Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

The city's budget committee has voted to reduce Orillia's volunteer firefighter budget by $10,000, according to the Packet & Times. In the past year, the fire department has reduced its volunteer ...

The Orillia Business Woman of the Year was announced at a gala dinner last night at Hawk Ridge Golf & Country Club. The annual award is handed out by the Orillia Business Womens Association and th...

High Gas prices on the minds of not just consumers but politicians as well. Ontario's Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says that the almost record high gasoline prices is a concern. Speaking in Orillia ...

Orillia OPP are looking into a boat theft. Officers were called to a residence near Richardsons Point Line and Maleys Road in Severn Township on Wednesday (May 11.) Police say a boat, engine, and trai...

A massive campaign to promote Orillia as a tourist destination for travellers on Highway 11 is about to be launched. Tourism promoters in Orillia are joining forces to encourage visitors to experience...

As we head into tourism season there is little concern at the municipal level about any big impact rising gas prices might have. With Orillia being a prime spot for tourists it has certainly crossed t...

One of the largest land-claim settlement offers in Canadian history is in the hands of Chippewas of Rama First Nation. The Coldwater-Narrows reserve claim involves about 10,000 acres of land, which ru...

A new group has been formed to give local museums, art galleries and cultural centres a little more marketing clout. Its called Sumac and involved 15 different groups to market the cultural heritage o...

Quite an honour for the small legal department of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. It is sharing the social responsibility award, a new category in the annual Canadian General Counsel Awards. The a...

A Bracebridge man was arrested by the FBI in Georgia on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a Toronto businessman last summer. 48 year old Todd Andrew Howley, was arrested without incident in t...