Category Archives: Orillia News

Two people face charges after OPP seized over half a kg of illicit drugs and a loaded firearm. It happened following a traffic stop on HWY 11 near Bracebridge in relation to a drug trafficking investi...

The Barrie Police Polar Plunge is three weeks away. The event is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, and is scheduled for March 4 at Centennial Beach. Members of the Barrie Police service and their...

Nineteen Provincial Constables are joining Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments in Central Region following yesterday's graduation in Orillia. The 19 new officers, who are part of Class 500, co...

The District of Muskoka is looking for more information on second homes. The district says more than half of Muskoka's households consist of those who also have a home elsewhere. An on-line survey has...

Orillia OPP are seeking the assistance of the public to identify a male wanted for robbery at a Memorial Avenue business. On February 5th, around 2:00 a.m., Orillia OPP officers were dispatched to a r...

Orillia OPP is seeking the assistance of the public to identify a male wanted for robbery at a Murphy Road business in Orillia. On February 4th around 3:00 p.m., police were dispatched to a weapons ca...

On Sunday, February 5th shortly after 10:00 p.m., officers from the Barrie Police Service attended with the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services for a person who was reportedly in crisis at an apartmen...

Barrie is hosting Winterfest in the downtown core this weekend. Meridian Square and Heritage Park will be taken over by activities for the whole family. There are ice sculptures, lumberjack shows, and...

OPP have laid charges in relation to a fatal single-vehicle collision that took place last week in The Blue Mountains. On January 26th a grey-colored Mitsubishi Outlander SUV was traveling northbound ...

On January 28th at 9:15 p.m., OPP responded to an emergency call from a resident on First Street South in Gravenhurst. The caller fled after a person entered his home, harassed several people inside, ...