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Province reports 597 people in ICU with COVID-19 and 58 deaths

Province reports 597 people in ICU with COVID-19 and 58 deaths

Ontario Health has reported 4,855 new COVID-19 cases, although new cases counts may be underestimated due to limits on who can be tested
ONTARIO: Ford says to 'learn to live with' virus ahead of reopening Monday

ONTARIO: Ford says to 'learn to live with' virus ahead of reopening Monday

Ford made the comments about COVID-19 in an interview that aired Friday on a local Peterborough, Ont., radio station
Orillia War Canoe was a force to be reckoned with in early 1900s

Orillia War Canoe was a force to be reckoned with in early 1900s

Crews loved to practise their craft with a 50-mile paddle from Orillia to Sparrow Lake and back ... often while wearing 'trousers, stiff collars and button shoes'
Warming centres open at Orillia Recreation Centre and Orillia Public Library

Warming centres open at Orillia Recreation Centre and Orillia Public Library

COVID-19 restrictions will be in place
Ice fishing derby proceeds go 'right back into the community'

Ice fishing derby proceeds go 'right back into the community'

'This is a good opportunity to get into the sport, and once you hook onto a fish, you will be hooked for life,' says organizer of upcoming ice fishing derby
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Big news for the big screen: Orillia movie theatre to reopen Monday

Big news for the big screen: Orillia movie theatre to reopen Monday

Galaxy Cinemas to restart at 50 percent capacity—and the snack bar will be taking orders; 'It’s really the way people are meant to see a movie,' general manager says
YMCA facilities set to reopen at 50% capacity on Monday

YMCA facilities set to reopen at 50% capacity on Monday

A $0 join fee incentive is also being offered to encourage new community members to try the Y
Bradford Bypass opponents want feds to review impact assessment

Bradford Bypass opponents want feds to review impact assessment

Webinar held Thursday night encouraged residents to contact the federal government to review bypass project impacts before overpass construction begins
Ontario Land Tribunal appeals dismissed against county’s waste processing plant

Ontario Land Tribunal appeals dismissed against county’s waste processing plant

‘The evidence does not support the assertions ... that the significant woodlands will be threatened,’ notes vice chair in OLT decision