Category Archives: Orillia News
Tiny Township Limits Beach Access
Day trippers are being asked not to come to public park beaches in Tiny Township in an effort to control physical distancing. The township says access to Tiny's public beaches is limited to resident a...
Jul 16, 2020
Guns Seized As SIU Probe Into Fatal Haliburton Shooting Continues
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has seized a semi-automatic rifle and a pistol from the scene of yesterday's shooting in Haliburton. The Unit is investigating after a 73-year-old man, yet ...
Jul 16, 2020
Woman Seriously Injured in Oro-Medonte Crash
A crash in Oro-Medonte has left a 30-year-old woman seriously injured. She was airlifted to the hospital yesterday afternoon, following a collision between a vehicle and a trailer on Highway 93 betwee...
Jul 16, 2020
Police Warning Of CRA Scam in Orillia
The OPP has received many calls regarding a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam in Orillia. This is the scam where someone calls pretending they're a police officer or other enforcement official stating ...
Jul 16, 2020
Missing Teen From Tay Township Has Been Found Safe
Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) report that Tyler LEPPARD-CONANT of Tay Township was located with the assistance of the public at 10:40 a.m. toda...
Jul 16, 2020
Barrie Looking For Speed Cushion Suggestions
The City of Barrie has created an online map for residents to suggest locations where they would like to see a speed cushion in 2021. It's one of many tactics to slow down motorists in parts of the ci...
Jul 16, 2020
Mask Fight In Haliburton Leads To Police Shooting
The SIU is investigating the death of a 73 year old man, after he reportedly refused to wear a mask and started assaulting people at a grocery store in Haliburton. The incident began yesterday morning...
Jul 16, 2020
UPDATE: Police and SIU Provide More Details On Today’s Deadly Haliburton Shooting
More details on today's shooting in Haliburton which left a 73 year old man dead. The Province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reports that this morning at 9:25 am OPP were notified that a man had...
Jul 15, 2020
Orillia Resident Charged With Impaired
A 29-year-old Orillia woman faces impaired driving charges after a vehicle was taken without consent in Oro-Medonte. July 11th just before 7 pm, police received the report. It was believed that the dr...
Jul 15, 2020
SIU Investigate Fatal Police Involved Shooting In Haliburton
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked their mandate after a fatal police-involved shooting in Haliburton Highlands. A heavy police presence in Haliburton today following an incident ...
Jul 15, 2020