Category Archives: Local News

High Speed Internet should become much more accessible for people in Oro-Medonte and the rest of Simcoe County. This after a move by the Provincial government to provide almost 700-thousand dollars in...

Simcoe County in the process of putting together a series of recommendations to create a continuous comprehensive trail network through the region. This comes after four public trails strategy meeting...

Green Haven Shelter for Women is looking to the community for help today. Join them for an evening of fun and fundraising tonight at the Aladdin Banquet Hall on Missasauga St in Orillia. Executive dir...

An Orillia group seeking to eliminate homelessness in the city and region is hoping the newly elected Orillia Council will move quickly on the issue. Chair of the Simcoe County Alliance to end Homeles...

Two days of pre budget hearings by Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop are being described as a big success. He held one meeting Wednesday in Midland and another on Thursday in Orillia. Dunlop says a tot...

The longest, consecutively running basketball tournament in Canada tips off today here in Orillia as teams from right across the province take part in the 67th annual Blackball tournament. This editio...

All this snow over the past day or so means that a lot of people will be doing a lot of shoveling to clear their driveways and sidewalks. If you have to shovel that snow, Orillia Chiropractor Dr. Tim ...

A 17 year old Orillia woman is facing numerous charges after an 18 year old Severn Township woman was stabbed in the foot Saturday night. Police say there were responding to an assault call at a resid...

With all this fresh snow, Orillia OPP would like to remind snowmachine operators that there are certain rules they must open when operating their machines within the city limits. By-Laws effective in ...

The worst snowstorm of this winter has arrived and with it poor driving conditions and blowing and drifting snow. Orillia could see up to 20 centimetres of snow before the storm heads through Quebec a...