Category Archives: Local News

A Barrie man is among 36 people, arrested and charged in a massive child exploitation investigation. Twenty-one police services worked together to lay a total of 128 criminal charges. All of the accus...

Orillia OPP were busy with impaired investigations yesterday – a 35 year old male from Fort Erie Ontario was charged after a tip from the public about an impaired driver on Hwy 11 in Oro-Medonte...

Barrie Police had their hands full last night after a chaotic call about two men fighting led to three attests. It all started when four adults all known to each other decided to walk to a nearby conv...

Orillia OPP nabbed a novice driver for stunt driving and other offences yesterday. The driver was clocked at 161 km/hr in a posted 90 on Hwy 11 south. Four charges in all were laid – and the dri...

A 24-year-old Barrie male faces several charges after he went for a noisy Saturday (May 31) morning drive on Essa Road. Barrie Police pulled the driver over to confirm the mufflers to be improper and ...

A Ramara Township councillor has been sanctioned after an Integrity Commissioner report regarding a Code of Conduct complaint involving Councillor Sherri Bell was released today. The investigation, co...

Source: City of Orillia. A city-wide garage sale is set for Orillia one week from tomorrow on Saturday June 7th. The initiative is aimed at supporting affordable housing in Orillia with participants b...

Source: Barrie Police Trying to shoplift at a Barrie retailer turned out to be more than the accused bargained for. A 37 year old Barrie woman was arrested last night (May 28) at a Bayfield Street sto...

The City of Orillia is proposing to name a new arterial road Brook Trout Drive. Any person wishing to comment on the proposed by-law is requested to submit comments in writing by email to kpreston@ori...

In honour of Juneteenth, a group called Making Change is again presenting the historical tour “Footsteps To Freedom,” a local Black History Bus Tour on Saturday, June 14th. It kicks off at...