Category Archives: Orillia News
OPP Remind Boaters About Cold Water Danger
OPP are reminding boaters about the dangers posed by cold water on area lakes and rivers. Spring might be in the air and the ice may have melted away, but the warmer temperatures give a false sense of...
Apr 07, 2020
New Online Portal Will Help Fill Covid-19 Healthcare Gaps
A new online portal that will match and fill much-needed healthcare positions across Ontario is being launched by the Provincial Government. Health Minister Christine Elliott says people from across O...
Apr 07, 2020
Simcoe-Muskoka COVID-19 Cases Rise By 11
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit reports 11 new cases of COVID-19. That brings the total to 105. There are at least six more pending cases. The new cases range in age from 20's to 90's includin...
Apr 07, 2020
Trudeau Praises Healthcare Professionals And Canadian Companies
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says its World Health Day and a good time to show thanks to professionals in the healthcare sector. Trudeau says others deserve thanks too, with over 5,000 Canadian compa...
Apr 07, 2020
Ontario Cases Of COVID-19 Continue To Rise
379 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ontario. That's up from 309 new cases yesterday (Mon) but still lower than the high number of 462 cases on Friday. There have been 21 new deaths, for a...
Apr 07, 2020 source: who.int
Woman Charged In Gravenhurst Road Rage Incident
A suspected road rage incident in Gravenhurst has resulted in charges. Police say just before 5 yesterday afternoon, a driver reported that another vehicle was driving erratically and passed the calle...
Apr 07, 2020
Some Orillia Construction Projects Put On Hold
A number of construction projects in the City of Orillia will proceed while many others are postponed following the Province's new list of essential services, which came into effect over the weekend. ...
Apr 07, 2020
Two Suspects Arrested, Two More At Large, Following Orillia Robbery
Two people have been arrested and two more suspects are still at large, following a robbery in Orillia. Just before 630 last night, police received a call reporting gunshots at an address on Mississau...
Apr 07, 2020
Two Suspected Impaired Drivers Arrested In Orillia
Two men are facing charges, after separate suspected impaired driving incidents over the weekend. Police say on Friday night, they were called to a collision on Highway 11 near Line 14 in the Township...
Apr 07, 2020
Police Are Looking For A Robbery Suspect In Springwater
Police need your help in identifying a robbery suspect. Early this morning (Tuesday at 1:29 a.m.), OPP responded to an alarm at the Husky Gas Station at 1013 Bayfield Street North in Springwater Towns...
Apr 07, 2020