been tampered with" message today. Ford says i...
Mar 15, 2021
Not All Simcoe-Muskoka Vaccine Clinic Locations and Appointments Are Loaded Yet Into New Booking System
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit says as of 10 am today the Province hadn't inputted all Simcoe-Muskoka vaccine clinic locations and appointments into its new booking system which officially la...
Mar 15, 2021 Daniel Paquet / CC
Driver Charged Following Two Collisions In Orillia
A 25-year-old Etobicoke resident's been charged in connection with two collisions in Orillia. Saturday just before 2:30 pm, a two-vehicle collision happened on Highway 12. Police say one of the driver...
Mar 15, 2021 Image from OPP Twitter
Pandemic's Toll On Mental Health At All-Time High: CMHA
A new survey is highlighting alarming trends that indicate the pandemic's strain on the mental health of Ontarians has reached all-time highs. The latest polling data commissioned by the Ontario Divis...
Mar 15, 2021
The After-Effects Of Daylight Saving Time
Today is the day when most people are expected to feel the after-effects of this weekend's time change. Studies have shown increased numbers of car accidents, workplace injuries, and heart attacks aft...
Mar 15, 2021 SONY DSC
Province's COVID-19 Vaccine Booking System Launches Today
The Province is launching its COVID-19 vaccine booking system today. However, it is only for those 80 years of age (1941) & older, at least for right now. A customer service desk will also be avai...
Mar 15, 2021
Strike Over, Orillia City Employees Head Back To Work
The City of Orillia and unionized staff in the Environment and Infrastructure Services employee group, represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 636, have reached...
Mar 14, 2021 IBEW photo
Two Rescued From Lake Simcoe Ice Floe
Police around Lake Simcoe have been warning for several days of dangerous ice conditions, but Saturday again saw first responders putting themselves in danger to rescue stranded people. This time OPP ...
Mar 14, 2021 Firefighters used a hovercraft to rescue two people from a floating ice sheet on Lake Simcoe Saturday. (OPP Photo via Twitter)