Category Archives: Orillia News
Students In 7 Health Units Return To In-Class Learning Today
Students in seven public health units will be returning to the classroom today, but online learning will remain in place for the rest of southern Ontario schools until further notice. That includes th...
Jan 25, 2021
SMDHU Investigating Second Possible UK COVID-19 Variant Outbreak
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is investigating whether the UK variant of COVID-19 is to blame for an outbreak at a long-term care home in Bradford. It confirmed on Saturday that the UK strai...
Jan 24, 2021 Health Magazine
U-K Variant Of COVID-19 Confirmed At Roberta Place In Barrie
The Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit has confirmed it is the U-K variant of the COVID-19 virus, that has devastated Barrie's Roberta Place long term care home. Only three residents there have managed to avo...
Jan 23, 2021
Please Stay Off The Ice: OPP
With much colder weather settling in for the weekend you may be tempted to head out onto the ice of a lake or river for some winter fun. The OPP would rather you stay on land. Lakes that are frozen in...
Jan 23, 2021 Poor ice conditions on Georgian Bay. Photo credit: OPP via twitter.
Barrie Police Looking For Suspect In Hit and Run
Barrie Police have released images of a suspect in a hit and run that sent a woman to hospital with serious injuries. The collision between a car and an SUV happened just before 3pm on Thursday on Ess...
Jan 22, 2021
Orillia Man Arrested On Harassment and Weapons Charges
A 35 year old Orillia man is facing several charges. Police say they were called to an unrelated incident on Fittons Road on Thursday afternoon, when officers saw a man wanted in regards to an ongoing...
Jan 22, 2021 Logo: Ontario Provincial Police
Arrest Made In Violent Assault In Orillia
The OPP has arrested a man in connection with a violent assault in Orillia. Police say it happened on the morning of December 5th, when officers received a call advising that a male had been badly bea...
Jan 22, 2021 OPP
SMDHU Reports 112 New COVID-19 Cases, Along With 7 More Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 112 new COVID-19 cases today, along with seven more deaths related to the virus---all residents of Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie. So ...
Jan 22, 2021
Arrest Made In Orillia Break and Enter
An arrest has been made in connection with a break and enter in Orillia. Police received a call last night from a resident on East Street who returned home and found things missing from their apartmen...
Jan 22, 2021 Image from Twitter via @OPP_WR
Lakehead Honouring The Beatles India Trip Anniversary
It's been over 50 years since the Beatles travelled to India to stay at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, an experience that forever altered the group and led to the writing of 40 songs. Those song...
Jan 22, 2021