Category Archives: Local News

The mother of a 10 year old boy found deceased on New Year’s Eve Day in Barrie is now charged with first degree murder. Barrie Police say the 47 year old woman was charged once she was cleared m...

A 60 year old Orillia woman has died following a two-car crash Killarney Bay Road between Highway 35 and Cambray Road today. Police say visibility at the time was limited due to snow. If anyone has an...

A heads up for those who plan to travel the ice of Georgian Bay this week. The Canadian Coast Guard will be conducting ice breaking operations to support commercial shipping in Midland Harbour. The Co...

Fire fighters from Bracebridge and Gravenhurst spent several hours Sunday battling a structure fire on Portage Bay Road. Initial reports indicate there were no injuries and no one was home when the bl...

Dont drink and drive 03.2025 Two days into the New Year and Huronia West OPP have charged two drivers with impaired in Springwater Township – one of them 14 years old. On New Year’s Day, p...

OPP are asking for the public's help after building materials were stolen from a construction site in Port McNicoll. Officers responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area of Dock Lane on T...

A 10-year-old child has been found dead in a residence in the Allandale Heights area of Barrie. City police say they were called to a house in the area of Bayview Drive and Little Avenue on New Year&#...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reminding parents and caregivers of students in Grades 3 and 4 that immunization information needs to be current – those whose information is not up to...

A Georgian Bay township councillor won’t face any penalties for breaching the township’s code of conduct. At a recent meeting, council voted not to go ahead with the recommended penalties ...

Source:Orillia Hall of Fame, (Orillia.ca.) The Orillia Museum of Art & History has announced its acquisition of 100 items from the recent Gordon Lightfoot Estate Auction. According to a news relea...