Category Archives: Orillia News
Cleaner-Related Poisonings Are On The Rise
Health Canada is warning Canadians about the risks of improperly using hand sanitizers, disinfectants, household cleaning products and bleaches, and reminding them to always read and follow the direct...
May 06, 2020 go_greener_oz / CC
Repatriation Ceremony At CFB Trenton Today, But Please Stay Home
A repatriation ceremony will take place today at CFB Trenton, for the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a helicopter crash during Operation REASSURANCE Following the ceremony at 2:30 this af...
May 06, 2020
Expanded Online Mental Health Supports Available
Ontario's Premier wants you to know you are not alone. Today, Doug Ford says they will support you and "we will get through this together" as he announced expanded access to mental health support. For...
May 05, 2020
Health Unit Reports 11 New Cases And 1 New Retirement Home Outbreak
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 11 new cases of Covid-19 in the region. One new case is a woman in her 90s in Huntsville. A new Covid-19 outbreak has also been declared in...
May 05, 2020
$252 Million Announced For Canada's Food Sector
A big financial boost has been announced for the Canadian food sector. It is a $252 million investment that will help farmers and food processors and make sure no food goes to waste during the pandemi...
May 05, 2020
Barrie Celebrating Canada Day Online This Year
Barrie's annual Canada Day event is going virtual this year. CAO Michael Prowse, CAO said last night, that at the advice of the Health Unit, the City has made the difficult decision to cancel the trad...
May 05, 2020
Subaru Of Orillia Snow Day Raises Over $5K For OSMH
The 4th annual Subaru of Orillia Snow Day has Raised over $5,000 for Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. The event was held at the Heights of Horseshoe back in March, when approximately 200 skiers an...
May 05, 2020
Now There Are Murder Hornets?!?
The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the "Murder Hornet" with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it out. The gi...
May 05, 2020
Remains Of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough Returning Home Wednesday
The body of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough who was killed in the crash of a Canadian military Cyclone helicopter will arrive back in Canada tomorrow. There will be a repatriation ceremony for her at CFB T...
May 05, 2020
Nicolas Cage To Star In Joe Exotic TV Show
Nicolas Cage is set to star as Joe Exotic in a TV miniseries--his first role on the small screen. The eight-part project will explore how Joe Shreibvogel became Joe Exotic and detail his effort to kee...
May 05, 2020