Category Archives: Orillia News
Survey On How To Protect And Improve Lake Simcoe
The Ontario government is encouraging all interested individuals and groups to participate in an online public survey on plans to protect and improve Lake Simcoe before the consultation period closes ...
Feb 25, 2021
A New Way To Pay For Parking In Barrie
Residents and visitors in Barrie will soon have a new way to pay for parking. Starting on Monday (March 1), drivers will be able to pay for parking from their smartphone using the HotSpot app, which c...
Feb 25, 2021
Online COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Begin March 15
Ontarians over the age of 80 will be able to book a COVID-19 appointment online as of March 15th. Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, the head of the province's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, made t...
Feb 25, 2021 NIAID / CC
More Students Being Sent Home To Get Tested For COVID-19
More students are being sent home to get tested for COVID-19. Students in our region returned for in-class learning earlier this month and there are currently 22 active cases of COVID-19 in schools ac...
Feb 25, 2021 Stock Photo
No New Deaths In SMDHU's Wednesday COVID-19 Update
No new virus-related deaths have been reported in the latest update by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, but it included 43 new COVID-19 cases in the region. The health unit says 3 more local c...
Feb 24, 2021
Simcoe County Museum Hosting Fact Or Fiction-Home Edition
The Simcoe County Museum is hosting Fact or Fiction - Home Edition. It's a virtual event inspired by the very popular Night at the Museum event. During Fact or Fiction - Home Edition, participants wil...
Feb 24, 2021
Several Frauds Circulating In Orillia
The OPP is warning the public of several frauds that have occurred recently in the City of Orillia and surrounding townships. On February 13, 2021, a local woman received a phone call from a male who ...
Feb 24, 2021
Bizarre Parking Job Leads to Suspended Driver And Drugs: Police
A bizarre parking job in Barrie has led to the arrest of a suspended driver. An officer was on patrol in the city's east end on Monday afternoon, when he saw a pick-up truck abruptly stop on the side ...
Feb 24, 2021
Snow Removal Operations in Gravenhurst Thursday and Friday Nights
Town road crews will perform further snow lift (snowbank removal) operations on Thursday, February 25th, beginning at 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Friday, February 26th. Residents are reminded to exercis...
Feb 24, 2021 Photo: Town of Gravenhurst via Instagram.
Georgian College To Offer Training For More Personal Support Workers
The new accelerated training program for personal support workers announced Wednesday by the provincial government will produce a huge increase in PSW training at Ontario's colleges - including Georgi...
Feb 24, 2021