Category Archives: Orillia News

A tip from the public has led to the arrest of a suspected impaired driving in Tiny Township. Last Thursday night, police received a report of a possible drunk driver in the Cedar Point Road area. Off...

Fred Larsen has been named Orillia's 2020 Citizen of the Year. "On behalf of Orillia City Council and the Citizen of the Year selection panel, I'd like to congratulate Fred on being named the 2020 Cit...

A traffic violation in Oro-Medonte has led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man. Police say a vehicle was stopped on Highway 400 on Saturday afternoon, when an impaired driving investigation began and t...

In its first update from the weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 110 new COVID-19 cases today, along with two more deaths related to the virus. The new cases include: 26 Barr...

Orillia OPP is investigating a near-drowning involving a snowmobiler that went through the ice on Lake Simcoe. Police say around 630 Friday night, emergency services received a 911 call for a snowmobi...

Ontario will begin the gradual reopening of its economy this week. Premier Doug Ford says the state of emergency declared last month will be allowed to expire as scheduled tomorrow, but the stay-at-ho...

Lakehead University has been chosen to be part of the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer's (ONCAT) second MapIt Learning Collaborative with nine other colleges and universities. The MapIT Pr...

A man who died in a crash in Severn Township has been identified. Police say a car and dump truck collided on Quarry Road on Friday afternoon, resulting in the death of 60-year old John Bull, who owne...

Canada's first known case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant has been reported here in Ontario. Toronto Public Health said yesterday that a resident who recently travelled from Brazil tested positive f...

Students in Simcoe County and Muskoka are returning to in-class learning today, for the first time since the Christmas Break. Before and after school child care programs are also resuming today. Eleme...