Author Archives: Syndicated Content

The OPP has received many calls regarding a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam in Orillia. This is the scam where someone calls pretending they’re a police officer or other enforcement official st...

Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) report that Tyler LEPPARD-CONANT of Tay Township was located with the assistance of the public at 10:40 a.m. toda...

The City of Barrie has created an online map for residents to suggest locations where they would like to see a speed cushion in 2021. It's one of many tactics to slow down motorists in parts of the ci...

The SIU is investigating the death of a 73 year old man, after he reportedly refused to wear a mask and started assaulting people at a grocery store in Haliburton. The incident began yesterday morning...

More details on today's shooting in Haliburton which left a 73 year old man dead. The Province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reports that this morning at 9:25 am OPP were notified that a man had...

A 29-year-old Orillia woman faces impaired driving charges after a vehicle was taken without consent in Oro-Medonte. July 11th just before 7 pm, police received the report. It was believed that the dr...

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked their mandate after a fatal police-involved shooting in Haliburton Highlands. A heavy police presence in Haliburton today following an inc...

Indoor visits to loved ones in Long Term Care (LTC) Homes can resume July 22nd for two Covid-19-free visitors at a time. This means recent tests for Covid-19 will remain a requirement for indoor visit...

The City of Barrie is trying to help its waste contractor beat the heat. During Environment Canada-declared severe heat and humidity warnings in Barrie, the City’s waste contractor will start co...

Home sales are doing very well in our region. There were 494 houses sold in June which is up 42 percent from the same month last year. This is the second strongest June on record. The dollar value of ...