Category Archives: Orillia News
New Covid-19 Alerts Framework For Ontario Regions
A new alerts framework will determine when Covid-19 restrictions will be enacted in different areas across Ontario. Premier Doug Ford says the framework will provide society with a new certainty and e...
Nov 03, 2020
Visitor Restrictions At Area Long-term Care Homes
The local health unit has ordered visitor restrictions at the region's long-term care homes. The order immediately restricts all indoor visits at long-term care homes to one essential visitor at a tim...
Nov 03, 2020 Photo courtesy of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Feds To Further Help Businesses Grow Online
The window of opportunity we have for flattening the curve during the second wave is closing fast and action is needed Those words from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today who said governments can't d...
Nov 03, 2020
Police Investigating Attempted Kidnapping at CFB Borden
Police are investigating an attempted kidnapping at CFB Borden. A woman was allegedly grabbed by a man, who tried to pull her into his vehicle on Dieppe Road on October 16th, but police say she manage...
Nov 03, 2020
New 50/50 Draw To Support Patient Care At RVH
A new 50/50 draw has been launched to help support patient care at RVH. The RVH Auxiliary 50/50 Community Draw began yesterday and will support the Auxiliary's $5-million pledge announced in May to th...
Nov 02, 2020
RVH Expanding Advanced Cardiac Care In The Region
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is once again expanding advanced cardiac care in the region. Now some residents of Simcoe County, including Rama First Nation, who call 9-1-1 with heart att...
Nov 02, 2020
Can You Identify This Motorcyclist?
A photo of a motorcyclist has been released by the OPP in an ongoing investigation in Tay Township. Police say on the afternoon of Saturday, September 26th, 4-5 sport bike motorcyclists were driving e...
Nov 02, 2020 OPP
Foul Play Ruled Out In Bradford Teen's Death
South Simcoe Police say foul play has been ruled out in Bradford Teen Siem Zerezghi's death A post-mortem has confirmed that the body discovered in a pond was the missing 15-year-old's. The cause of d...
Nov 02, 2020
Horne Business Park Expansion Lands Now Available For Purchase
Orillia is looking to hear from businesses in the hopes they'll relocate to the Horne Business Park extension which is nearing completion. Mayor Steve Clarke the expansion will help create more new jo...
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Local Health Unit Reports 75 New Covid-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 75 new cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths. This number includes the weekend. There is a new case in Wasaga Beach, two in Collingwood and two in Cl...
Nov 02, 2020