Category Archives: Local News

Orillia OPP are asking for the public’s help in locating 29-year-old ‘Rachel’. Rachel is five-foot six-inches tall, thin build, with medium length blonde hair, and blue eyes. Last se...

The Ontario government says it’s considering plans to expand 'strong mayor powers' to 169 additional municipalities across the province…including in our region. The special designation is ...

The City of Orillia has officially terminated the state of emergency declared March 30th in the wake of the ice storm. The city says conditions have stabilized. Mayor Don McIsaac noted in a press rele...

The Ontario government has announced plans to expand 'strong mayor powers' to 169 additional municipalities across the province…including in our region. The special designation is intended to sp...

Muskoka Lakes fire fighters were able to rescue a person from thin ice on Lake Rosseau Sunday evening. Fire crews from four stations responded to Foot’s Bay and used specialized equipment to bri...

An army of more than four thousand hydro workers spent the weekend restoring power to thousands of local homes and businesses. The majority of the city of Orillia is back on line, but there are still ...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP are investigating after they received a report of a deceased person at a home in Tay Township on March 31st. Police, along with Tay Township Fire Service and Simcoe County Pa...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate after Orillia OPP were called to a disturbance on Friday. Just before 8:30 on the evening of Friday, April 4th, police were cal...

Two people have been charged with stunt driving after a traffic stop on Highway 400 near Moonstone Road in Oro-Medonte. An officer was able to stop two vehicles travelling together just after 1:30 on ...

Thousands of residents of central and north Simcoe County have now spent seven days without power. While Hydro One has made a great deal of progress since last weekend’s ice storm, more than 100...