Category Archives: Local News

Orillia OPP are currently investigating a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11 that has claimed the life of one person. Today at 9:07 a.m., police were dispatched to reports of a multi-vehicle collis...

UPDATE: *Road closure Info as of 2pm Friday #Hwy11 NB Lanes closed from #Hwy400 to Coldwater Road #Hwy11 SB Lanes closed from #CR169 to Line 15 Line 15 North closed from #Hwy11 to Old Barrie Road Old ...

Orillia Council has adopted a series of amendments to the City's sign by-law aimed at streamlining the process. Feed back from local businesses has helped re-frame the steps. The process will now elim...

A watermain rupture has closed High Street in Orillia between Highway 12 and Simcoe Street. And the water in the area has been shut off. The city says the closure is expected to last until 8:00pm (Wed...

The very successful pilot project offering free teen transit passes in the City of Orillia is now permanent, and now’s the time to renew and secure long-time passes. Current pilot program passes...

Three vehicles had to be towed off snowmobile trails over the past few days in Oro-Medonte. The latest incident was early Sunday morning when someone went off-roading and got stuck. A second vehicle t...

A man has been been charged with impaired driving, after he rolled his snow mobile off a snowbank in front of two OPP officers patrolling the trails. It happened late Sunday afternoon on a trail next ...

Orillia OPP are thanking two bystanders after making an arrest in the city. Just before noon on Thursday, police were called to a call about mischief at a local restaurant. An officer spotted the susp...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP and the Ministry of Natural Resources were out on local snowmobile trails on Friday to provide rider education and enforcement. Officers logged over 36 hours of patrol and ch...

A new program aimed at fire prevention was launched today in Orillia. The Fire Prevention Officer Mentorship Program will bring together fire services from across Ontario and the Cree Nation communiti...