Category Archives: Orillia News
OPP Take Suspected Drunk Drivers Of Our Roads
Huronia West OPP took a couple of suspected drunk drivers off our roads on the weekend. On Sunday, just before 4 P.M. officers responded to calls about a vehicle swerving all over Highway 26 near Stro...
Aug 10, 2020
CFB Borden Says Planned Controlled Detonations Won't Pose Risks
CFB Borden in Barrie is letting you know not to worry. The base says soldiers from the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre's Ammunition Technician course will be conducting controlled detonation...
Aug 10, 2020
Barrie Police Seek Witnesses After Victim Struck By Vehicle
Barrie Police are investigating after a person was struck by a vehicle in the city's south end. At 10 pm Sunday police received a call from a victim who had been struck by a vehicle that left the scen...
Aug 10, 2020
Man drowns in Muskoka's Three Mile Lake
A man has drowned in Muskoka Lakes Township. OPP say the 43 year old went for a walk, but failed to return home. He was found in the water of Three Mile Lake near a dock and transported to hospital bu...
Aug 09, 2020
Police Will Be Patrolling Lakes Simcoe And Couchiching This Weekend
OPP will be out on area waterways this weekend. The OPP is partnering with other police services to patrol Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. With hot weather forecasted, police are preparing for incre...
Aug 07, 2020
Break The Quarantine Act, You Get A Ticket
Police in Barrie have issued a hefty ticket for violating the Quarantine Act. Police allege that a resident had people over for a party even though he was supposed to be under 14 day quarantine after ...
Aug 07, 2020
SIU Ends Investigation Into Barrie Man's Arrest
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ended its investigation into the June 26th arrest of a Barrie man. That night, Barrie Police responded to a Bayview Drive domestic disturbance. A man wa...
Aug 07, 2020
Orillia Man Facing Flight From Police And Assault Charges
OPP have arrested a 43-year-old Orillia man they say fled a recent attempted traffic stop. On Aug 4th OPP tried to stop a vehicle in Gravenhurst but it took off, striking an officer. The vehicle was f...
Aug 07, 2020
Canada To Impose Retaliatory Tariffs On American Goods
Canada will defend workers and impose retaliatory tariffs in a balanced way dollar-for-dollar For each dollar of tariffs the US imposes on raw aluminium imports, Canada will impose an equivalent duty ...
Aug 07, 2020
Ford Slams Trump Tariffs, Urges Retaliation
It's us vs them. That message from Premier Doug Ford today who asked who would treat Canada like this concerning Tariffs during a pandemic. U.S. President Donald Trump is, that's who, said Ford, rebuf...
Aug 07, 2020