Category Archives: Orillia News
Potentially Lethal Substance Sent To People At Risk Of Self-Harm Across Ontario
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning people about packages, containing a potentially lethal substance, that may have been sent to individuals at risk of self-harm in communities across Ontar...
May 03, 2023
Orillia Mayor Releases Statement Regarding Gordon Lightfoot's Passing
The following is a statement from Orillia Mayor Don McIsaac today regarding the passing of music legend, Orillia native, and favorite son Gordon Lightfoot: "Our community is deeply saddened to learn a...
May 02, 2023
Gordon Lightfoot, Canada's Troubadour, dies at 84
Canadian folk music legend Gordon Lightfoot died Monday night in Toronto at the age of 84. Born in Orillia, Lightfoot created iconic songs that were woven into the fabric of Canada. After graduating h...
May 02, 2023 Source:
Orillia Hall of Fame, (Orillia.ca.)
Orillia Charging Ahead with Electric Vehicle Charging Station Pilot Project
In alignment with the City of Orillia's Climate Change Action Plan, Orillia's Climate Future, the City is making two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations available for public use at Orillia City Ce...
May 01, 2023 Source: City of Orillia.
Muskoka Queer Film Festival Coming May 17th to Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre
The Muskoka Queer Film Festival (MQFF) Committee is proud to announce the lineup for the fourth annual film festival, which will be taking place in-person for the first time on Wednesday, May 17 at th...
May 01, 2023
Heavy Damage In Kilworthy Kitchen Fire
A weekend fire in Kilworthy caused about a quarter-million dollars damage to a building on Highway 11. Gravenhurst fire fighters were called Saturday afternoon where fire had broken out in an apartmen...
May 01, 2023 Photo: Gravenhurst Fire Department via Twitter.
Orillia OPP Search For Missing Boater
Orillia OPP are searching for a local man who had gone fishing but then didn't return at the scheduled time. In their search, police found an abandoned boat in the Bass Lake area. The OPP Marine Unit,...
Apr 29, 2023 Source: OPP via Twitter
Perch Festival Set to Run April 29- May 6, 2023
The Perch Festival is returning to Orillia. The Orillia District Chamber of Commerce (ODCC) is reviving the event with a new and exciting twist. The Perch Festival has long been synonymous with the of...
Apr 26, 2023
Statues Missing From Tiny Township
Five bronze statues, worth about $20,000 have disappeared from a garden in Tiny Township. The statues were taken from a place in the Cedar Ridge development. OPP say the homeowners recently returned a...
Apr 25, 2023 Photo provided by the OPP.
SS Keewatin Heads To Kingston
The S.S. Keewatin has left Port McNicoll. The historic steamer is being towed to Hamilton for repairs, before heading to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston. The century old steamer was b...
Apr 25, 2023 Source: Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.