Category Archives: Orillia News
Lecce Says Extended Winter Holiday For Students Not Necessary At This Time
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says an extended winter holiday for students isn't necessary at this time, given Ontario's strong safety protocols, low levels of transmission and safety withi...
Nov 18, 2020
SMDHU Offering Catch Up Immunization Clinics For Grade 8 Students
Catch-up immunization clinics for current Grade 8 students who missed Grade 7 vaccines due to COVID-19 in the spring are now being offered by appointment only by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Uni...
Nov 18, 2020 SMDHU
Pfizer Seeking Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine "Within Days"
Pfizer has announced today that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, and protects older people most at risk of dying. Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech says after conducting the fina...
Nov 18, 2020
Enjoy Christmas in Orillia
As the air turns cooler and fallen leaves swirl around our feet, it would be easy to lament the loss of the hot temperatures we had this summer and the brightness of autumn. But, the restaurateurs and...
Nov 18, 2020
Barrie Partners With Georgian To Help In COVID-19 Recovery
Barrie City Council has approved $75,000 in new municipal funding for a one-year pilot partnership with Georgian College's Department of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, aimed at delivering ...
Nov 18, 2020
Three Charged Following Early Morning Break-Ins
The OPP has arrested two people following two early morning robberies over the weekend in Orillia. On Saturday, November 14, 2020, shortly after midnight, police say two men entered a Forest Avenue re...
Nov 18, 2020 Logo: Ontario Provincial Police
Four People Facing Drug Charges Following Separate Incidents In Orillia
Four people are facing drug charges, following three separate incidents in Orillia and all within an hour on the same night... Friday the 13th. Police say a traffic stop on Laclie Street turned up can...
Nov 18, 2020
Paramedics Toy Drive Looking A Little Different
Simcoe County Paramedics have re-imagined their annual toy drive. During the pandemic, paramedics will still collect donations of toys, food and gift cards at paramedic stations across the county. But...
Nov 17, 2020
Two New OPP Constables Will Serve North Simcoe Communities
Two new Probationary Constables have joined the OPP's ranks and are set to serve the North Simcoe community. They graduated from the OPP Academy in Orillia on October 9th. Provincial Constable E. Rett...
Nov 17, 2020
Local Covid-19 Cases Stay in Double Digits
There are 31 new cases of Covid-19 in Simcoe/Muskoka. Clearview Township has a new case, a girl under 17. There is a case in Gravenhurst, a woman 35-44. Huntsville has a case, a man 45 to 64. Barrie h...
Nov 17, 2020