Category Archives: Orillia News

The 400 Market has decided to close this weekend. The message was posted on its Facebook page and says: Our thoughts are with everyone during this difficult time. We encourage you to practice responsi...

The City of Orillia continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by evaluating the precautionary measures it can put in place to combat the spread of the virus and encourage social distancing. As a r...

There has been another COVID-19 death in Barrie. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) confirmed on Saturday afternoon that a man in his 70s from Alberta, who was being treated at the hospit...

Thanks to a phone call from a concerned citizen, a suspected impaired driver has been arrested in MIdland. Police say on Friday afternoon, they responded to a report of a possible impaired driver on F...

An arrest has been made in connection with a couple of break-and-enters in Midland. Police say the break-ins occured on March 7 at a Frederick Street home and two days later, at a home on Sixth Street...

The OPP is investigating the sudden death of a man in Orillia. Police say they were called to The Beer Store on Atherley Road around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when the man's body was discovered. An autopsy ...

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (OSMH) is further tightening visitor restrictions as an additional precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Effectively immediately, the Hospital is closed to vis...

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has reached tentative central agreements with the provincial government. Separate tentative central agreements have been negotiated for ETFO's tea...

A 12-year-old is facing charges, after Barrie police say about 70 vehicles had their tires slashed in the city's north east end overnight. Police announced on Twitter that dozens of residents awoke to...

Today, March 20, 2020, at 8:27 p.m. Mayor Steve Clarke declared a State of Emergency in response to COVID-19 in the City of Orillia. "This is indeed an unprecedented time that most of us never have ex...