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Update: Significant Weather Event Declared Over April 4, 2025
For immediate release (April 2, 2025) – The City of Orillia is declaring a Significant Weather Event to alert the community that the current extreme weather conditions could pose a danger to users of City roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes.
Environment Canada issued a Freezing Rain warning on April 2, 2025, for the Orillia area, with freezing rain ice accretion of 4 to 8 mm on some surfaces.
Members of the public are asked to avoid travel at this time and should be aware of the potential for deteriorating conditions both locally and area wide.
City of Orillia winter control crews remain operational and are addressing conditions on main routes; however, due to extensive road closures and debris related to the major ice storm that recently occurred and resulted in the City declaring a State of Emergency (which remains in effect), access to many areas is currently limited. As a result, crews are unable to reach certain locations to address conditions at this time.
Municipalities can declare a Significant Weather Event under the Municipal Act, 2001, O. Reg. 239/02, relating to the maintenance of municipal roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes. All roadways in the municipality are deemed to be in a state of repair with respect to snow accumulation.
The City will provide updates at orillia.ca and on the City’s social media channels once the Significant Weather Event has ended.
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Contact Information
Melissa Gowanlock
Manager of Communications
705-330-1951 (cell)
magowanlock@orillia.ca
