Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

There will be celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of a book written by Stephen Leacock. The book is called Sunshine Sketches of a Small Town. It was written about Orillia back in 1912. 2012 wil...

What is your New Year's Resolution? Every year most people say they will do something to better our lives -- while some people don't bother making resolutions. So Bayshore Broadcasting News hit the st...

The value of Ontario farmland continued to increase in 2011. According to a report from Farm Credit Canada -- the value of farmland in the province increased 6.6 per cent in the first half of this yea...

About 60 people enjoyed an hour of free skating at the Rama Mask Arena on Wednesday, compliments of the Rotary Club of Washago & Area. Past Club President Dan Herbert, who was on hand to oversee t...

The frigid temperatures are hampering efforts to find a missing 23-year-old man who went canoeing with a relative on Lake Couchiching. The O-P-P have postponed their efforts until conditions are more ...

The snow we've had the last two days has a lot of people itching to get on their snowmobiles. But not so fast. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), says the snow is not yet enough to ope...

To shop out of town or right here at home -- many people are shopping at home, looking for Boxing Day bargains. Shoppers around Orillia and Simcoe County are deciding to buy local to support the econo...

The body of a 23-year-old man who went missing after his canoe capsized in Lake Couchiching Tuesday has not yet been found. Cold temperatures hampered the efforts of OPP divers Wednesday. "Unfortunate...

A new fish virus has been found in Lake Simcoe will affect commercial bait operators in the area the first of the year, according to the Packet & Times. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is ...

One person is dead and another is missing following a boating accident that occurred early this morning on Lake Counchiching near Cumberland Beach. Orillia OPP say a 13 year old boy and 23 year old ma...