Category Archives: Orillia News
Barrie Airshow This Weekend.
The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds will perform in Barrie this weekend. The Barrie Air Show will feature the iconic aerobatic team Saturday and Sunday at the Barrie waterfront. A full slate of eve...
Jun 09, 2023 Source: City of Barrie.
Orillia Resident Charged with Committing an Indecent Act in a Public Place
A 51-year-old Orillia resident has been charged with committing an indecent act in a public place. OPP was called to an Atherley Road home on June 5th for a disturbance involving someone who had their...
Jun 09, 2023 Source: OPP
Health unit offers tips to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
Wildfires occurring in parts of Ontario and Quebec are producing smoke that is being carried into Simcoe Muskoka and affecting local air quality. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit advises taking...
Jun 07, 2023 SMDHU Logo
Muskoka Resident A Cast Member Of 'Alone' Season 10
A long-time Muskoka resident is especially excited to see the outdoor survival show 'Alone's new season start this week. It's because he's in it. 50-year-old James 'Wyatt' Black who's lived in Muskoka...
Jun 07, 2023
City launches OrilliaNow online portal
The City of Orillia is excited to launch OrilliaNow, a customizable online portal designed to provide residents and visitors with information about City of Orillia services, programs and amenities tha...
Jun 06, 2023
Georgian Bay District Secondary School Placed in Lockdown
A Midland high school was placed into lockdown today after a student was observed walking into the building with a firearm. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Po...
Jun 06, 2023
Simcoe County releases homelessness prevention strategy
The County of Simcoe is implementing a 10-point strategy designed specifically to assist with the prevention of homelessness across the region. This plan provides a strong, data-driven strategy to hel...
Jun 06, 2023
Barrie Resident Charged With Human Trafficking
Police have arrested and charged a Barrie resident in a human trafficking investigation. The Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-Led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS) members began an investigation, ...
Jun 06, 2023 Image: OPP Cruiser
Five People Hospitalized Following HWY 400 Crash
A two-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 400 just north of the ramp to Crooked Bay Road sent one driver to a Toronto area trauma hospital. It happened Saturday night - four others were s...
Jun 05, 2023
Another Unsanctioned Truck Rally In Barrie
On Saturday, June 3, 2023, another unsanctioned truck rally came to Barrie and upwards of 500 people and 150 trucks began to assemble on the north side of the Georgian Mall parking lot near the locati...
Jun 05, 2023