Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

It's early in the game but Orillia ratepayers are facing a 2.95 per cent tax increase as councillors got a first blush of the 2019 budget. For a home assessed at $250,000, the increase would be a...

A 54-year-old Bradford man is charged after debit and credit cards in a lost wallet were used to make purchases at a number of businesses. On Friday, January 11th around 12:30 p.m., South Simcoe Polic...

Jill Dunlop, MPP for Simcoe North, says she'll be hosting two pre-budget consultations to hear from residents on how best to cut red tape, improve government services and save taxpayers money. Th...

The OPP's canine unit was called in about a dirt biker who evaded police in Essa Township, but they too came up empty-handed. On Monday at 5:20 PM, an OPP officer spotted a dirk bike travelling e...

The Province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has charged a Barrie Police Officer stemming from an incident that occurred in September. On September 17th, the officer in question fired at a vehicle...

The OPP are investigating fraud complaints at a local business in Orillia. The fraud involves a suspect calling the business and ordering high priced items using a credit card. The suspect says his fr...

The Province is embarking on a regional government review with an eye to cost-cutting and Simcoe County and Muskoka are included. Doug Ford's Government released a statement today saying they are unde...

With the January 22 deadline for Ontario municipalities to decide whether to opt in or opt out of hosting retail cannabis stores, Orillia council committee will tackle the issue tonight. Staff have pr...

Ontario Hockey League London Knights 5 Kitchener Rangers 2 Guelph Storm 8 Ottawa 67's 4 Oshawa Generals 4 Erie Otters 3 Sudbury Wolves 7 Niagara IceDogs 3 Kingston Frontenacs 2 North Bay Battalio...

Union members at Casino Rama have given thumbs up to strike action. 95 per cent of the Unifor members voted on Saturday to give their bargaining committee a strike mandate if negotiations between the ...