Category Archives: Local News

There’s been a fatal work place accident at the Oro-Medonte Landfill today. According to CTV, it happened this morning – a person died after being struck by a commercial truck at the landf...

A snow squall warning is in effect for the region today. Environment Canada is warning that 5-10 cm of snow is expected to fall, which could make any type of travel difficult. The snow will ease to sc...

Orillia OPP are investigating two reports of counterfeit money being used at local businesses in the Orillia area. The suspect entered two different businesses and used a counterfeit bill to pay for i...

Georgian Bay Township’s Integrity Commissioner has found two members of council breached the municipality’s code of conduct. The commissioner found that councillor Brian Bochek failed to t...

Great news for Orillia transit users – tomorrow (November 26th) is a free transit day. And..fares are going down for 2026 – starting Jan 1st the cost of a ride is a toonie. The new low adu...

The momentum has fizzled to protect Lake Simcoe. That’s the gist of a report released Tuesday from the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition. Back in 2016, the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan was unveiled wi...

A 37-year-old Barrie man faces a raft of charges including possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition and uttering threats after an incident yesterday (Sunday, Nov. 23). Police wer...

Barrie Police took ten impaired drivers off the road this past weekend. RIDE checks and general patrol – and tips from the public resulted in the arrests. One of the arrests involved a man now f...

Two area restaurants have made the list of the Top 100 in Canada. The list is compiled by Open Table and is based on reviews. In Orillia, The Common Stove and in Collingwood The Tremont Cafe scored sp...

The City of Orillia and Orillia Soldier’s Memorial Hospital have a deal in which the Orillia Rec Centre will be designated as an evacuation location should the hospital face a partial or full ev...