Category Archives: Local News

Laurel L. Russwurm / CC The City of Orillia has launched The Great Orillia Flag Challenge for this Canada Day Week. It’s a new community initiative that invites residents to team up with those o...

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is proud to announce the acquisition of a 34.4-hectare (85.15-acre) property within Ontario's Georgian Bay UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The newly conserved Honey Harbour Wetl...

Safe Quiet Lakes is thrilled to announce the launch of the fourth edition of the "Your Lakes Your Views" survey. This summer, the organization aims to explore perceptions surrounding enhanced wakes an...

Officers from the Orillia Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two individuals in connection with a drug trafficking investigation and executed searc...

An officer from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) operating a cruiser equipped with a Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) has led to a number of illegal dru...

After a tip from the public, Barrie police charged a 70 year old local woman with impaired driving. The woman left a mall on Bayfield Street around 7 last night – police were able to locate her ...

The City of Orillia is seeking input from residents and businesses about their experiences and the City's emergency response during the historic ice storm at the end of March. The ice storm on March 2...

Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect or location of a stolen E- Bike from a Penetanguishene re...

The City of Orillia has a survey open looking for resident’s feedback on the ice storm response. You can take it online at orillia.ca or there are hard copies at the Orillia Public Library, the ...

Orillia OPP are looking to the public for help in locating a missing 13 year old male. He’s 5′ tall, 85lbs, shoulder length brown hair with brown eyes. He is known to frequent downtown Ori...