Category Archives: Orillia News
Orillia Business Testing Out Body Temp Scanner
A new body temperature scanning system has been introduced at an Orillia business--the first to use this innovative technology. The Divorce Centre on Front Street North has the new scanning system whi...
May 08, 2020
Severn Township Man Facing Drug Charges
A 37-year-old Severn Township man faces drug charges after an arrest in Midland. Around 2:15 pm Wednesday, police say they saw the man at the intersection of Yonge and Seventh Streets. He was already ...
May 07, 2020
"Appalling Prank" Not A Criminal Act
Police in Innisfil have identified the culprits suspected for what they are calling an "appalling prank". On February 24, officers were called to the intersection of Corner Avenue and Killarney Beach ...
May 07, 2020
Scheduled Surgeries And Procedures To Resume In Ontario
A plan to restart scheduled surgeries and procedures in Ontario is in place. Premier Doug Ford says the Province is telling hospitals and patients to "get ready." Urgent surgeries, including cancer an...
May 07, 2020
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