Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

Orillia OPP are investigating an incident involving their patrol helicopter last Friday. Just before 10 in the morning, the helicopter was on patrol flying above Severn Township when it was struck twi...

Orillia's brand new Habitat for Humanity ReStore will officially open it's doors this weekend. The ReStore is a non-profit retail home renovation and building centre. Manager Ivan McArthur says the Re...

An 18 year old Oro-Medonte male is facing charges - including attempted murder - in connection with an assault case in Oro Medonte involving the suspect's mother. Barrie OPP say the 35 year old victim...

The Ontario Provincial Police pleased with the results of their operation impact initiative. The force used high-visibility tactics and engaged in social media conversations to encourage safe travel d...

Conservative MPP Garfield Dunlop has won a 4th term in the riding of Simcoe North. Dunlop handily defeated Liberal Candidate Fred Larsen, NDP candidate Doris Middleton, and Green Party candidate Peter...

Ontario has elected its first minority government in 26 years, but one analyst thinks the Liberals aren't in too weak a position. Premier Dalton McGuinty has become the province's first three-term Lib...

The Progressive Conservatives picked up the most seats as the Liberals lost their majority status in the legislature. The Tories gained 12 seats, many of them in Southwestern Ontario. They go into the...

Re elected Simcoe North conservative MPP Garfield Dunlop tearing a strip off Elections Ontario for the historic low voter turnout in this provincial election. Just over 50 per cent of eligible voters ...

The Orillia Salvation Army now better equiped to help emergency responders at the scene of a disaster or other emergency. The Sally Ann has retrofitted a donated RV to be used as a community response ...

A murder that occurred in Orillia in June of 2010 has been cracked by Orillia OPP and the OPP's Criminal Investigation Branch. Opp Constable Peter Leon says they now have made an arrest in connection ...