HUNTSVILLE — A man reportedly driving around looking to buy beer at 8 a.m. yesterday has been charged with impaired vehicle operation. Police say that on Friday, Sept. 2 at 8:08 a.m., OPP received a dispatch of an intoxicated male driving and looking to buy beer. The car in question was located at approximately 8:15 […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — Residents and visitors to Three Mile Lake are being cautioned about a confirmed blue-green algae bloom impacting all of Three Mile Lake and Hammell’s Bay. Many species of blue-green algae (also called cyanobacteria) have the potential to produce toxins that are harmful to the health of humans and animals. The Simcoe […]
HUNTSVILLE — Following an investigation police have charged a 14-year-old youth after a business was broken into early Thursday. OPP say that on Sept. 1 they were called to a business on King William Street at 2:30 a.m. where suspect(s) gained entry through a window. Once inside a quantity of e-cigarettes were stolen. Later that […]
PORT CARLING — A driver could have landed in the Indian River here at the locks yesterday were it not for bystanders, say police. On Friday Sept. 2 at 4:54 p.m. officers responded to a report of a vehicle that struck another motor vehicle and a flower pot on Lock Street west — on the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — Shivver me timbers — it’s fire in the hole. It’s election time in the Muskoka Lakes and the municipality where mayoral re-elections are as rare as the sounds of loons at dawn is at it again. Incumbent Phil Harding is fighting back against the once mighty, but now […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s clear sailing tomorrow. A great day for a booming ‘Pirate Cruise.’ The last sea battle of the season aboard the Wenonah II. And what another epic dogfight it promises to be. Canons are locked and loaded with water and smoke for the Sunday morning clash. And — “Shivver […]
ORILLIA — About time! That’s the opinion of most residents and motorist here fed up with the roaring sound of pickup trucks, cars that sound like Indy racers and motorcyclists the needlessly flex their mufflers because they think they can and that no one cares. Not any more — not at least this month in […]
GRAVENHURST — Complaints yesterday of an erratic driver have led to several charges against two Muskoka men. OPP received several traffic complaints about the unsafe driving of a pickup truck on First Street and Bethune Drive in Gravenhurst Wednesday Aug. 31 in the late afternoon. Officers were updated that the vehicle had pulled into a […]
HUNTSVILLE — Break and enters are becoming more common for business owners. In the latest smash and grab here early this morning police were called to a business on King William Street in response to yet another break and enter. They say in a report this morning that on Sept. 1, at about 2:30 a.m., […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — As the sun sets on summer’s final August night it’s a great opportunity to catch the first night of the final week of the Twelfth Night at the Muskoka Wharf. With the Cockburn Square gazebo as its dramatic backdrop, Timberbeast Productions theatre company wraps up its summer season with […]
HUNTSVILLE — A garage fire here Sunday in which a man was found dead has led to police to release the victim’s name. They said Tuesday that the deceased has been identified as Mark Longmuir, 50, of Huntsville. And that his death is believed to be non-suspicious, and no foul play is suspected. On Aug. […]
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 […]
