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The Relief Centre at the Orillia Recreation Centre (255 West St. S.) will remain open until further notice. Operating hours are from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. with overnight stays available. Overnight guests m...

Orillia is dealing with another challenge as the city continues to grapple with the aftermath of last weekend’s ice storm. A lightning strike and fire damaged equipment Wednesday night at the wa...

The Township of Ramara remains under a state of emergency. Several relief centres are operating to assist residents who are dealing with a prolongued power outage. -The Township Administration Buildin...

Hydro One says it has restored power to hundreds of thousands of customers who lost electricity in the weekend ice storm. But as of Thursday afternoon, there were still 186,000 waiting for restoration...

The Township of Springwater's Municipal Emergency Control Group continues to respond to the impacts of the ice storm. Currently the focus of the efforts and resources is on making Township roads passa...

Orillia OPP are reminding the public that the city and surrounding townships of Oro-Medonte and Ramara Township remain in a State of Emergency, and Severn has declared a Significant Weather Event. War...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is urging residents to take precautions following the recent ice storm, which has caused widespread power outages, downed trees, road closures, and possible flo...

The District of Muskoka has declared a State of Emergency in response to a severe ice storm that swept through the District from March 28 to 30, causing widespread power outages, downed trees and hydr...

Notice from Simcoe County District School Board: Due to widespread power outages and unsafe conditions from the ice storm in our region, all Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) schools will be...

Nearly 400 thousand Ontario residents will spend Sunday night in the dark, as Hydro One mobilizes to deal with one of the worst storms in recent memory. Freezing rain began across central Ontario Satu...