Category Archives: Orillia News

Barrie is looking for resident feedback on the future of its transit system. The study, known as Barrie's Transit Vision, will focus on understanding transit habits, collecting feedback on network pre...

The Ontario government is providing over $6.2 million to help create safe and affordable housing for Indigenous people in Orillia. The funding is being delivered through the Social Services Relief Fun...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit's Medical Officer of Health says he isn't sure that the provincial government's reopening plans are a great idea. In its latest update today, the SMDHU is repor...

The City of Barrie's 2020 Heritage Awards have been handed out. They were presented at last night's City Council Meeting. These awards are presented annually by Barrie's Heritage Committee to building...

The Prime Minister has announced new travel restrictions for land border crossings. Justin Trudeau says starting next Monday, February 15th, anyone who tries to enter Canada by land (or by air) will b...

Charges have been laid, following a crash that snarled the morning commute on Highway 11 in Severn Township. Police say a tractor trailer collided with the guardrail on the highway, taking out a porti...

Today is Safer Internet Day. This year's theme is "Together for a better internet". The event calls upon all everyone to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all, especially...

The 2021 Mariposa Folk Festival has been cancelled. This morning, organizers announced the cancellation of this year's festival, which was scheduled for July 9-11, 2021, due to COVID-19. They say the ...

Ski resorts are finally being allowed to reopen in the province. Starting next Tuesday (February 16), the ski lifts can start running again, once the province lifts the shutdown restrictions in Simcoe...

Huronia West OPP are investigating a hit and run involving a school bus. Police say the crash happened just before 4 o'clock Monday afternoon on Sunnidale Road in Springwater, where the driver of a bl...