Category Archives: Orillia News
Province Increasing Direct Care For LTC Residents
The Province is acting on a key recommendation from Ontario's Long Term Care Covid-19 Commission which was struck during the first wave of the pandemic. Premier Doug Ford says it will mean hiring tens...
Nov 02, 2020
Minden Hills Man Charged In Recent Robberies
A Minden Hills man is facing charges in connection with recent robberies at convenience stores and bank ATMs. The incidents happened in Coboconk, Gravenhurst and Orillia last week. A taser was brandis...
Nov 02, 2020
Petition Against Hybrid Learning for Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board
A mom in Springwater has created a petition against hybrid learning for students in the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board. Barb Belanger says the new model, which is due to begin later this month, ...
Nov 02, 2020 SMCDSB
It's Battery Collection Week in Simcoe County, Barrie and Orillia
It's battery collection week in Barrie, Orillia and Simcoe County. Many residents will have received a marked battery bag in the mail, but if not, used batteries can be put in a ziploc bag and left on...
Nov 02, 2020 Simcoe County
Ready, Set, Mo: It's Movember!
It's Movember. The annual campaign raises money for men's health, including projects across mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. By 2030, the charity says it ai...
Nov 01, 2020 Movember
Electricity Rates Have Gone Up With New Pricing Options
Electricity rates have gone up again. They increased by 2 percent on Sunday, compared to pre-pandemic prices, while the government's COVID-19 discount on hydro rates, which fixed prices at a lower cos...
Nov 01, 2020
Body of Missing Bradford Teen Found In Pond
A week-long search for a missing teen youth in Bradford has ended in tragedy. According to acting Deputy Chief John Van Dyke of the South Simcoe Police, some items belonging to 15 year old Siem Zerezg...
Oct 31, 2020
Suspect Wanted In Recent Robberies Involving A Taser Arrested
OPP have arrested a suspect wanted for recent robbery incidents in Orillia, Gravenhurst and Coboconk, some of which involved a taser. The incidents occurred Sunday and Monday at convenience stores and...
Oct 30, 2020 Image from Twitter via @OPP_WR
Drugs, Loaded Gun Seized In Springwater Twp.
Three Springwater and two Barrie residents face drug and firearm charges following a recent police search at a residence. Thursday OPP executed an early morning search warrant in Springwater Township....
Oct 30, 2020
Ford Requests Plan To Ease Hotspot Restrictions
Premier Doug Ford has asked Ontario's public health experts to come back next week with a plan to begin easing restrictions in areas currently under the modified Stage 2. Specifically, he wants them t...
Oct 30, 2020