Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

Mixed reaction from the second and third place candidates in Simcoe Grey. Independent Helena Guergis says she isn't surprised she came in third behind the NDP. She says running as an independent is ve...

Preliminary Results Simcoe North NDP-New Democratic Party Richard Banigan 11,514, 19.9 per cent Liberal Steve Clarke 11,090, 19.1 per cent CHP Canada Adrian Kooger 332 , 0.6 per cent Green Party Valer...

Two people are dead following an early morning police chase in the Orillia area. OPP tried to stop a vehicle that was travelling northbound on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte Township early this morning, bu...

There is much celebration in Washington and New York today, with the announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama that Osama bin Laden is dead. The al-Qaida leader, the world's most wanted terrorist, w...

May 1st to the 7th is Emergency Preparedness Week in Orillia. As disasters and emergencies can happen at anytime, the Orillia Fire Department is encouraging everyone to be prepared. Should disaster st...

An Orillia landmark was in flames early this morning. The Orillia Packet and Times reports that firefighters responded around 12:30 this morning to a fire at the Sundial Inn. Various parts of the now ...

An early morning fire at the Sundial Inn is being considered suspicious at this time. Fire Chief Ralph Dominelli told Sunshine 89.1 this morning that the Fire Marshall's office has been called and the...

This years Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour has been awarded to author Trevor Cole for his book Practical Jean. He received the honour Thursday afternoon at a special ceremony in Orillia. Cole not onl...

There are no apologies from the provincial government after a report found the province passed a vague law in secret to give police extra powers during the G-20 summit last June. And Community Safety ...

A lot of people are still not buckling up. That what the latest OPP seat belt campaign has discovered. OPP Orillia headquarters Constable Peter Leon says over the past three weeks, more than one milli...