Category Archives: Orillia News
Biden And Trump Address Capitol Hill Seige
Pro-Trump protesters have stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC which is now under a 6 pm curfew. It happened while Congress was debating certification of US President-Elect Joe Biden's electi...
Jan 06, 2021 Paul Simpson / CC
Ski Resorts Could Lose Millions During Lockdown
Ski resorts across the province will likely lose close to 90 million dollars because of the lockdown. That's according to the President of the Ontario Snow Resorts Association, Kevin Nichol. Nichol sa...
Jan 06, 2021
Parolee Charged After Unmarked Cigarettes Discovery In Midland
A parolee who police say breached their conditions has been charged after being found with 36,400 unmarked cigarettes in Midland. Police made the discovery during a traffic stop on King Street Tuesday...
Jan 06, 2021 Image from OPP Twitter
Ford Weighs Tougher Lockdown Measures For Ontario
Premier Doug Ford says a decision on whether to implement tougher lockdown restrictions for Ontario will come in the next few days. Today the Premier said, "everything's urgent when it comes to the pa...
Jan 06, 2021
Local COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise
Covid-19 cases in our region continue to rise. The local health unit reports 87 cases today up from 70 reported yesterday. Collingwood has five new cases and there are three in Wasaga Beach. There are...
Jan 06, 2021
No Flu Cases In Simcoe/Muskoka
The measures we are taking to try to prevent the spread of Covid-19 also have another benefit. The local health unit reports that there are no lab-confirmed cases of influenza in Simcoe/Muskoka and al...
Jan 06, 2021
Ontario Is Running Out Of COVID-19 Vaccines
We need more COVID-19 vaccines. Premier Doug Ford has urged the federal government to increase COVID-19 vaccine supply to the province, because he says we're going to run out soon... possibly as early...
Jan 06, 2021 Premier Doug Ford
One New Death And 70 New Covid Cases In Simcoe/Muskoka
The local health unit is reporting one more death today. This brings the total number of people in Simcoe/Muskoka who have died during the pandemic, related to Covid-19, to 70. There are also 70 new c...
Jan 05, 2021
Ontario Moves Up Vaccination Plan
The Ontario government says all long-term care residents and workers, in priority regions, are to be vaccinated by the third week of January. Officials say the province is continuing the rollout of ph...
Jan 05, 2021
Orillia Man Charged After Vehicle Ends Up In Ditch
A 23-year-old man faces charges after his vehicle ended up in a ditch in Severn Township. Monday just before 3 am police responded after the vehicle slid into the ditch on Highway 12 near Lower Big Ch...
Jan 05, 2021