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Published April 14, 2026

2 people charged with arson following house fires in same Oro-Medonte subdivision

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By Ian MacLennan
Firefighters battle a house fire at an unoccupied home in an Oro-Medonte subdivision
Oro-Medonte firefighters battled a blaze just before midnight on Feb. 10, 2026, at an unoccupied home on Bass Lake Side Road at Line 3. (Image - Roree Payment - Fire Chief)

Orillia OPP have charged two people in connection with a pair of fires that occurred in the same subdivision in Oro-Medonte Township.

Police say between January 20 and February 10, emergency services responded to two residential fires in a new subdivision off of Bass Lake Side Road at Line 3.

Charged with arson and damage to property is a 22-year-old from Brampton and a 40-year-old from Kitchener.

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