Category Archives: Orillia News
Wage Top-Up Coming For Essential Workers
More money is coming for essential workers who are fighting Covid-19 on Canada's frontlines. A new wage top-up coming for essential workers who make $2,500 or less per month is an agreement between th...
May 07, 2020
Police Appealing For Witnesses After Pedestrian Struck In Downtown Barrie
A 57-year-old man has suffered life threatening injuries, after being hit by a car in downtown Barrie. The accident happened yesterday afternoon on Maple Avenue by the Barrie bus terminal. Police say ...
May 07, 2020
Ontario Is Once Again "Yours To Discover"
The provincial government says it will not continue with the redesign of Ontario licence plates and will return to the white "Yours To Discover" plates. The blue redesigned plates created by the Ford ...
May 07, 2020
Missing Child Goes Shopping For Mother's Day
An eight-year-old Bradford boy sparked a missing person search after he took a secret trip to the store to shop for a Mother's Day gift. On Tuesday afternoon, a Bradford woman contacted South Simcoe P...
May 07, 2020
Premier Releases Statement To Cottagers
Premier Doug Ford has released a statement today, following a phone call with mayors in cottage country. It happened yesterday afternoon. Ford says "With the Victoria Day long weekend and cottage seas...
May 07, 2020
Stolen Vehicle, Guns and Drugs Seized In Midland
Three men have been arrested after a disturbance in Midland On Tuesday night, police were called to a home on Frederick Street, where officers located a vehicle that had been stolen from a car rental ...
May 07, 2020
Traffic Stop In Orillia Leads To Drugs
Yet another traffic stop in Orillia has led to drugs. Police say they stopped a vehicle on Monday night on Colborne Street, and seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, marijuana, cash and items consis...
May 07, 2020
LINX Transit Changes, Starting Monday
Starting Monday, there will be more changes to LINX Transit services. They are: Route 1 - Penetanguishene/Midland to Barrie - Transit service will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the last trips leaving at 6:3...
May 07, 2020
Winter Returns... In May
Starting today, the temperature is going to gradually drop and flurries return to the forecast. A cold front is moving into the area and hanging out for a few days, leaving us with chilly weather, tha...
May 07, 2020
Repatriation Ceremony Honours CAF Members Killed In Helicopter Crash
A repatriation ceremony has been held for the six CAF members who were killed when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. It happened this afternoon at CFB Trenton with Prime Minister Ju...
May 06, 2020