Category Archives: Orillia News
Ontario Reaches Covid-19 Testing High Ahead Of Thanksgiving
Ontario is leading the country in Covid-19 testing and is investing another $1.07 billion to test for, trace and isolate the virus. The news comes as Ontario hit a new daily testing record with over 4...
Oct 06, 2020
State Funeral Today For Former Prime Minister John Turner
The Government of Canada will hold a state funeral today for the Right Honourable John Napier Wyndham Turner, who passed away on September 19th at the age of 91. A church service will be held starting...
Oct 06, 2020
Want A COVID-19 Test? You MUST Make An Appointment
Starting today, if you want a COVID-19 test, you must make an appointment at an assessment centre in the province. Residents who have symptoms of COVID-19 must call into one of the province's 153 asse...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump Downplays COVID-19 and Suggests He May Be Immune
US President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, after spending three days in a military hospital being treated for COVID- 19. Trump was released from the Walter Reed Medical Center around 6...
Oct 05, 2020
Police Investigating Hit And Run In Midland Parking Lot
The OPP is investigating a hit and run in Midland. Police say it happened in the overnight hours of September 25th in the strip mall parking lot located on the northeast corner of Simcoe County Road 9...
Oct 05, 2020
OPP Looking To Identify Speeding Motorcyclists On Hwy 400
The OPP is investigating after several high-speed motorcyclists were reported on Highway 400 at Highway 12 in Tay Township. Police say 4-5 sport bike motorcyclists were heading northbound and southbou...
Oct 05, 2020 OPP Patrol car
Diesel Spill In Midland Harbour
The Town of Midland has detected a potential diesel spill in Midland Harbour. It is not yet known how the diesel entered the water. The town says it is continuing to investigate and the Ministry of En...
Oct 05, 2020
Couchiching Covid-19 Assessment Centre Is Relocating
The Couchiching Covid-19 Assessment Centre is on the move. It's relocating to Orillia's Rotary Place at 100 University Avenue on Tuesday. It's been operating out of the Kiwanis building since it opene...
Oct 05, 2020
Local Health Unit Announces 24 New Covid-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 24 new cases of Covid-19 today. The last day cases were reported was Friday when there were 10 cases. There are two new cases in Wasaga Beach, two ...
Oct 05, 2020
$35 Million For Schools In Ontario Hotspots
Schools in hotspot communities like Toronto, Ottawa, Peel and York Region are receiving more funding. Today Premier Doug Ford said $35 million in additional funding will help protect students and prev...
Oct 05, 2020