Category Archives: Orillia News

Many residents are wondering what rights police have around enforcing a Stay-At-Home Order in effect across the province. The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police has confirmed officers will not be...

Millions of dollars in Provincial gas tax funding is flowing to Barrie and surrounding areas Ontario's Gas Tax program supports municipalities by providing two cents per litre of the tax to improve an...

There is one more COVID-19 related death in Simcoe/Muskoka, a man from Barrie. A total of 82 people in the region have now died since the start of the pandemic. The local health unit reports 72 new ca...

Anyone who needs to get relief from the cold this winter in Barrie will have a place to go. The City has created a temporary warming centre downtown that can be accessed day and night through the wint...

Barrie police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of Katherine Janeiro. The 20-year-old woman was found dead in her Dunlop Street West apartment on Monday, October 10, 1994. An autopsy d...

It's time to Bake a Difference for Animals in Need! National Cupcake Day in support of SPCA's, Humane Societies and rescues across Canada is back, but looking a little different for 2021. This year, t...

Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says keeping employees safe is his top priority. Today he said the Province is launching big box store inspection blitzes in places like Toronto, Hamilton, Dur...

The Royal Canadian Legion (147) in Barrie is getting some financial support from the federal government. MP Doug Shipley, Member of Parliament for Barrie-Springwater-OroMedonte, has announced $10,845....

Penetanguishene Council has been VERY busy. At last night's meeting, it approved the town's 2021 operating and capital budgets, as well as the 2022 capital budget. They include expenditures totaling $...

A speeding vehicle in Tiny Township has led to impaired driving charges. Police say around 830 last night, an officer noticed a vehicle travelling well over the posted speed limit on County Road 93. T...