Category Archives: Orillia News
The Inspectors Are Coming To Simcoe-Muskoka
The inspectors are coming! Provincial inspectors are expected to be in Simcoe County and Muskoka over the next few days, as part of a workplace inspection blitz in the region. The inspectors will be v...
Feb 05, 2021
Orillia Student Receives Georgian Acceptance Letter By Drone
Georgian College has used drones to deliver acceptance letters to future students. The #AirGrizzly made special deliveries to three very surprised Georgian College applicants this week who will be att...
Feb 04, 2021
Where's The Beef? Orillia OPP Found It
An alleged meat thief has been arrested in Orillia. Police say on Wednesday afternoon, a store reported that a shoplifter has just fled the business on foot, with a bag of stolen items. Officers atten...
Feb 04, 2021 hmboo Electrician and Adventurer / CC
SMDHU COVID-19 Thursday Update Includes 58 New Cases And Six Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 58 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths related to the virus in its latest update. The deaths reported today include one Orillia resident, and all are...
Feb 04, 2021
Wastewater and Winter Maintenance Workers Going On Strike
Some wastewater and winter maintenance workers in Orillia are going on strike. Unionized staff in the Environment and Infrastructure Services Group represented by the International Brotherhood of Elec...
Feb 04, 2021 Source: City Of Orillia
Barrie Police Accused Of Excessive Force In Videos Posted Online
The Barrie Police Service has released a statement, after a video of an arrest downtown starting circulating on social media. In the video, a young man is seen on the ground with an officer on top of ...
Feb 04, 2021
Barrie Police Inspector Faces Misconduct Allegation
A senior officer with the Barrie Police faces a charge of misconduct but the officer's identity has not been released, nor do we know what infraction they are alleged to have committed. A news release...
Feb 04, 2021
Serious Injuries in Crash Near Washago
A man has been airlifted to a Toronto hospital after a single vehicle crash in Ramara. OPP say it happened this afternoon along Fairgrounds Road, near Brooks Side road. The 68 year old driver sustaine...
Feb 04, 2021 OPP photo via Twitter
Hawk Reported Stolen From Ramara
Have you seen Arsenal? A pet hawk has been stolen from a residence in Ramara Township. Orillia OPP say Ferruginous Hawk was tethered outside Wednesday when it disappeared. Police say the owner noticed...
Feb 04, 2021
Sleepy Driver In Oro-Medonte Leads To Stolen Vehicle and Impaired Charges
A sleepy driver in Oro-Medonte has led to a stolen vehicle and impaired driving charges. Police say shortly before noon yesterday, they received a call from a concerned citizen about a suspicious pers...
Feb 04, 2021 source: opp.ca