Author Archives: Bayshore News Team

Nominations are now open for the 20th annual Nelle Carter Woman of the Year Award. The award, presented by the Orillia Business Women's Association, recognizes a successful business woman who is dedic...

Simcoe North Mp Bruce Stanton is hosting a passport clinic this Wed, Feb 23rd in Warminster. The clinic will be held at the Legion on Hwy 12 in Warminster from 5pm-8pm. If you're planning to attend yo...

Despite demand increases of more then 30% the Orillia Sharing Place is doing well. When compared to other locations across the province Don Evans, the executive director at the Sharing Place, says the...

Quick work by Orillia OPP resulted in the arrest of a robbery suspect last evening. Around 11:30 Thursday night, Police received a report of a robbery that had occurred in the area of Colborne Street ...

The future of the Mariposa Folk Festival the subject of a day long fourm being held at Lakehead University today, Saturday, February 19th. President of the Mariposa Folk Foundation Chris Lusty says th...

The warm weather and rain of the past few days has really hit local snowmobilers hard. Local trails are closed and according to John Britten, the president of the Orillia District Snowmobile Club will...

Orillia looking at new ways to try and reduce the amount of garbage going to its land fill. Greg Preston is the superintendent of Waste Management for the city and says there are a lot of different op...

Don't be suprised if you get hugged by a stranger in Orillia today, Saturday February 19th. About 25 community members will be handing out free hugs in the city today to help spread goodwill. The grou...

Gusty winds have caused a lot of problems for many people in Simcoe County. Power is out for thousands of people because of the high winds that whipped through the region over night and continue this ...

Flood warnings are in effect thanks to above seasonal temperatures. The lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority says a low-pressure system bringing in rain and mild weatherare causing the warning. W...