Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

The City of Orillia is now in possession of a citizens petition to ban the installation of wireless Internet at the new public library. The petition, presented by local parent Colleen Genno, contains ...

The placement of hydro lines along Cowan Street here in Orillia will be looked at once again by council. A a motion calling for more information from Orillia Power and the Parks and Recreation Departm...

A change at the top for the Orillia Tundra hockey team. Tom Ruff has announced that he is will be relinquishing the Chairman of the Board position as well as Bench Coach duties. Ruff said although app...

The Big Bike is coming back. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontarios annual Big Bike event will take place Wednesda and Thursday at Couchiching Beach Park in Orillia. Christine Drury is the Corpor...

OPP are investigate a shooting incident in Ramara Township yesterday. Someone used a 22 calibre rifle to take shots at a house located on Highway 12. The Forensics Identification Unit recovered the ri...

Parliament will return June 2 _ one month to the day after the Conservatives won their long-sought majority. Government House leader John Baird says the House of Commons will first choose a Speaker, t...

Three more acts have been added to this summer's Mariposa Folk Festival. Brett Caswell and the Marquee Rose, Mike Celia, and Rucksack Willies. Artists performed last night at the Festival's annual sho...

OPP still looking into what caused a fiery crash in Bracebridge this past week. Thursday a women drove off the road and wound up crashing into a parked van. An off-duty OPP officer happened to be driv...

A group of students from Park Street Collegiate Institute here in Orillia are going to the UN - figuratively speaking of course. They are joining students from eight other high schools in Simcoe Count...

Eight Simcoe County District School Board schools have been recognized with top awards for their environmental initiatives by the Ontario EcoSchool program. Ontario EcoSchools is an environmental educ...