Category Archives: Orillia News
Snowmobile and Transport Collide In Springwater
A teenager has been airlifted to hospital, after a collision involving a snowmobile and a transport truck in Springwater Township. The crash happened just after 11 this morning on County Road 27 just ...
Feb 02, 2021
Tiny Township Launches Hiver Bingo!
Winter is here which would normally mean Tiny's Carnaval d'Hiver is just around the corner, but this year organizers have brain'stormed' a safe, frosty alternative. Throughout the month of February, r...
Feb 02, 2021
Orillia Woman Facing List Of Charges, After Call About Suspected Drunk Driver
A tip from a concerned citizen has led to a list of charges against an Orillia woman. Police say they were called about a suspected impaired driver in Coldwater on Sunday afternoon, and officers were ...
Feb 02, 2021 Logo: Ontario Provincial Police
Impaired Driving Charges Laid After Vehicle Hits Tree In Oro-Medonte
A crash in Oro-Medonte has resulted in impaired driving charges. Police say a vehicle hit a tree at Line 7 and Ridge Road on Saturday afternoon, when the driver was arrested. As a result of the invest...
Feb 02, 2021 Image: OPP Cruiser
Nominate A Police Hero In Your Community
Today, the Police Association of Ontario (PAO) has launched its sixth annual Police Services Hero of the Year Awards program, encouraging Ontarians to nominate police personnel in their communities wh...
Feb 02, 2021
It's Groundhog Day! Wiarton Willie Predicts Early Spring
Do you know what day it is? It's Groundhog Day! Yes, it's the time of year we look to our country's famous furry forecasters, but due to the pandemic, festivities are going virtual today. Wiarton Will...
Feb 02, 2021
Ontario Confirms First Case of South African COVID-19 Variant
Ontario has its first positive case of the South African variant (B 1-351) of COVID-19. Ontario's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David Williams, announced today that it has been detected in a person in Pe...
Feb 01, 2021 Photograph: NIAID/National Institutes of Health/EPA
Kindergarten Registration Now Open For SMCDSB
Kindergarten registration is now open for the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District Board. The board says it is preparing for a return to some normalcy for the 2021-2022 school year and is ready to welcome...
Feb 01, 2021
Thieves Using Keyless FOBs To Steal Vehicles In Barrie
Do you have a keyless fob for your car? Barrie police say overnight on Sunday, 5 vehicles in the Ardagh Rd. & Mapleton Ave. area were stolen, after thieves stole the RF signal from the fob & o...
Feb 01, 2021
Impaired Driving Investigation In Penetanguishene Results in Two Arrests
Two people have been arrested, after police investigated a possible impaired driver in Penetanguishene. Police say an officer on patrol followed the vehicle into the parking lot of the local mall earl...
Feb 01, 2021