Category Archives: Orillia News
Millions In Funding To Help Indigenous Communities Battle Covid-19 Impacts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced millions in funding to help Indigenous communities battle the effects of Covid-19. Trudeau says over $120 million will go towards helping Indigenous communi...
Oct 30, 2020
Local PPE-Maker Offering To Supply Any Organizations In Need
A local PPE manufacturer says it is ready to help the COVID-19 crisis on a global scale. The innovators of the Shield-U face shield are offering to supply any government or private sector organization...
Oct 30, 2020 Molded Precision Components
Orillia Square Mall Hosting Drive-In Movie Night For Charity
The Orillia Square Mall is hosting a drive-in movie night. A 4K projector and a 40-foot inflatable screen will be set up in the mall's back parking lot at 7 o'clock tonight, when you can watch the 201...
Oct 30, 2020 Facebook
Trunk Or Treat Event In Orillia Has A Waiting List
A Halloween event in Orillia has filled up quickly. Derick Lehmann, the Orillia Youth Centre, and ODAS Park are teaming up to bring local children a safe Halloween experience this weekend, but all spa...
Oct 30, 2020 Facebook
Poppy Campaign Kick-Off Ceremony This Morning: Watch Here
The Central Ontario Poppy Campaign is being launched in Barrie this morning. Every year, from the last Friday of October to November 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge t...
Oct 30, 2020 Royal Canadian Legion
Best and Worst Treats For Your Teeth: ODA
With plenty of candy being handed out this weekend, the Ontario Dental Association (ODA) is offering a friendly reminder about taking care of your mouth. It says nuts are a healthy snack alternative a...
Oct 29, 2020 Ontario Dental Association
OPP Offers Halloween Safety Tips
As Halloween quickly approaches, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wishes to remind children and parents to practice safety precautions to make the evening a memorable one. HALLOWE'EN SAFETY TIPS: F...
Oct 29, 2020
Fire Destroys Port Stanton Landmark
A fire has destroyed a local landmark in Port Stanton. It broke out early Thursday morning at The old Stanton Brothers Convenience Store and Snack Bar, which has been located at the government dock fo...
Oct 29, 2020 Facebook: Cottagers Of The Severn River Unite
Arrest Made Following Thefts From Vehicles In Essa and Barrie
Police have made an arrest in connection with a number of thefts from vehicles parked at County forests in Barrie and Essa Township. Police say the thefts occurred during the month of September, and t...
Oct 29, 2020
Lakehead Plants Trees To Honour Pioneers
Lakehead University has celebrated the tremendous legacies of Orillia campus pioneers, Dr. Fred Gilbert and Dr. Kim Fedderson, with the planting of two trees to honour their legacy in leadership. Gilb...
Oct 29, 2020 City of Orillia Mayor Steve Clarke, former Orillia mayor Ron Stevens, and Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans are pictured with Dr. Kim Fedderson (second from left) at the tree planted in his honour on the Orillia campus.