Category Archives: Local News

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says suspensions for students in grades 11 and 12 whose vaccinations aren’t up to date will be effective September 23rd. The Health Unit says it sent lett...

Bracebridge OPP say that the remains of two more people have been found inside a home on Beatrice Town Line Road. Police were called to the home on Friday evening, and when they arrived they found the...

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies has prompted a special air-quality statement over much of the province. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires is causing reduced visibility and poor air qual...

Following a shelter-in-place order that was issued Friday night, Bracebridge OPP are now asking for the public’s help in finding a wanted person in connection with a death and arson. On Friday e...

Barrie Police are looking to the public for help in locating a male who is considered armed and dangerous and is the primary suspect in an investigation currently ongoing in a wooded area in the area ...

The Township of Ramara, on receipt of a notice from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has placed a swim advisory for the Lagoon City Park Beach due to higher than normal bacteria counts.

  The Orillia Fire Department is reporting a rise in fires caused by cigarettes being extinguished in plant pots. The FD is advising people to always smoke outdoors, use a metal container with sa...

The Town of Innisfil is under an open-air burning ban effective immediately. Very dry conditions and fire danger have increased. The ban includes fireworks, any kind of outdoor fire including cooking,...

The right northbound lane on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte has re-opened after a single-vehicle collision that resulted in a diesel spill and damaged guardrail. The crash happened at around noon yesterday...

Sure it’s warm and sunny – but we all know what’s coming – in light of winter’s inevitability, the City of Orillia is looking to the public to vote on five finalists in n...