Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A man charged twice the past week with drug-trafficking was in court this morning facing a bail hearing. Shane Ketelaar, of Gravenhurst, was arrested yesterday and held overnight. He was previously arrested last Friday on similar charges. Police say today the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and local […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com CENTRAL ONTARIO — The local school board has a new chair and vice chair today. Last night Trillium Lakelands District School Board elected Kawartha City trustee Colleen Wilcox as chair and Bracebridge trustee Esther Childs was elected vice-chair. Bruce Reain remains as past chair, says TLDSB release. The position of chair […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — First Street North at Brock Street was closed for a minor accident early this afternoon involving a pickup truck and car. About 1:30 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 6, police and paramedics responded to the downtown collision in front of Gravenhurst Plumbing and Heating. According to police no one was seriously […]
BRACEBRIDGE — One person’s Merry Christmas can be another’s happy holidays. Police are looking for the owner of a “quantity of cash” that was found in Bracebridge last week. On November 29, at 4:45 p.m. a good Samaritan called the local OPP to report they found the money in a parking lot near a commercial area […]
REVIEW Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Behind bars Christmas and the holidays aren’t usually that big a deal at Beaver Creek. So inmates at the federal prison will welcome the Advent Choir tomorrow night. If it weren’t for an hour or more of hearing the 52 choristers it would be even bleaker, says a […]
REVIEW Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Mirlitons” and “Marche of the Toy Soldiers” are as familiar to holiday listeners come December as “Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells.” His Nutcracker ballet as beloved as many Christmas carols and hymns. Just for Kicks dancers brought the cherished fairy tale to the stage […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — Motion-detecting surveillance cameras that alerted a cottage property owner of possible intruders have police looking for a pair of suspects. They are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two people in a daytime attempted break and enter in Muskoka Lakes Township. On November 26 officers from the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A woman who was caught shoplifting Wednesday was back in the same store Friday this time charged by police with theft; and a man accused of stealing heated coats after fleeing into a snow bank with only one shoe are two of three similar incidents that kept police busy […]
GRAVENHURST — After a triumphant return to Port Carling’s Anglican church last night, the Muskoka Advent Choir will raise the roof again here at the Catholic church tomorrow night. Following a night off Saturday, the 50+ members of the choral group will reprise their performance at St. Paul’s starting at 7 p.m. Sunday under the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Santa’s fourth stop here on his Muskoka Christmas tour last night was another sparkling display of lights, colour and festive fun for the season. The annual Bracebridge Rotary Club’s holiday smorgasbord brought smiles, waves, plenty of music and shouts of joy from young and old. The argument over daytime […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Gravenhurst man faces multiple charges after an attempt to remove him from a home here early this morning turned “violent.” Police say they charged him with several offences after what they are calling a “violent incident” in Bracebridge. On December 1, 2023 at 2:45 a.m. police were called to a residence near […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Winter’s real return resulted in several accidents yesterday amid whiteouts, including a truck hauling a trailer that flipped over on Hwy. 11 South. Police say officers were very busy Monday, November 27, responding to collisions as the winter weather arrived in force. One of the collisions on Hwy. 11 South ended with the […]
To Everything There Is a Season, And a Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven … It is with disbelief and broken hearts that we announce the passing of Malcolm Montgomery on Monday, November 20th, 2023 at the age of 64. Beloved and devoted husband for 40 years of Debbie Montgomery, Proud and loving father of […]
Photos Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Night and day Santa Claus parades get bigger and better. After last weekend in Bala and Friday night in Huntsville, the Claus who brings pause to people everywhere made his third Muskoka appearance here yesterday afternoon. On cool morning more fitting for the season […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The doors are always open at the library (except Sundays). And this year what doors they are with giant gingerbread characters flanking the sliding glass doors. Friday night they welcomed Chamber of Commerce After Hours members for an open house and some pre-Christmas nosh and goodies. On Dec. 5 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Five people are dead after two vehicles collided here late last night on Hwy. 60 West. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Hidden Valley Road just after 11 p.m. November 25. OPP received a call reporting a serious collision involving a westbound Mercedes SUV and an eastbound Ford […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A more than 10-week search for a missing Bracebridge man has police again calling on the public for help finding him. They seek your assistance in locating the whereabouts of 38-year-old Daniel Holden. The OPP issued a missing person post on social media when he was initially reported missing as well as a […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for a second suspect after a vehicle chase that ended here Monday afternoon. They charged one person from London and are looking for another from Windsor after the pair fled a pickup truck, leaving it abandoned in the downtown area with a puppy inside. They say that on November 20, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Since 1872 the Trinity United Church has been welcoming worshippers into its pews. Saturday if you’re at their craft sale you’ll have to find a new chair — if you want to sit a spell. The red silver-posters are tucked at the back stacked five-high. It’s all to make […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — An outbreak of COVID that affected 17 patients and nine staff at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital has been declared “over.” Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) said yesterday that in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit they have confirmed the “facility-wide outbreak” declared Tuesday Nov. 14 at south Muskoka’s […]
