Category Archives: Orillia News
New PPE Grants For Small Ontario Businesses
The provincial government has announced new help for small businesses. It says Ontario's Main Street Recovery Plan includes a one-time grant of up to $1,000 for eligible main street small businesses i...
Oct 07, 2020
Canada Announces Single-Use Plastics Ban Strategy
The Federal Government is moving to ban specific single-use plastics. Today Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson said plastic impacts even the northern-most regions of the...
Oct 07, 2020
Innisfil's Gateway Casino Is Reopening On Saturday
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment (Gateway) is pleased to announce that it will re-open select properties in Ontario as part of the province's Stage 3 guidelines. That includes Innisfil's Gateway Ca...
Oct 07, 2020
Charges Laid After Woman Struck And Killed Along With Her Dog In Springwater
Charges have been laid in connection with a fatal hit and run in Springwater. Police say 29 year old Venessa Murphy from Clearview Township was struck and killed, along with her dog on Bayfield Street...
Oct 07, 2020
Winners Announced For Midhurst Scarecrow Contest
The winners of the Midhurst Scarecrow Contest have been announced. This year, the contest received a record 30 entries and 1,123 people voted for their favourites online. Check out the top 3 below! 1s...
Oct 06, 2020
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen Dead At 65
Legendary Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died after a long battle with cancer. The guitarist's son Wolfgang announced the news today on Twitter saying he was "the best father he could ever as...
Oct 06, 2020
More Covid-19 Cases At Simcoe Manor
There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in Simcoe County today. Most of them are in New Tecumseth (total of 10), 9 of them are new cases reported at Simcoe Manor. The total at the facility is now 28 cases....
Oct 06, 2020
You Could Be Fined By Health Unit For Not Self-Isolating
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has issued a class order to enforce Covid-19 self-isolation requirements. As of today, the order allows the health unit to enforce existing self-isolation requi...
Oct 06, 2020
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