Category Archives: Orillia News
Case of COVID-19 Confirmed at Angus School
The Simcoe County District School Board has confirmed another case of COVID-19 in one of its schools. One case of the virus has been discovered at Pine River Elementary School in Angus, but it's not k...
Oct 09, 2020
Thanksgiving Weekend Begins, And So Does The OPP's Operation Impact
It's the start of the Thanksgiving long weekend and the OPP's Operation Impact. The annual traffic safety campaign targets aggressive, distracted and alcohol/drug-impaired driving as well as the use o...
Oct 09, 2020
Feds, Ford And Ontario Join To Mass Produce Electric Vehicles
Both the Federal and Ontario governments are providing over $250 million in order to mass-produce electric vehicles and their batteries. The announcement came this morning at Ford Motor Co.'s plant in...
Oct 08, 2020 Premier Doug Ford speaking At Queen's Park back in Sept 2020
Harvie Road Crossing Project in Barrie Delayed
The Harvie Road/Big Bay Point Road/Highway 400 crossing currently under construction will not fully open until next summer. All roadwork on the east side of the bridge, including Big Bay Point Rd., Ba...
Oct 08, 2020
Barrie Seeking Feedback On Reducing Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The City of Barrie is encouraging public involvement in the development of a new Community Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Plan. "The new Plan will help guide efforts in reducing energy cons...
Oct 08, 2020
SIU Terminates Investigation Into Woman's Arrest In Wasaga Beach
Officers have been cleared of any wrong doing by the SIU following the arrest of a 21 year old woman in Wasaga Beach. On the morning of August 27, police say 21-year-old Brooke Ward was arrested uneve...
Oct 08, 2020
Online Pot Shop Shut Down In Stayner
There has been a major pot bust in Stayner. Police executed a Cannabis Act search warrant yesterday at a home they say was being used as an online cannabis business called "Chronic The Hedge Hog". Off...
Oct 08, 2020
Barrie Survey On Proposed Location For Supervised Consumption Sites
The Barrie community is invited to offer its opinion on two proposed locations for a supervised consumption site (SCS) in the city. Residents are being asked to fill out an online survey which aims to...
Oct 07, 2020
Suspect Sketch Released In Barrie Sexual Assault Investigation
Barrie Police have released a sketch of a sexual assault suspect, in the hopes of gathering more information that could lead to his identity. Last Thursday (October 1) between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m,...
Oct 07, 2020
Ten People Charged Under Ontario Reopening Act
Ten people have been charged after two large gatherings in Adjala-Tosorontio. The incidents happened in the early morning hours today and yesterday. OPP was called to the short term rental property af...
Oct 07, 2020