Category Archives: Orillia News
SIMCOE COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD LOOKING FOR INPUT
The Simcoe County District School Board is inviting public input from its public school communities regarding the proposed school year calendar for next year (September 2026 to June 2027). Input can b...
Dec 02, 2025
OPP Seek White Car After School Grounds Damaged
OPP have released a photo of a car, believed to have caused damage to a couple of school yards in Gravenhurst. About a week ago, police were called to Muskoka Beechgrove Public School where a vehicle ...
Dec 02, 2025 Source: OPP
FATALITY AT ORO-MEDONTE LANDFILL
There's been a fatal work place accident at the Oro-Medonte Landfill today. According to CTV, it happened this morning - a person died after being struck by a commercial truck at the landfill in Oro-M...
Dec 01, 2025
Snow And Mild Temperatures Expected To Make Travel Difficult Sunday
A snow squall warning is in effect for the region today. Environment Canada is warning that 5-10 cm of snow is expected to fall, which could make any type of travel difficult. The snow will ease to sc...
Nov 30, 2025 Forecasted driving conditions for Sunday, November 30, 2025 (image via 511on.ca)
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? HE'S PASSING COUNTERFEIT BILLS
Orillia OPP are investigating two reports of counterfeit money being used at local businesses in the Orillia area. The suspect entered two different businesses and used a counterfeit bill to pay for i...
Nov 28, 2025
Two Georgian Bay Twp. Councillors Found To Have Breached Conduct Code.
Georgian Bay Township's Integrity Commissioner has found two members of council breached the municipality's code of conduct. The commissioner found that councillor Brian Bochek failed to treat staff w...
Nov 28, 2025
FREE TRANSIT DAY IN ORILLIA TOMORROW
Great news for Orillia transit users - tomorrow (November 26th) is a free transit day. And..fares are going down for 2026 - starting Jan 1st the cost of a ride is a toonie. The new low adult and senio...
Nov 25, 2025
Lake Simcoe Clean Up Has Lost Momentum: Report
The momentum has fizzled to protect Lake Simcoe. That's the gist of a report released Tuesday from the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition. Back in 2016, the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan was unveiled with ple...
Nov 25, 2025 Source: Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition.
BARRIE MAN ARRESTED IN INCIDENT HAD LOADED GUN
A 37-year-old Barrie man faces a raft of charges including possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition and uttering threats after an incident yesterday (Sunday, Nov. 23). Police wer...
Nov 24, 2025
BARRIE POLICE NAB A SLEW OF IMPAIRED DRIVERS OVER WEEKEND
Barrie Police took ten impaired drivers off the road this past weekend. RIDE checks and general patrol - and tips from the public resulted in the arrests. One of the arrests involved a man now facing ...
Nov 24, 2025