Category Archives: Orillia News
Police Trying To Identify Woman Whose Body Was Found In Lake Simcoe
York Regional Police are looking for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was found in Lake Simcoe. Police say the woman was found dead in the lake near the government docks in Keswick ...
Oct 29, 2020 YRPS
Updated Timeline And Clothing Description For Missing Bradford Teen
An updated timeline and info on the clothes thought to be worn by missing 15-year-old Bradford teen Siem Zerezghi. The update came this afternoon via South Simcoe Police Sgt. Dave Phillips. Police now...
Oct 29, 2020
New Projections Suggest Slowing Covid-19 Growth In Ontario
Ontario is seeing a slowing growth rate in Covid-19 cases with the numbers moving away from the worst-case scenario that had been projected for this time. That from Ontario Health Officials today who ...
Oct 29, 2020
New Directory Announced For Made-In-Ontario Products
A new directory will help people find made-in-Ontario products. The Ontario Made Consumer Directory was announced by Premier Doug Ford Thursday afternoon at Napoleon in Barrie. Ford says we need to su...
Oct 29, 2020
Upswing In Covid Cases In Simcoe County
A continuing upswing in Covid-19 cases in Simcoe/Muskoka. There are 26 new cases today compared to 22 yesterday and 19 the day before. Clearview Township has three new cases. They are two men, 18 to 3...
Oct 29, 2020
Orillia Man Facing Sexual Assault Charges
OPP have charged a 52-year-old Orillia man with sexual assault and other related charges. On Tuesday at 7:30 pm police responded to a report that a victim had been sexually assaulted at a downtown Ori...
Oct 29, 2020 Image from Twitter via @OPP_WR
New Tecumseth Man Facing Sexual Assault Charge In Newmarket
A 33-year-old New Tecumseth man is facing a sexual assault charge in Newmarket. In September, a 24-year-old woman reported she'd been sexually assaulted. She reported that a man contacted her through ...
Oct 29, 2020
Stayner Disturbance Leads To Arrest Of Teen Girls and Seizure of Drugs
A disturbance in Stayner has led to several drug charges against two teen girls. Police were called to a fight at a home on Saturday afternoon, where one girl had jumped from a second floor balcony an...
Oct 29, 2020 OPP
Oro-Medonte Fire Receives Funding Through Project Assist
Enbridge Gas is helping OroMedonte Fire & Emergency Services purchase firefighting training materials, through the Project Assist program. This year's $100,000 donation from Enbridge Gas will be s...
Oct 29, 2020 Town Of Oro-Medonte
Search Intensifies For Missing Bradford Teen
South Simcoe Police are intensifying their search for a missing 15-year-old Bradford boy. Siem Zerezghi was last seen at his home on Friday night and was reported missing the next day. Police say a la...
Oct 28, 2020