Category Archives: Orillia News
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Confirms Thanksgiving Transmissions Of COVID-19
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health unit says 43 of the 281 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the region since Thanksgiving weekend can be attributed to 21 separate family gatherings, which broke the pro...
Oct 28, 2020
Barrie Asks Residents To Mark Remembrance Day From Home Or Virtually
The City of Barrie is asking residents to mark Remembrance Day (Nov. 11th) this year at home or virtually. Every year, Barrie's Royal Canadian Legion Branch and the City join communities across Canada...
Oct 27, 2020
Simcoe County Has 19 New Covid Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 19 new Covid-19 cases. There is a new case in Springwater Township, a man 35 to 44. Clearview Township has two new cases. They are a man and a woma...
Oct 27, 2020
Fill Out New Survey On Your Pandemic Experiences
The local health unit wants to know how you've been doing during the pandemic. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has launched a survey to know more about your experiences, good and bad, and to l...
Oct 27, 2020
$116 Million to Boost Hospital Capacity In Ontario
More Provincial money is being committed to boost hospital capacity during the Second Wave. Today Premier Doug Ford announced another $116 million towards this effort by creating up to 766 more hospit...
Oct 27, 2020 Ontario Premier Doug Ford. (image from @FordNation Twitter)
$1 Billion For Rapid Housing Initiative
Canada's Rapid Housing Initiative to combat homelessness was strengthened today with another $500 million investment. That amount had already been committed to municipalities with the highest demand i...
Oct 27, 2020
Georgian Hosting Virtual Event For Anyone Wanting To Return To College
Georgian is offering a virtual event for people who want to go back to college! The event called "Get Help to Go Back" will be held today (October 27) from 6 to 7 p.m. Participants can: learn about Ge...
Oct 27, 2020
It's Dress Purple Day!
Today is Dress Purple Day. Every October, Children's Aid Societies across Ontario raise awareness about the important role that individuals and communities play in supporting vulnerable children, yout...
Oct 27, 2020
Health Canada Is Looking For Flu Watchers
Health Canada is looking for "Flu Watchers". They are Canadian volunteers who normally track the flu, but with the global pandemic, they're also tracking COVID-19. Health Canada says you can help publ...
Oct 26, 2020
OPP Arrest Two Impaired Drivers On Hwy 11
OPP charged two men with impaired driving in two separate incidents recently along Highway 11. Shortly after 7 pm Sunday, police got a call from a concerned driver who was heading southbound in Severn...
Oct 26, 2020