COVID-19 Local News

The man was at Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital March 16 for the test and is now self-isolating

Customer's generous gesture leads R Cottage owners to start sponsorship program; 'For those who do have the ability to help out, now is the time to do so'

Shoppers says it was only a matter of time before the virus struck close to home; 'Honestly, we’re quite nervous about the situation'

Since Thursday, March 12, there have been four cases in Simcoe-Muskoka, with one confirmed post-mortem in a man who died on March 11 at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in Barrie.

Porter will operate until the end of the week to allow customers to finish trips and make last minute arrangements to get home

Federal officials said Tuesday there would likely be a temporary exemption for Canadians who winter in the southern U.S. in order to give them time to get home

Mariposa Market, Eclectic Café decided to close shop before ordered to do so; 'I felt we had to take the lead on this as opposed to waiting on a politician to do it'

Lineup for cash register snaked all the way to the bakery department this morning on the first day of new pandemic-induced program

Attendance at the municipal office for non-essential business is discouraged

After closing for two days to prepare for pandemic, 'essential service to our members and the community' is ready to re-open