Category Archives: Orillia News
Premier Warns Of Possible Lockdown
Premier Doug Ford is telling people not to make plans for Easter weekend. They also reported the highest number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations since early February, with at least 1,090 patients ...
Mar 31, 2021
SMDHU COVID-19 Update For Tuesday Includes One More Death and 32 New Cases
One more death and 32 new covid-19 cases have been reported in the latest update by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. The latest victim was a woman over 79 from Bradford West Gwillimbury, whose...
Mar 31, 2021
The Wacky Weather Continues...
There has been yet another major shift in the weather. We're going from double digits yesterday to the chance of flurries tonight and tomorrow. The temperature is expected to drop to about 3-4 degrees...
Mar 31, 2021 misszin / Shutterstock
OPP Say Suspicious Person Incident Was A Case Of Misunderstanding
OPP say a suspicious person investigation is over and that it was a case of misunderstanding. Monday just after 3 pm a young person was walking their dog on Line 3 in Oro-Medonte when a vehicle passed...
Mar 30, 2021
Premier Ford Pays Tribute To General Rick Hillier's Vaccine Rollout Leadership
Premier Doug Ford is paying tribute to General Rick Hillier's leadership during Ontario's vaccine rollout as the General's term ends. Over 2.1 million doses have been provided to Ontarians in the past...
Mar 30, 2021
Pfizer To Move Up Delivery Of Five Million Vaccine Doses Into June
More vaccine doses are coming for Canadians in June than had previously been expected. Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced some welcome news from Pfizer. "Pfizer has now confirmed that they ...
Mar 30, 2021
Barrie Police Investigating Suspicious Incident
Police are investigating a suspicious incident in Barrie. On Sunday afternoon, two young women walking a dog in the Ardagh Bluffs between Eaglestone Lane and Cumming Drive told police they heard what ...
Mar 30, 2021 Source: Barrie Police
New Barrie Small Business Tax Relief Grant Program Gets Initial Approval
The new Barrie Small Business Tax Relief Grant program has been given initial approval by Council. It would provide grants of up to $5,000 for qualifying small businesses to help with property tax cos...
Mar 30, 2021
More Young People Being Hospitalized Due To Variants
Premier Doug Ford is not happy that young people are now making up 50 percent of new COVID19 cases in the province. Ontario reported nearly 2,094 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with 10 more de...
Mar 30, 2021 Pfizer
Final Decision On Delayed March Break Expected Later This Week
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the delayed March break is still scheduled to happen. Lecce says parents should still plan for the delayed March break happening starting on April 12 and addition...
Mar 30, 2021