Category Archives: Orillia News
West Parry Sound OPP Officer Tests Positive For Covid-19
West Parry Sound OPP report that one of its own has tested positive for Covid-19 The officer is currently in self-isolation. The OPP says it was made aware of the diagnosis on April 10th and the offic...
Apr 13, 2020
Ontario State Of Emergency To Be Extended
Premier Doug Ford is going to extend the State of Emergency for Ontario. Ford says he plans to extend the emergency measure to May 12, when the legislature is back in session tomorrow (Tuesday). The p...
Apr 13, 2020
Province Fast-tracks Supplies
They have the equipment, now they're acting fast to get it in the hands of those who need it most. That was the message today as Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott addressed Ontar...
Apr 13, 2020
Ten New Coronavirus Cases In Simcoe-Muskoka
The local health unit is reporting 10 new cases of Coronavirus in Simcoe-Muskoka since the last report. The 10 latest cases since Saturday brings the total to 151 cases. There are still 8 deaths in th...
Apr 13, 2020
Almost 300 COVID-19 Deaths In Ontario
Almost three hundred people have died from COVID-19 in Ontario. Health officials report today that there are now a total of 291 deaths, with 17 being the latest. There is now a total of 7,470 cases of...
Apr 13, 2020
City Dwellers Continue To Flock to Cottage Country Despite Warnings
City dwellers continue to flood parts of cottage country, despite repeated warnings to stay where they are. Hundreds of people are flooding rural areas to "ride out the pandemic", but area politicians...
Apr 13, 2020
Photographers Asked To STOP "Front Steps Project"
Some photographers are continuing The Front Steps Project, despite a statement from the Professional Photographers of Canada asking them to stop the campaign. The group says there has been a lot of co...
Apr 13, 2020
SIU Called In After Police Chase In Essa Township
A 24-year-old Barrie man has been arrested, after a police chase in Essa Township. On Sunday, police were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle near Burwick Crescent and when officers attempted t...
Apr 13, 2020 source: opp.ca
Police Arrest Outstanding Suspects In Orillia Shooting and Robbery
Police have arrested two outstanding suspects in connection with an armed robbery in Orillia. It happened on April 6th, when police received a report about gunshots at home on Mississauga Street West,...
Apr 13, 2020
Say Goodbye To Lower Pump Prices
Say good bye to cheap gas prices! Oil prices have jumped more than $1 a barrel this morning after major producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut. A group known as OPEC+ agreed yesterday ...
Apr 13, 2020