Category Archives: Local News

Source: City of Orillia. The City of Orillia has announced that up to four dwelling units will be permitted on on a single lot across the city and will also allow for a range of residential uses on ce...

You know what they say – one person’s garbage is another person’s treasure – and the city of Orillia is embracing that with another year of the Orillia Treasure Hunt. Starting ...

A house has been destroyed by fire in Orillia. Fire fighters, police and paramedics were called around 3 a.m. Wednesday to a house on George Street between Westmount Drive and Lakeview Avenue. There a...

The City of Orillia will spend five hundred thousand dollars on tree recovery and replanting following the ice storm of earlier this spring. City council approved the plan at yesterday’s meeting...

Four local fire departments battled a wild fire in Gravenhurst Monday afternoon. Gravenhurst fire officials say the fast-moving blaze broke out near Riley Lake and destroyed several structures and veh...

There will be an increased police presence at and near Orillia Secondary School due to training exercises. Starting today and through Friday – as well as June 2nd and 16th – OPP will be on...

A fire at the Innisfil Recreational Complex saw the building safely evacuated, with the blaze extinguished quickly. There were no injuries. It happened this afternoon around 1:30. The Innisfil Recreat...

Barrie police have released surveillance footage of a suspect in connection with an assault Tuesday that injured a woman. The victim suffered a cut after she was attacked by a person with a sharp obje...

Orillia OPP were called to a residence on Carlton Street after neighbours reported a strong smell coming from a home. Yesterday (wed) afternoon around 1pm officers observed an extensive amount of pet ...

A partnership between two Simcoe County hospitals is aimed at reducing surgical backlogs at RVH. Georgian Bay General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital struck a deal to better utilize the available...