Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Toronto man jailed 16 years last month on a mistaken attempted murder charge has pleaded guilty to arson here after setting a fire to a boat rental business at the Muskoka Wharf in early 2023. Carlos Pena Torrez, 36, of Toronto, was sentenced in a Bracebridge court to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com It’s hard to be humble, even for a pope, who will be laid to rest with the pomp and circumstance becoming a state leader Saturday morning. Pope Francis, as requested, will be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major after a morning funeral Mass at St. Peter’s. The first pontiff […]
HUNTSVILLE — A day didn’t go by this long weekend here without police arresting and charging an impaired driving suspect. Officers were active over Easter keeping roads safe and as a result three drivers were taken of the roadway for their efforts. Saturday April 19, at 11:30 p.m., police were advised of a vehicle in […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two day-time thefts at a home and business yesterday have police seeking the public’s help in finding the brazen criminals. On Monday, April 21, an unknown male entered Pizzaville on King William Street in Huntsville and stole a jar containing tip money in it. The male fled on foot from the business. The […]
HUNTSVILLE — With less than a week to go to federal voting day police here say they’ve received several reports in recent weeks of elections signs being removed or damaged. In one instance, a volunteer putting up signs felt threatened by people challenging their activity. It is both illegal to interfere with election signs (mischief) and […]
MUSKOKA — An Easter weekend traffic safety blitz sees three drivers charged in Port Carling, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst Saturday. On April 19, at 5:45 p.m. the Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team and Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program on Maple Street in Port Carling in Muskoka Lakes Township. A vehicle entered […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Gardens, wetlands and a bit optimism will help Dave Phillips get through climate change and his admittedly “scary” forecast for 40 years. The popular — and proud to say — Canadian “climatologist and environmental scientist” said after a bleak winter and spring, he remains “optimistic” with a healthy dose […]
GRAVENHURST — Road work on the Bay & Project is expected to soon resume its second summer of construction next month. Meanwhile, locates are now being done for the resumption of an unfinished moving of Bell lines, some curb work and light changes along the upper section of Bay Street in a follow-up to last […]