Category Archives: Orillia News
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
Break & Enter in Gravenhurst
Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a break and enter to a commercial business in Gravenhurst that occurred during the early morning hours of June 2, 2023. Police were called ...
Jun 05, 2023
Motorcycle Crash In Phelpston Sends Driver To Hospital w/Serious Injuries
The OPP is investigating a motorcycle crash in Phelpston. It happened early this morning on County Road 27 when a motorcycle left the road and hit a sign in a ditch. The 23-year-old driver from Barrie...
Jun 05, 2023 From: OPP West Region Twitter
Forest Fire Smoke Drifts Over Region.
The Simcoe-Muskoka area is being affected by smoke from forest fires burning in Northern Ontario and Quebec. Monday morning, Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Muskoka. The ...
Jun 05, 2023 Source: firesmoke.ca
Orillia OPP Charge 4 Drivers For Driving While Impaired From May 30 - June 1
Orillia OPP have been busy this past week after charging two women and two men with impaired driving. Between May 30th and June 1st, officers from the Orillia detachment received multiple traffic comp...
Jun 04, 2023 Source: OPP
One Person Charged Following Watercraft Crash In Oro-Medonte
Orillia OPP are investigating a serious collision involving a Sea-doo and a vessel that was docked. The collision happened in Oro-Medonte at around 5:30 yesterday. The driver of the Sea-doo was taken ...
Jun 03, 2023