Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Firefighter and public safety have been enhanced with almost $400,000 from the province for Muskoka’s six fire departments. The health and safety funding will support cancer prevention initiatives, minor infrastructure upgrades and modernization, and improve emergency response to lithium-ion battery related incidents at the local fire departments, says a […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — There could have been many more. But the YWCA Muskoka is pleased to announce this year’s seven recipients of the 2026 Women of Distinction Awards. A total of 31 women were nominated by community members for their contributions and accomplishments to Muskoka in the 20th awards. The award recipients […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A very close call early Sunday evening — which thanfully went by the books — avoided a near disaster when a new gas bar attendant raced to the pumps with a fire extinguisher after a vehicle erupted in flames as it was being gassed up and as another person […]

GRAVENHURST — An early morning break-in here today had police arrest a suspect inside the victim’s home an issuing two charges. On Tuesday, March 3, at 4:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a break and enter in progress at an address on Pinedale Road in Gravenhurst. The victim reported that a woman had broken into […]

BRACEBRIDGE — Police on patrol Friday, February 27, at 11:35 a.m., pulled over a vehicle for a traffic stop here on Wellington Street and entered into a Highway Traffic Act investigation. As a result, they say alcohol became a factor to consider and police subsequently arrested and charged 31-year-old Jacob Harding, of Port Carling, with […]

BRACEBRIDGE — A 20-year-old driver faces an impaired operation charge after being stopped by police. They say that on February 21, at 10:30 p.m., officers with the Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team conducting a RIDE check on Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge became concerned about the condition of a driver. Upon further investigation […]

GRAVENHURST — A mid-afternoon theft late last week has police asking the public if they recognize a suspect and his vehicle. Saturday, February 28, officers began an investigation into a theft the previous Thursday, February 2 at 3:10 p.m. The suspect entered a grocery store located on Edward Street in Gravenhurst and stole a large […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — A Muskoka-based design talent is resonating on the world home decorating stage. Lori Morris, an already internationally award-winning interior designer and founder of Lori Morris Design, has been selected as one of 23 featured designers at the prestigious 2026 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach. Their goal? […]