Category Archives: Orillia News

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie is easing visitor restrictions. Visitors can begin booking March 11 for visits resuming the following day. These visitor restrictions are a safety measu...

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) isn't laying charges in the case of an elderly man, who, it was claimed, suffered a fractured rib and vertebra during an encounter with police in Penetangui...

The City of Orillia and its Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) is requesting input from residents, businesses, builders, and developers on a proposed Tree Preservation By-law through an online sur...

The Ontario government has announced that it will unveil the 2021 Budget in March 24th. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the Budget will support the province's comprehensive vaccine distributi...

The Township of Ramara is seeking feedback from residents on potential ward boundary options in its Ward Boundary Review. The Ward Boundary is Ramara's first comprehensive and independent review of th...

The Orillia Recreation Centre will be open for pre-registered drop-in programs starting on Monday. Pre-registration is required and will begin tomorrow (Friday) at 8:30 a.m.. "We continue to take a me...

MacLaren Art Centre has launched its first annual Wintertide art projection series. As the sun goes down, the lights go on in downtown Barrie windows to show projections of works by regional artists a...

Health organizations are asking everyone to mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic with a candlelight vigil. In a display of solidarity, 20 health organizations across the province are...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is looking for feedback on three proposed locations for a supervised consumption site in downtown Barrie. The three locations are: 11 Sophia Street West, 80 Bra...

For the second day this week, no new virus-related deaths have been reported by the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit. However, it did announce another 39 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and the reg...