BRACEBRIDGE – Another hospital unit has been hit by a late summer COVID outbreak. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare said this afternoon that visiting to the north wing inpatient unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site has been suspended after a unit-specific outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. Testing […]
MACTIER — A person with CPR training saved the life of a two-year-old boy last week, police just report today. The toddler was in the water at a Stewart Lake Beach Tuesday in MacTier, when he slipped away from family and entered the water. And although he was quickly located by a caregiver, he was […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police and fire officials are investigating a garage fire here late this morning in which a victim has died. Provincial Police are investigating the structure fire where they located a deceased person inside. They say that on Saturday Aug. 28 at 10:30 a.m., OPP, Huntsville Fire and Muskoka Paramedic Services responded to a […]
GRAVENHURST — It would be easy to guess thirsty thieves stole 70 jugs of water. But it appears they were doing it for the money — $700. Police have charged four Gravenhurst residents after two thefts in town. OPP are investigating the ongoing theft of large water jugs in the Gravenhurst area. They say approximately […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Scott Aitchison is looking to pick up some serious cash today as he fundraises in Toronto. The Conservative leadership candidate is $100,000 shy on his million-dollar campaign run. After six months of positive messaging for the party and the country — and three weeks out from the vote — […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A group of people who say they’re “opposing plans to remove 1,000 feet of natural, sandy riverbank terrain and replace it with concrete matting,” are holding a town hall meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Bracebridge legion to protect turtles along the Fraserburg Road. They’re calling it “Stand up for the Fraserburg […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Cillian Fallis says he’s the “Segwun’s No. 1 fan.” A poster of the ship hangs in his bedroom. So there was no way he was going to miss a dedication to the man who made the lad’s dream of sailing the Muskoka Lakes a reality. And while he’s disappointed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Heritage Committee (GHC) has been busy of late designating more properties, locales and people of historical note. Following wheelhouses at the Muskoka Discovery Centre and the Gateway to Muskoka archway, they’re back at the Muskoka Wharf Wednesday afternoon to continue their honours for a Muskoka pioneer. Cockburn […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — During the Pope’s Indigenous mea culpa, one of the chiefs said “Don’t ask us to forget it — ‘it’s in the past.’” Belatedly the government and church haven’t forgotten. It’s the same with the Second World War. This marks the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, in which almost […]
GRAVENHURST — A resident who confronted break and enter suspects early yesterday morning has police looking for two suspects who fled in their vehicle. Police today say they are investigating the incident on Muskoka Beach Road, north of Lofty Pines Drive. On Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 5:20 a.m., a man and woman tried to gain entry […]
GRAVENHURST — Multiple thefts here from vehicles have led to a charge Saturday involving one of them. Police continue to investigate several reported items stolen from unlocked cars and trucks in Gravenhurst that continue to occurring in the early morning hours the past two weeks. Most incidents were in the town core between Muskoka Beach […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a Goods way to end the Barge season. For the 30th time the Good Brothers wrapped up the popular Sunday night concert series at Gull Lake Rotary Park. With more than a 1,000 country and blue grass fans nestled beneath the pines, on the beach and in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — More than 30 grams of cannabis were seized this morning at Beaver Creek from a visitor to the federal prison. Police say that on Saturday Aug. 13 at 11:05 a.m., the OPP were contacted by staff at the Beaver Creek Correctional facility about packages that were located during a routine […]
DZURUS, Jill Aug. 9, 1951 ~ Aug. 10, 2022 It is with great sadness the Dzurus family announces the passing of Jill Suzanne Dzurus, nee MacDonald. Jill passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at Muskoka Shores Care Community after a courageous battle with dementia. She is survived by her husband Ron, of […]
HUNTSVILLE — COVID’s return sees visiting to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital site suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on Wednesday, Aug. 10, said a release yesterday from Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare. It says testing of patients […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man ordered by the court to keep the peace, be of good behaviour and not to possess weapons, has been charged with aiming an air rifle while sitting in a car toward another person Wednesday. Police here say that on Aug. 10, 2022, at 8:15 p.m. an officer patrolling West Road was […]
GRAVENHURST — A public complaint has led to impaired driving charges against a Port Perry man this afternoon. Police say that on Thursday Aug. 11, just before 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a complaint from a member of the public about the driving behaviour of a vehicle on Doe Lake Road in Gravenhurst. When the […]
HUNTSVILLE — The body of a man found this morning in Fairy Lake is believed to be non-suspicious and no foul play is suspected, say police. They say officers located the deceased in the water just off Crescent Bay Lane in the town of Huntsville. Crescent Lane is located just a few kilometres west of the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A middle of the night accident downtown here today has led to impaired driving charges against a Bracebridge man. Police say that early this morning, Aug. 11, at 3:45 a.m., officers and paramedics were called Dominion Street near Manitoba Street after receiving reports that a pick-up truck had collided with a car parked […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — This afternoon’s 4 p.m. closure of the National Bank is no great loss here. The property goes on the block tomorrow — after opening in 1996. The building can now be put to better downtown commercial use — a daunting task no doubt for new economic development officer Amy […]
