Category Archives: Orillia News
Midland's Electric Utility Warns Of Scam
Midland Power Utility Corporation wants its customers to be aware of a phone scam. MPUC says scammers are using automated calls to contact customers threatening hydro disconnection if immediate paymen...
Sep 15, 2020
Parking Restrictions Extended In Tiny Township
Parking restrictions in Tiny Township are being extended. The township says physical distancing remains a primary precaution in controlling the spread of COVID-19. It says Tiny's public beaches contin...
Sep 15, 2020
Health Unit Has New Covid-19 Recommendations
The local health unit says it is time to revisit COVID-19 control measures. Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Charles Gardner, says he recommends reducing your contact by shrinking down your social circl...
Sep 15, 2020
Twin Lakes Secondary School Teacher Tests Positive For Covid-19
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit has been notified of the region's first confirmed case of Covid-19 related to a school, specifically a staff member at Twin Lakes Secondary School in Orillia. T...
Sep 15, 2020
Province Prepares For Expected Second Wave
The second wave of Covid-19 could be more complicated than the first one. That from Premier Doug Ford today who says that's the input he's getting from health experts. In the meantime, a $2.5 million ...
Sep 15, 2020
Missing Midland Man Found Safe
UPDATE FROM OPP: The missing Midland man Duncan William BALL, has been located safe this afternoon at 3:45 p.m. September 15, 2020 and has been reunited with family. Officers and family wish to thank ...
Sep 14, 2020
Ford Says Second Covid-19 Wave Is Coming
Premier Doug Ford says the second wave of Covid-19 is coming for Ontario and every option - including further shutdowns - is on the table. Today the Province reported 313 new Covid-19 cases. Ford says...
Sep 14, 2020
The New Season At Blue Will Be Different
Skiing and boarding at Blue Mountain Resort will be a little different this year because of the pandemic. The resort says in order to protect the safety of guests and staff, it will control visitation...
Sep 14, 2020
Barrie Man Charged With Failing to Stop At Scene Of Accident
A 31-year-old Barrie man has been charged with impaired driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Sunday around 3 am, police responded after a vehicle struck a guardrail on Highway 400 ...
Sep 14, 2020
Orillia Man Dies In Hospital Following Motorcycle Crash in Barrie
A motorcyclist who got into a single-vehicle crash in Barrie over a week ago has died in hospital. 38 year old Steve Makins from Orillia died Saturday after succumbing to injuries sustained in the cra...
Sep 14, 2020