GRAVENHURST — Provincial police arrested a male suspect today after an “interaction” with the OPP following the death of a 67-year-old cottager. Police say officers from the Bracebridge detachment, along with the Muskoka OPP Crime Unit under the direction of Detective Inspector Scherer from the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, are investigating the death of the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Blues singer Sue Foley would have loved to hear the stories of fellow artist Ruthie Foster told Thursday night. The two just missed crossing paths at Peter’s Players a couple of weeks apart. But they’ve no doubt seen and heard each other on their cross-Canada summer tours. Foley is […]
PARRY SOUND — Home and cottage owners in some areas affected by the Parry Sound 33 forest fire can now return to assess the damages done the past few weeks. Due to recent precipitation and good progress being made in containing existing forest fires, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has removed the Restricted […]
PARRY SOUND — After weeks of working around the edges to contain Ontario’s largest forest fire, crews got inside Thursday And they are now making good progress in the interior of the fire, using air support as needed. This includes areas of deep-seeded ground fire along the northeast flank. Infrared scanning is taking place to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — The hospital ball is now in Doug Ford’s court. As expected recently, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) board has endorsed a recommendation by its task force calling for a two acute sites service delivery model. Premier Ford said during the provincial election he supported the two full-service model. And MPP […]
PARRY SOUND — Finally, some good news on Ontario’s largest forest fire front. After three weeks of battling it from the air and ground, firefighters have succeeded in containing Parry Sound 33 to its current size for the past few days, and have upgraded its status as of noon Thursday. The status of the fire, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A delinquent motel owner here learned being tardy can be costly as well as a safety risk. Huntsville Fire Department Fire Prevention Officer Mike Vadlja says the owner of Motel 6 in Huntsville pleaded guilty to a charge for failing to ensure that smoke alarms were replaced within the time frame indicated in […]
NORTH KAWARTHA TOWNSHIP — A female camper suffered serious but non-life-threatening burn injuries while refueling a cook stove Monday and had to be airlifted to hospital. Provincial police say that on Monday Aug. 6, at about 6 p.m., members of the Peterborough County detachment were called to assist a female who had been injured in […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 36-year-old Toronto man is dead after a drowning accident late Monday afternoon on the Muskoka River in downtown Bracebridge. Provincial police responded to Kelvin Grove Park Aug. 6, 2018, at 5:10 p.m. They say a man had been swimming from the dock alongside the park and failed to resurface. Police, the OPP […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are pursuing the operator of boatload of people who allegedly swamped a group of kayakers, knocking them over in their watercraft. Provincial police say that on Monday, Aug. 6, the Huntsville detachment received the marine complaint. They say a concerned citizen reported to police that on Sunday August 5, 2018, at about 1:30 p.m. […]
HUNTSVILE — Muskoka’s hospital towns are welcoming a recommendation that they continue as is to be the two full-service sites of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). Wednesday afternoon, a MAHC task force surprised some by endorsing the communities’ call for the status quo to remain in place going ahead. Some expected the group to call for […]
GRAVENHURST — A girl and her guitar. A simple concept brimming with promise. That’s Ruthie Foster tonight, (Aug. 8) at Peter’s Player’s. On the road, a troubadour with a deeply personal message. The east Texas singer is alone on tour and making a stop in Gravenhurst to spread her own gospel. The gospel of Ruthie […]
GRAVENHURST — Hot weather this summer has been a boon — er bloom — for gardeners. As long as they watered. The proof is in the 70th annual Gravenhurst Horticultural Society Flower and Vegetable Show today, Aug. 8, at the Gravenhurst Seniors’ Centre. Dozens and dozens of flowers and vegetables, each treated lovingly with TLC […]
QUEEN’S PARK — While Premier Doug Ford was promoting “Buck-a-beer” Tuesday, Jeff Yurek, his minister responsible for fighting forest fires in Northeastern Ontario was urging tourists to spend “some extra money” when visiting near the Parry Sound 33 forest fire. Local MPP Norm Miller and Yurek have been on the bandwagon since last Friday telling […]
PARRY SOUND — Parry Sound 33 was held in check Monday, and much smaller Parry Sound 38 was discovered further south — but it was easily put out. The latter was only 0.1 hectares, compared to Parry Sound 33, which is 11,362 hectares (about 110,000 square km; or equal to more than 11,000 football fields) […]
BARKWAY — Neighbours helped a homeowner escape a major early morning fire Sunday in northeast Gravenhurst. Gravenhurst firefighters were called to the structure fire early Aug. 6 after several reports from neighbours in the area. At about 7:40 am, fire crews from stations 1, 2, and 3 responded to 1312 Barkway Rd., says a town […]
PARRY SOUND — High winds have Parry Sound 33 growing, but fire crews “continue to make excellent progress in critical areas,” says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. In their latest update at the end of Thursday, they said this fire has been remapped at 11,185 hectares. By the evening of Aug. 2, there […]
PARRY SOUND — Just like the village of Killarney, the Town of Parry Sound is fighting back as word spreads — like wildfire — that the east coast of Georgian Bay is a vacant, burned-out wasteland evacuated of people and bereft of tourism. Norm Miller, MPP for Parry Sound-Muskoka and Minister of Natural Resources and […]
WINDERMERE — Wayne Strongman, one of Canada’s most distinguished music directors, continues his summer concert series this Sunday, Aug. 5, at Christ Church in Windermere, 7 p.m. The second in the Gazebo Concert series will feature The Art of Portuguese Fado with musicians Jessica Lloyd and Louis Simao. From concert hall to opera stage, from […]
HALIBURTON — A 72-year-old man drowned Thursday night when he fell out of the boat — while out with a 16-year-old male fishing partner. Provincial police say that on Aug. 2, 2018 at about 10:48 p.m., officers from the Haliburton Highlands OPP along with Haliburton County Paramedic Services and Dysart et al Fire Department were dispatched to […]