Category Archives: Orillia News

A snowmobiler is facing a list of charges, after he allegedly tried to avoid the police in Tay Township. Members of the snowmobile patrol unit were on duty last Thursday, when they were checking rider...

Ramara is asking for the community's input on internet services and needs in the township in order to help with any future plans for internet expansion. It says internet services have started to expan...

About 30 people have gathered in downtown Barrie today, to protest the violent arrest of a 20-year-old skateboarder that was caught on video and widely shared on social media. The small group of peopl...

It was a training and awareness exercise, but for Acting OPP Sgt. Iryna Nebogatova, the shock of dropping through thin ice into Lake Couchiching took her breath away. "The temperature of the water was...

There has been a COVID-19 outbreak declared in another unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie. This time two patients have tested positive in the Cancer Palliative Care Unit and bring...

A 60 year old Severn Township man has died in a crash near Port Severn. Police say the man's car and a dump truck collided on Quarry Road at St. Amant road yesterday afternoon. The road was closed for...

A driver has been arrested for possession of meth, after police received a traffic complaint in Orillia. Police were called last night about a possible impaired driver headed to Albert Street, where o...

The Chief of Barrie Police has requested for an independent investigation into a violent arrest downtown that was caught on video and shared on social media. The Barrie Police Service says it was made...

The City of Barrie has won an award for the recent Dunlop Streetscape Project by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario. It won the award this week in the Urban Building Initiatives category for t...

You can still celebrate the winter season in the city of barrie. In lieu of traditional Winterfest and Family Day activities, the City is presenting Hello Winter - a month of fun, engaging and safe pr...