Seymour Streets

A harsh yellow streetlight flickered over the empty crossroads of Peter and Colborne in Orillia, casting long shadows across an abandoned service station—a place that, until recently, had been forgotten by all but the wind and the rain. That changed on a Saturday night, when police, responding to a tip about masked figures and a […]

Almost 10,000 times this summer, the Orillia OPP found themselves at the sharp end of local life—from sunlit park patrols to the midnight shadows of Colborne Street. New detachment commander Insp. Todd Landon laid bare the sheer scale during his recent presentation to the Couchiching OPP Detachment Board. Over June, July, and August, officers responded

On a quiet Sunday in Orillia, a routine police patrol shifted rapidly into high gear when officers spotted suspicious activity near a cluster of mailboxes on Memorial Avenue. The events that followed exposed not just petty theft, but a web of criminal enterprise stretching far beyond the city’s borders. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were

Shattered glass and the wail of sirens punctuated a Sunday afternoon in Wasaga Beach, as a vehicle chase that stretched across Simcoe County reached a violent conclusion on Bells Park Avenue. The drama began around 1:30 p.m. when police in Penetanguishene were alerted to the theft of a white Honda CR-V. The suspect, a 52-year-old

A cloudless afternoon on Codrington Street, usually marked by the gentle rhythm of daily life, was upended when a bold break-in sent shockwaves through Barrie’s east end. Friday, just after lunch, the calm of a residential neighbourhood fractured as a 67-year-old man allegedly forced entry into a home. The risk of daylight and the familiarity

Letters gather dust as Canada Post’s standoff with its union stretches on, leaving communities from Barrie to North Grenville guessing what the mail will bring—or if it will come at all. The fabric of Canada’s postal service is fraying. Ottawa’s latest reforms, intended to drag the Crown corporation out of its financial tailspin, have instead

An off-road ride through Tiny Township’s woods ended with the sharp glare of police lights, a hospital bed, and the echo of a decision made under the influence. Tiny Township’s weekend quiet was broken when a crash near Ninth Concession East and Baseline Road left a 31-year-old passenger hospitalized and a 29-year-old ATV operator facing

Midday sunlight cut through the pines lining Hardy Lake Road, drawing passing motorists to a halt as word spread of a grim discovery—one that would rattle this quiet patch north of Orillia and send ripples through its heart. On September 15, police responded to a report of a deceased individual near Hardy Lake Road in