Category Archives: Orillia News
Driver Charged After Vehicle Ends Up In Ditch
A 48-year-old Tiny Township man is accused of driving while impaired by drugs. Police say the man was charged, following a crash on Champlain Road last night, when a vehicle left the road, entered the...
Dec 22, 2020
Ski Resorts Shutting Down On Boxing Day
As part of the provincial lockdown, which begins on Boxing Day, ski and snowboard resorts in the area must close for 4 weeks. Please click on the resort below for more information: Blue Mountain As a ...
Dec 22, 2020 Snow Valley Resort
Barrie Council Statement On Workplace Harassment Investigation
Barrie council has released a statement on an ongoing workplace harassment investigation. It says: Over the course of the last eight weeks, City Council met on several occasions with respect to a work...
Dec 22, 2020 City Of Barrie Logo
Barrie Parking Changes In The New Year
Parking in Barrie is on its way to becoming easier and more convenient. The 2020 Parking Strategy was approved in October and the initial changes will be taking place January 1, 2021. Changes that com...
Dec 22, 2020 City Of Barrie
Essential Retailers List Reduced Ahead of Lockdown
Premier Doug Ford has announced a province-wide lockdown will begin on Boxing Day. Ford says it was a hard, but necessary decision to control the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown will last for at leas...
Dec 22, 2020 Ontario Government
Motorists Help Man Out of Pickup Following Fiery Collision
A Tay Township man whose vehicle hit a rock-cut in a fiery collision is facing charges. Friday police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Honey Harbour Road after a pickup entered the southbound ...
Dec 21, 2020 Image from OPP Twitter
First Covid-19 Vaccination In Simcoe-Muskoka Happens Tuesday
The first vaccine to be administered in Simcoe-Muskoka will happen Tuesday morning in Barrie. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says a health unit nurse will administer the Pfizer BioNTe...
Dec 21, 2020
Week Starts With High Number Of New Covid Cases In Simcoe/Muskoka
The week starts with 188 cases of Covid-19 in Simcoe/Muskoka. This is the latest total since the last day of reporting on Friday. There are 30 cases in Barrie, five in Orillia, two in Ramara, three in...
Dec 21, 2020
Province-Wide Lockdown Starts Boxing Day
Ontario will head into province-wide lockdown Boxing Day (Dec 26th) in an effort to curb rising Covid-19 cases and head off worst-case projections. Today Premier Doug Ford said it's necessary to save ...
Dec 21, 2020
New Modelling Projects Substantial Growth In Ontario Covid-19 Cases
Covid-19 cases continue to grow at an alarming rate in Ontario. New modelling suggests ICU beds will be above 300 ten days from now and over 1,500 beds per day under the worst-case scenario by mid-Jan...
Dec 21, 2020