Category Archives: Orillia News
Ontario Vaccination Rates Will Depend On Supply
By the end of 2021's first quarter, it's expected Ontario will have received enough doses to vaccinate roughly 1.2 million people. The priority at first is to vaccinate the most vulnerable and frontli...
Dec 15, 2020
Canada Secures More Early Vaccine Doses With Moderna
More Covid-19 vaccines are on the way to Canada. Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada has secured a second agreement for early vaccine doses. Up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna Covid v...
Dec 15, 2020
Collision Reporting Centre Opens In Orillia
A Collision Reporting Centre (CRC) has been opened at the Orillia detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). If you are involved in a vehicle collision in the Orillia, Ramara, Severn or Oro-Me...
Dec 15, 2020 Ontario Provincial Police Logo
Learn How To Make Bread In Support Of The Sharing Place
Lakehead is presenting Making (and Breaking) Bread in support of The Sharing Place Food Centre in Orillia. Tonight at 7 pm, join culinary teacher and cookbook author Claire Tansey (author of Dinner, U...
Dec 15, 2020 Lakehead University
Lakehead Offering Workshops Perfect For Gift-Giving
Lakehead University is making holiday gift giving less complicated. Its Office of Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning has curated a set of unique online workshops for the 12 Days of Learning. F...
Dec 15, 2020 Lakehead University
COVID-19 Vaccinations Continue Across Ontario/Canada Today
Vaccinations against COVID-19 will continue across the province today. A group of five nursing-home workers in Toronto were given the first few shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the province yes...
Dec 15, 2020 Premier Doug Ford
Two People Charged In Midland Toy Drive Thefts
Two Midland residents have been charged after donated toys were stolen from a local toy drive. On December 9th, OPP investigated after the thefts were reported at the toy drive, which was at North Sim...
Dec 14, 2020 Ontario Provincial Police Logo
Week Starts With High Number of Covid Cases In Simcoe/Muskoka
The new week starts out with 121 new cases of Covid-19 in Simcoe/Muskoka. The total for the whole week last week was a record-breaking 335 cases. There is one new death reported since Friday, a person...
Dec 14, 2020
Ontario Delivers First Covid-19 Vaccine In Canada
The first Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to frontline healthcare workers in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford says it's a historic day for the Province and Canada. He recognized Anita Quidange...
Dec 14, 2020
Local Businesses Reminding Residents They're Still Open, Despite Restrictions
Local businesses across Simcoe County and Muskoka are reminding residents that despite being moved into the red-control zone today, they are still allowed to be open for business as usual and they nee...
Dec 14, 2020 A photo of a person holding shopping bags