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City council meeting called to talk about 'community assistance'

City council meeting called to talk about 'community assistance'

Check out the Mayor's video message to the community; Cipolla said it 'breaks his heart' to see the fallout, locally, of the global pandemic
UPDATE: Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, but testing is lagging behind

UPDATE: Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, but testing is lagging behind

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirms three more positive results today
OSMH taking steps to make sure it has enough ventilators, beds during pandemic

OSMH taking steps to make sure it has enough ventilators, beds during pandemic

Hospital also considering relocating alternate-level-of-care patients to long-term care homes
Sharing Place closed today, will transition to delivery service

Sharing Place closed today, will transition to delivery service

New model of delivering food to 'members of our community who are food insecure' necessary in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19: Here's what's still open in Orillia

COVID-19: Here's what's still open in Orillia

Here's where you can get necessary supplies in Orillia
COVID-19: Here's what's cancelled or closed in Orillia and area

COVID-19: Here's what's cancelled or closed in Orillia and area

A running list of cancellation notices related to COVID-19
Orillia's COVID-19 assessment clinic sees 85 people in opening 4 hours

Orillia's COVID-19 assessment clinic sees 85 people in opening 4 hours

About 90 per cent of visitors did not require further testing
COVID-19 confirmed cause of death in RVH case

COVID-19 confirmed cause of death in RVH case

The man died March 11, and a post-mortem test confirmed COVID-19 on March 17. Today a coroner's report confirmed the virus was the cause of death
Closed library, museum get creative to deliver online programs

Closed library, museum get creative to deliver online programs

'We will do our best to connect with you virtually, the way we usually connect with you, face-to-face,' says library official
Service Ontario Orillia to close for two weeks

Service Ontario Orillia to close for two weeks

This move comes after the provincial government announced extensions on licence renewals