MUSKOKA — After months of delay and deaths, all Muskokans will have more access to COVID-19 testing. But it could still take a week to get your results — but you will receive them at your home. Anyone concerned and who has symptoms can get tested at the two assessment centres located for weeks now […]
HUNTSVILLE — An unlucky driver who lost control of his truck on a ramp near the OPP detachment here has landed in court charged with impaired driving after fleeing the accident last Thursday night. Provincial police say that on April 23 at approximately 11:29 p.m. an officer observed a truck on the southbound ramp of Hwy. […]
GRAVENHURST — A hydro rates hike for residents here served by Elexicon Energy was delayed today due to the COVID-19. In a release April 30, they said they are postponing a 1.7 per cent increase in distribution rates until at least Nov. 1. They said the move to postpone the scheduled May 1 hike, which […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man and woman face almost two dozen major drug and gun charges after an arrest in a Hortons parking lot takedown yesterday. Provincial police say it’s the result of an OPP investigation this month by the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). Arrests and search warrants were executed with the help […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A head-on collision yesterday landed one person in hospital and another in court. Provincial police at Bracebridge say today that on Tuesday April 28, just before 2:30 p.m. officers received a report of a two vehicle head-on collision on Manitoba Street near Gibbs Road. They say officers responded along with Muskoka Paramedic Services […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: There are many problems in caring for seniors in nursing homes that are directly caused by greed by the owners and/or shareholders. For-profit nursing homes have statistically fewer staff-to-resident ratios. Why is this? This is because hiring part-time staff saves the owners paying benefits. Three part-timers are cheaper than one full time […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police and fire officials were investigating today how three reportedly unoccupied cottages mysteriously burned down west of town last night. Thirty firefighters from several Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department stations responded just after 7 p.m., April 27, to West Fox Lake Road in Ravenscliffe. Neighbours from around the lake reported seeing huge plumes […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What do you do when your home won’t stay home? Stay at home orders were put to the test here last week, when a couple of mobile homes hit the road. Traffic through Gravenhurst had to move aside as a pair of 60- and 70-foot mobile homes were being […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Pandemic pictures say a 1,000 things. Here’s a quick look at COVID-19 through our camera lens. Night and day you’re observing social distancing and showing your heart and soul. It says a lot about you and what you believe in and stand for. Send us your photos and observations […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A year ago today the Heart of Muskoka was knee-deep in flood waters. This morning it was high and dry — as we deal with a deeper, deadlier spring uprising. Bracebridge Falls had barely a trickle of water falling under its iconic bridge. Compared to the cascades that overwhelmed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SOBERING SECOND THOUGHTS SUNDAY: What’s a lifetime’s work worth? Four dollars an hour? Or so it seems if you’re in LTC and you pray your PSW will help you live long-term. Saturday’s $4-an-hour raise for all LTC workers seems too little, too late. Or is it better late than never. And […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A day of mourning here for victims of the Nova Scotia shootings began this afternoon and concluded this evening with a virtual hug and TV tribute. Karen Ramer heard last night about the idea of stopping to remember at 1 p.m. today. She said she has no personal connection […]
HALIFAX – A shooting scare here Friday afternoon proved false, the RCMP said after a few hours. CBC and other media were reporting another shooting Friday afternoon about 3:30 p.m. ET in Halifax. That after an official emergency alert went out and one report said it’s an active shooter and shots had been fired. Residents […]
GRAVENHURST – Mayor Paul Kelly said today that this is the third day without a case of COVID-19. In his seventh pandemic report Friday, April 24, he also spoke of a number of local groups that received funds from the province, including GAP, the Salvation Army, the United Church, the Catholic Church and the Bukers’ […]
GRAVENHURST — A North York man suspected of multiple shoplifting sprees here at a Shopper’s Drug Mart was arrested and charged yesterday early afternoon. Provincial police said today that on Thursday April 23, at 1:35 p.m., officers were dispatched to a complaint of a shoplifting at the store on Muskoka Road in Gravenhurst. Police said […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Canadians united apart today in sorrow at the senseless killings in Nova Scotia yesterday are heart-broken as they continue to cope with mounting COVID-19 death toll around the world. Flags already flying at half staff for the coronavirus victims have more reasons to come together virtually in spirit. Coast […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A man and woman spotted in a vehicle in a restricted area Saturday face drug and probation charges. Provincial police say officers were patrolling area roads April 18 at noon when they noticed a vehicle leaving an area closed to public. Officers conducted a traffic stop to investigate the circumstances and subsequently arrested […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A novice driver faces an impaired driving charge after an accident early yesterday between Gravenhurst and Bala. Provincial police say that on Sunday April 19, at 12:30 a.m., they responded to a report of a vehicle that had left the road on Muskoka Road 169 near Walkers Point Road in Muskoka […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A suspended Bracebridge driver — charged just last Friday with multiple drug and driving charges — was arrested again 48 hours later and charged with stealing a vehicle. Provincial police said today that on Sunday April 19 at 11 a.m. Bracebridge detachment officers were dispatched to a complaint where a known suspect had […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Staying at home and staying safe appears to be a problem for an Orillia man who was charged with being drunk in public, in the middle of the night, early Saturday morning. Provinciel police say that on Saturday April 18, at 3:15 a.m. a Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting routine […]