Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

Orillia OPP have charged two people in connection with a drug bust in Severn Township. Police seized over a thousand marijuana plants, along with 43 pounds of marijuana bud, at a residence in Severn T...

A big day here in Orillia later this week. Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan will be the guest speaker at the weekly luncheon of The Rotary Club or Orillia on Thursday. The luncheon, which is ope...

Expect big changes to Ontario's green energy act if the Conservatives win this falls Provincial election. Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop says a Tory government would kill Ontario's deal with Samsung...

This is nursing week in Canada and Orillia's Soldiers memorial Hospital not experiencing any immediate nursing shortage. Chief Nursing Executive Cheryl Harrison, speaking with Sunshine 89.1 news says ...

The Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre has won another award. We received the Best Small Market Radio Newscast for Central Region from the Radio and Television News Directors Association. That marks th...

Nearly 30 people showed up to plant trees on Saturday in Scout Valley, according to the Packet & Times. Some 300 trees native to Ontario...which were all supplied by Trees Ontario and CAA South Ce...

In an effort to reduce cycling injuries in children and young people, Helmuts For Kids supplies helmuts for all children who need them...and they also provide educational material for schools. For the...

The 30th annual Orillia Perch Festival is all wrapped up now. All told 24 or 72 tags came in this year, all of them worth $500. Those two Casino Rama perch tagged at $3000 went uncaught, but someone d...

The Ramara Farm and County Market kicks off it's second season today from 8-1pm. The list of vendors has more then doubled this year, but organizers are hoping to add even more variety. Organizer Ingr...

It's the final hours to catch a winning perch. The deadline for handing in a fish at Orillia's 30th annual Perch festival is 4 pm this afternoon. Festival Organizer Doug Bunker admits the wet and cold...