Category Archives: Orillia News
Two Arrested In Connection With Sporting Goods Robbery In Orillia
Two people have been arrested in connection with a robbery in Orillia. Police say over 11-thousand dollars worth of sports equipment was stolen from a Front Street business on September 11th. As a res...
Oct 16, 2020 OPP Patrol car
Soldiers' Spooktacular Soirée Takes Place Today
Soldiers' Spooktacular Soire takes place virtually today. The annual event, in support of critical care and ventilators at Soldiers,' will be streamed from HospitalGala.ca while pumpkin carving and co...
Oct 16, 2020
Blue Mountain Celebrating The Life Of Gord Downie With Drive-In Concert
A special drive-in concert is being held in Blue Mountain this weekend marking the anniversary of Gord Downie's death. The Tragically Hip frontman passed away from brain cancer three years ago tomorro...
Oct 16, 2020
Guy Paul Morin Releases Statement After Christine Jessop's Killer Identified
Guy Paul Morin, who was wrongfully convicted of killing Christine Jessop before being exonerated in 1995, says he's "relieved" for the Jessop family after police used DNA evidence to reveal the identi...
Oct 16, 2020
Toronto Police Identify Killer In Christine Jessop Cold Case
Toronto Police say they've identified the person whose DNA sample was found on the underwear of a murdered Queensville, Ontario girl in 1984. They say it was former Toronto resident Calvin Hoover's, w...
Oct 15, 2020
Thanksgiving Weekend Was a Deadly One
OPP report five people lost their lives on the Thanksgiving weekend. Police say they responded to four fatal crashes on and off the road across Ontario. A horse and buggy collision led to the death of...
Oct 15, 2020
Ford Urges Companies To Promote Covid-19 Alert App
Premier Doug Ford is urging Ontarians to download the Ontario-made Covid-19 Alert App. Easy and free, he's ordered over 26,000 public servants to download it to their government cell phones. It's a sm...
Oct 15, 2020 Ontario Premier Doug Ford. (image from @FordNation Twitter)
Barrie Educator Awarded Prime Minister's Award of Excellence
A Barrie early childhood educator has received the Prime Minister's Award of Excellence Kim Posluns of Maple Grove Public was recently honoured with the award, which is for Excellence in Early Childho...
Oct 15, 2020
Three Orillia Residents Face Charges After Drug Trafficking Investigation
Three Orillia residents face charges following a drug trafficking investigation. October 7th police searched a north-end Orillia residence after receiving numerous tips and public complaints. They fou...
Oct 15, 2020
Health Minister Insists There Are Plenty Of Flu Shots Available
Don't worry, there are plenty of flu shots for everyone. That's the message from Ontario's health minister, following reports of flu shot shortages at some pharmacies. Lineups have been reported outsi...
Oct 15, 2020 Wikimedia