Category Archives: Local News

Sven Hansen, from Georgian Colleges Business Administration Marketing program, has been named 2010 Co-op Student of the Year. Not only was Hansen honored this year by the Canadian Association of Co-op...

Seven years after a major drug bust in Barrie guilty pleas have been made in court by five of the accused operators of the countries largest indoor marijuana factory. Four of the accused are already s...

The Orillia Community Foundations has nearly $20,000 available for community groups, and all you have to do is ask. But you'll need to ask soon, the Foundation will be accepting grant applications onl...

Students throughout the county will be celebrating Earth Hour by turning off the lights for one hour. The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) is taking part in the global movement on climate c...

Orillia Mayor Angelo Orsi calls it a bit of sticker shock to be hit with a 36 per cent increase in charges from the OSPCA to provide animal control services for Orillia for the next three years. He sa...

Orillia council is moving forward to resrict parking on Mackenzie Street to try and ease some of the congestion between Harvey and Mississaga streets. Visitors to Soldiers memorial Hospital getting th...

One Orillia Councillor not thrilled with the Fire departments plan to charge non residents a fee for attending a motor vehicle accident or car fires. That is one of the changes the department presente...

Georgian College is bursting at the seams as full time post secondary enrolment has grown by 10 per cent compared to a year ago at this time. The latest audited enrolment numbers show a 9.6 per cent i...

It's not always young people that police have to deal with in regards to drinking and driving. On Saturday, Orillia OPP stopped a southbound vehicle on Highway 11...with an erratic driver who has trav...

Today is the first day of spring, and that means many kids will be getting the bicycle out of storage to head out for a spin. However, Orillia OPP Community service Officer Gerry Dwyer says before par...