Category Archives: Orillia News
Toronto Man Facing Drug Charges in Orillia
Orillia OPP has arrested a 28-year-old Toronto man who they allege was heavily involved in the street-level drug trade. Police say they've been investigating this since June and accuse the suspect of ...
Dec 15, 2023 Source: OPP
Gravenhurst Council Approves 2024 Budget
Gravenhurst council members approved the town's 2024 budget on Tuesday. The budget serves as a financial plan outlining how the town will allocate resources to meet the needs and priorities of the com...
Dec 13, 2023 Town of Gravenhurst
Nominations Open Wednesday For 2023 Orillia Citizen of the Year
Nominations for the 2023 Orillia Citizen of the Year Award open on Wednesday, Dec. 13th A panel of local residents, with the assistance of the City of Orillia, is accepting nominations for the 2023 Ci...
Dec 12, 2023 Source: City of Orillia.
Orillia Finalizes 2024 Budget
Taxes in Orillia will be rising by less than two percent next year. City council has okayed a budget with a 1.73 percent increase. Nearly ten million will go to the county to provide social services a...
Dec 12, 2023
February 24th Once Again Brings the Coldest Night to Gravenhurst
Gravenhurst Against Poverty (G.A.P.) is encouraging Gravenhurst residents to once again team up, fundraise, and walk in The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY). This family-friendly, winterrific fundrais...
Dec 11, 2023
OPP Investigating Midland Shoplifting Incident
Investigators from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment are seeking assistance from the public after staff of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario store on Jones Road, Midland contacted the OPP Com...
Dec 11, 2023
Over $50,000 Up For Grabs in the OSPCA's Draws for Paws 50/50 Lottery
With just over a week to go until the grand prize draw, time is running out to get your tickets for the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society's Draws for Paws 50/50 Lottery, which currently sits at over $50...
Dec 11, 2023
OPP Find Drugs, Prohibited Weapon Following Traffic Stop On Highway 12
Orillia OPP says that a traffic stop ended in the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and a prohibited weapon. Shortly before 1:45 on Friday morning, police stopped a vehicle on Highway 12. After pol...
Dec 10, 2023 Image: OPP Cruiser
Local Man Charged With Trafficking Again
The Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a local man twice in one week with several offences during an ongoing drug trafficking inves...
Dec 07, 2023
Correctional Officer Charged After Being Found in Possession of Contraband Items at Correctional Facility
A Correctional Officer is facing charges after being discovered in possession of contraband items within a correctional facility. Members of the Major Crime Unit of Southern Georgian Bay detachment of...
Dec 07, 2023 Source: OPP