Category Archives: Local News

According to threehundredeight.com...we are headed to another minority government... The website takes a look at all numbers the pollsters are putting together...then looks at the last election and ho...

A scary situation for two Orillia OPP officers on Friday evening. Officers attended an address on Barrie Road near Memorial Avenue to arrest a wanted party. Upon arrival the male was located and arres...

A recent survey by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) points to a growing business sector and a big jump in the number of self employed aboriginal citizens. Research Analyst Stephen S...

History lives on, despite new ownership of the Barrie Triple Drive-In. Orillia's Packet and Times reports that Premier Operating Corporation purchased the Oro-Medonte Township drive-in last month. Und...

Tax hikes are on the way for residents in Severn Township. Council passed their budget which will see a 2.5% increase, which means an increase of about $17.18 on a home assessed at just under $240 000...

Locally and nationally this past week we saw a snapshot of whether the overall quality of life of Canadians is getting better or worse -- and things could be better. The new environment report was rel...

The Elmvale couple slain in a gruesome double homicide have been laid to rest. Well over one hundred people attended the funeral for 53 year old Donald White and his 51 year old wife Lauredith at St A...

The Pediatrics Department at Orillia's Soldiers Memorial Hospital will be the beneficiary of this years Rally for Kids fundraiser. Mike Davenport, of Davenport Subaru in Orillia, is participating in T...

Its not rocket science, but pretty close. Young student scientists will be showcasing their projects at the Simcoe County Regional Science fair. The fair is for students from grade 4 to 12 . Chemistry...

Orillia's Soldiers Memorial Hospital has embarked on its 2011-12 Quality Improvement plan. Shawn Bishop is the Quality and Patient Safety Co Ordinator at the hospital and says this plan will focus on ...