GRAVENHURST — A late night single-vehicle collision Tuesday night has landed a Bracebridge woman with four drug and alcohol charges, says the Bracebridge detachment of the OPP. On June 9, at 10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle going off the road into a ditch on Muskoka Road 169 near Charles Road […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A top-three ranking is no longer enough of a Waze to welcome visitors to the Gateway to Muskoka. Self-guided tours once the preserve of timeless, leisure-seeking tourists are apparently behind the times for some adventurous travellers. So an ambitious — possibly prosperous — plan to provide all-inclusive holiday ventures […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com KILWORTHY — A 911 traffic complaint about suspected impaired driver led police to unusual call Friday. Bracebridge detachment officers responded June 5, just before 1 p.m., about a concern over the behaviour of man driving his lawn mower on Amelia Crescent off Hwy. 11 at the south end of Gravenhurst. Frank Doran, […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — Two Muskoka drivers face impaired driving charges after being stopped recently. Police say that on Thursday, May 28, at 9:35 p.m., a Huntsville OPP officer was en route to a call for service on Muskoka Road 169 in Muskoka Lakes Township when they became concerned about the driving behaviour of an oncoming […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — There’s a lot to know about Muskoka’s rich, long history of local and lakeside residents and cottagers and locations. And some fine writers and pictorial purveyors of the past, but one of the best and most passionate is Andrew Hind. The books and articles of the former Muskoka resident […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Better a day later … than yesterday. Saturday’s deluge gave way to a brilliant Elderberries concert this afternoon as the popular choral group weathered the weather with their ‘Whether the Weather’ spring offering. For a choir that’s sometimes battled Mother Nature, the always enjoyable ensemble presented a high and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Can’t wait for the Northlander Train or pay the cost of a Northlander Bus to Toronto? Starting Monday, June 8, for $22-$29 a new bus service is headed Gravenhurst’s way — before motoring north to Bracebridge, Huntsville … and eventually North Bay. Explorers’ Edge announced the expanded service yesterday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — The Mariposa city’s burgeoning population marked two major milestones today on its path to building a new Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. A long-awaited stepping stone began Friday with an Ontario Builds sign at the preferred site — and confirmation from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ontario Health (OH) […]