3 days ago · A comprehensive listing of local and area obituaries. March 10, 1956 - January 21, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Daniel Gray on January 21, 2025, in Barrie, Ontario.

6 days ago · Live and breaking news updates for the 2025 Ontario Provincial Election, updated often on OrilliaMatters.com

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Nov 7, 2024 · Update (6:25 p.m.) One person is dead and a police officer has been seriously injured following a shooting Thursday in Orillia, according to the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU).

Dec 31, 2024 · After 32 years with the Orillia Fire Department, Capt. Glenn Higgins is calling it a career. The long-time firefighter retired on Dec. 30, when he was given a ride home in a fire truck — with his daughter, a fellow firefighter, along for the ride — to cap off his career.

Jan 15, 2025 · There are countless dedicated community members working to make Orillia a better place. We want to hear about them! Nominations are now open for the third annual OrilliaMatters Community Builders Awards, a program which honours outstanding individuals and organizations who contribute positively to our city.. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in the categories of Arts, Economic ...

4 days ago · As demolition crews work to bring down what remains of the fire-ravaged historic building at the southwest corner of Peter and Mississaga streets, owner Jeff Pitcher is doing everything he can to salvage pieces of its past.

Jan 6, 2025 · After the city was hit with a month’s worth of snow over the past few days, residents took to social media to express frustration with the city’s snow clearing efforts as some roads and sidewalks remained uncleared. Unrelenting snow squalls …

Jan 24, 2025 · In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This new feature — ‘Closer Look’ — is a chance to hear …

Jan 2, 2025 · If you don't have to travel today, you should probably stay indoors. Orillia and other parts of the region are getting hammered with snow today and there could be lots more on the way. Local amateur weather watcher David Brain says Orillia has so far received about 24 centimetres of snow. He says we ...