Category Archives: Orillia News
Large Business Aid Will Help Prevent Bankruptcies
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says financial aid announced for large businesses today will be bridge financing, not bailouts. Trudeau says the Large Employer Emergency Facility will act as a supplemen...
May 11, 2020
Noise Cannon Being Used In Downtown Orillia Today
It's going to be VERY loud in downtown Orillia today. The Downtown Orillia Management Board (DMB) has been granted an exemption to the municipal noise bylaw to employ a bird scaring noise cannon to fr...
May 11, 2020 Hannah Gilbert / CC
Man Arrested Following Thefts In Coldwater And Orillia
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with several thefts in both Orillia and Coldwater. Last Tuesday, police were notified about unauthorized credit card transactions that were made at an...
May 11, 2020
Vehicle Clocked At Over 300km/hr On QEW
A 19-year-old man has been charged, after the Mercedes he was driving was clocked doing 308 km/h the QEW in Burlington. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the vehicle was stopped around 10 p.m. Saturday. Add...
May 11, 2020
Some Retail Stores, Hiking Trails And Conservation Areas Reopening Today
The province's reopening plan continues today with Ontario retailers that have street-facing storefronts being able to open and offer customers curbside pickup. Hardware stores reopened on Saturday, a...
May 11, 2020
Ford Addresses Easter Sunday Cottage Trip
The trip was short and he was back by noon. Premier Doug Ford has addressed his visit to the family cottage on Fawn Lake Easter Sunday, a move that's drawn criticism in light of the Province's prior m...
May 08, 2020
Government Plan Aims To Help Weather Job Losses
Despite the staggering job loss numbers announced today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there's a plan in place to see Canadians through. The country shed nearly two million jobs in April and on t...
May 08, 2020
Premier Doug Ford's Office Confirms Easter Cottage Visit
Premier Doug Ford's office has confirmed that he visited his cottage on Easter Sunday. The news comes amid an intense debate about whether Ontarians should be allowed to visit their vacation propertie...
May 08, 2020
New Pot Shop Application In Midland
There could soon be a new legal pot shop in Midland. An application for a new cannabis retail store at 542 Bay Street has now entered the 15-day public notice phase. That means the Registrar will cons...
May 08, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
RVH Conducting In-House Testing For COVID-19
To more quickly diagnose and appropriately care for some COVID-19 patients, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre's (RVH) laboratory is now conducting in-house testing for COVID-19. RVH is one of abou...
May 08, 2020