PARRY SOUND — Almost a dozen Muskoka residents with properties in north eastern Ontario are watching with caution as more than 60 wildfires rage across the region here. Many, including at least 10 people in the Bracebridge area — three of them with island cottages — are on alert to evacuate their waterfront locations, a […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A waterfront property owner who knowingly and willingly ignored the total fire ban with a “large” beach fire Thursday afternoon has been fined more than $1,100 by the township’s fire department. The Muskoka Lakes Fire Department responded to a burning complaint on July 19 just after 4 p.m., says a township release […]
HUNTSVILLE — A female driver has been charged with failing to share the road after a cyclist in the Ironman race was forced off the road. Police say that on July 8 at about 11 a.m. Huntsville OPP were conducting traffic control on Brunel Road during the 70.3 Ironman competition. They say officers noticed a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two Bracebridge residents have been charged and more than $20,000 in drugs and cash were seized Thursday in a police raid here. The OPP say that on July 19, 2018, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant at […]
GRAVENHURST – A health unit advisory for Gull Lake Rotary Park in Gravenhurst has been lifted. Just in time for more 30+ hot weather in the week ahead. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit had issued a warning earlier this week (on Tuesday July 17) after taking water samples on Monday (July 16). Elevated bacteria […]
SUMMER BRIEFS: Missing female hikers found Wednesday night DOURO-DUMMER TOWNSHIP — Peterborough County OPP were called to assist in locating missing hikers on Wednesday, July 18, just after 8 p.m. Two female hikers attended the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area yesterday evening. One of the females contacted police and reported they were lost and were concerned […]
HUNTSVILLE — Some say it’s a one done deal, while others are more hopeful two hospitals can survive past 2030. But the answer to one of two hospitals is a step closer. Following a year’s study, Muskoka Algonquin Hospital’s Capital Plan Development Task Force will make known it recommendation for a preferred service delivery model for the year […]
GRAVENHURST — Taxpayers here won’t have a sense of what it will cost them in 2019 to operate the town for almost another year. A lame duck council has voted to put off budget deliberations until next April. The deadline to run for mayor and council is Friday July 27 at 2 p.m. Each year, […]
BALA — Here’s a photo-op you won’t want to miss if you love Bala. Hundreds are expected to show up this Saturday afternoon, July 21, at the Community Centre, opposite the Bala Sports Arena, for a group photo celebrating 150 years of history for the small town of Bala. Everyone who has ever lived or […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A hunter who doesn’t know the difference between a live bird and decoy will pay the price. The Angus man has been fined $2,000 for a violation under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Joseph Beirness pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for trespassing to hunt. Court heard that on April 28, 2018, […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police hope neighbourhood video surveillance will help them find two stolen dirt bikes. They say that on Saturday July 14, just before 4:30 p.m. officers were notified that the bikes were taken from a residence in the Hidden Valley community. Huntsville OPP learned that sometime since between the Thursday before and the weekend […]
GRAVENHURST — One of the hottest summers in years has been devastating for swimmers and bathers at the Gull Lake Rotary Park beach. Just weeks after opening following a beach debris scare, it is under another swim alert. This time, the culprit is a seemingly annual occurrence of bacteria. Based on beach water samples collected […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Muskoka Watershed Council is “excited to announce the release of the 2018 Muskoka Watershed (MWC) Report Card” on July 19. And it’s an impor This marks the fifth time MWC has reported on the health of our local watershed since the first was released in 2004, they say in a release this […]
MUSKOKA — Muskoka Pride week this year will celebrate not only LGBTQ+, but locally they and their friends and families will be marking a decade as a group in Muskoka. Muskoka Pride has announced the week of July 20-29 as the Muskoka Pride Festival. They plan a week of activities to celebrate the Muskoka lesbian, […]
MUSKOKA — With a long-awaited recommendation on the future model of hospital in Muskoka expected by the end of July, the MAHC task force studying the complicated, controversial issue got down to the local economic impact at their latest July. And while there were no dollar amounts cited, it appears the recent provincial election results […]
Bobbi Dawkins, left, and Jamie Eaton perform a number after they and Matthew Lacroix, right, received Muskoka Concert Band bursaries Thursday night in Bracebridge, as MCB committee member Roger Bolt looks on.BRACEBRIDGE — Thursday’s Memorial Park Bandshell Concert Series features more than another great performance by the Muskoka Concert Band (MCB). Three young Muskoka musicians […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A new chapter in the long book that is Woodchester Villa began Thursday. Deputy Mayor Rick Maloney, councillors Archie Buie, Steve Clement, Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini , Don Smith and Chris Wilson celebrated the grand reopening of Woodchester, the town’s newest event space, says a town release Friday. “After a long restoration journey, I am […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Transit users here can Ride the Wave more easily Monday by just waving their card over the fare box. Starting July 16, Bracebridge Transit will be offering the reloadable, re-useable “waveCARD” for the conventional bus service. The cards will be available for purchase at the Town of Bracebridge Municipal Office, Bracebridge Sportsplex and […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Government MPP Norm Miller is touting today’s throne speech as a way to protect hospitals, schools and “other vital public services.” That’s a bit of a rare departure for a party know to oppose big government and spending. The Parry Sound-Muskoka member of Provincial Parliament says he is “proud to be a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Social media reports rusing to claim the sale of child ID safety kits as a scam are wrong, say police in Muskoka. The say that on Wednesday July 11, OPP officers conducted an investigation into a suspected scam operating in the area involving the sale of “McGruff” child ID and safety kits. The […]