SEVERN — Three teens face drug and firearms charges after being stopped on Hwy. 400 Saturday. Provincial police say that on March 7 an Orillia OPP officer was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 400 when a vehicle was stopped for a traffic infraction. While police were speaking with the occupants of the vehicle a subsequent […]
GRAVENHURST — Drop into the Gravenhurst Library at noon Saturday, March 14, to celebrate Pi Day and National Engineering Month with free pizza. Learn how to create 3D print designs and see their printer in action. Please bring you own laptop or Chromebook. Limited Chromebooks available. See website link here.
TORONTO — A Huntsville man’s $5 lotto gamble paid off with half a million dollar lottery win. Duncan Brown won a $500,000 MAXMILLIONS prize in the Feb. 21, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw. The father of two and grandfather of three discovered his win when he checked his ticket at a retailer. “The clerk scanned my ticket, and then the […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — Another new driver has been charged with doubling the speed limit yesterday. Provincial police with the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment were conducting traffic enforcement March 9 on Highway 35, near Mount Horeb Road, when a vehicle was observed travelling at an excessive rate of speed. The officer stopped the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A film fest to “show the public all the bright sides of queer life and to inspire and support the local LQBTQI2S+ community with positive role models,” will screen 13 movies here March 21. According to its directors call for entries, they were “looking for the queer film stories that will carry an uplifting […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Pam Mulligan can use a get-away. The give-er-a-go’s spirt made her the grand prize winner of Bracebridge’s “Let’s Get Started – Try Something New” activity event at the Bracebridge Sportsplex. This week, Mayor Graydon Smith and Paul and Lea Kane, of Royal LePage, announced Mulligan had won a two-day Muskoka retreat. “It was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — On International Women’s Day, YWCA Muskoka opens the nominations for Muskoka’s 19th annual Women of Distinction Awards. Women of Distinction is a signature fundraising event that ensures women and girls of Muskoka have access to and are provided services year-round through YWCA violence prevention and educational programs, life skills […]
aGRAVENHRST – Your prayers may be answered tomorrow. Lord knows there’s plenty to pray for in the world today. This year’s featured country is Zimbabwe. Members of the local faith communities will be uniting here n Gravenhurst Friday, March 6, for the annual World Day of Prayer, at 1 p.m. The multi-denominational peace gathering will […]
HUNTSVILLE — Infastructure help for people in Muskoka with development disabilities and vulnerable children is being provided by the province. Ontario is helping six agencies in Parry Sound-Muskoka repair and renovate vital community buildings. This morning at Community Living Huntsville, MPP Norm Miller announced the Ford government is investing $70,000 in various agencies that support […]
Dear Editor: Re: Support For Public Education I’m an educator in Bracebridge. Over the past few weeks, we have seen unprecedented support for our fight against cuts to public education proposed by the Ford government. We recognize the challenges and inconveniences that so many of our community’s families have endured as we stand up for […]
RAMA — Gamblers are back at the tables and machines in Casino Rama as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. An anonymous bomb threat to OPP in Orillia at 2 p.m. today forced Casino Rama to evacuate the casino early Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson said just now that they are back in business “as if nothing happened,” […]
RAMARA TOWNSHIP — Police have identified a second snowmobiler who died Sunday in a separate accident, this time after going through the ice. Provincial police at Orillia are investigating an incident where two snowmobilers went into the water on Lake Simcoe in the Township of Ramara. On February 16, at 4:30 a.m. Orillia OPP were […]
MUSKOKA — Teachers at elementary and high schools will be in the classroom just three days next week — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Following another week of strikes by elementary teachers, the entire Ontario school system will be shut down next Friday. That comes after schools will be closed Monday for Family Day. Yesterday, the […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Call this Frozen 3. Following last weekend’s freezing temperatures, tonight will be downright frigid. Environment Canada has forecasted extreme cold conditions for the region Thursday night A frigid arctic air mass and strong winds are expected, which will result in wind chill values of minus 30 to minus 35 tonight. And it […]
HUNTSVILLE — Town council is back at a full complement today, after resident Bob Stone was appointed Tuesday to fill the last vacant seat. At a special council meeting yesterday, February 11, councillors appointed Stone to fill the vacant seat of Huntsville Ward Councillor for the remainder of the 2018-2022 term. He was immediately sworn […]
GRAVENHURST — Fire officials are reporting more than $900 in fines against three individuals on Friday February 7, after a fire inspector discovered an exit door at a Bethune road north business in Gravenhurst had been purposefully nailed shut. The Gravenhurst Fire Department (GFD) says in a release today that a town building department inspector […]
HUNTSVILLE — A slippery sled with an alerted VIN has led to several charges for a pair of Huntsville men. Provincial police say that on January 6, an officer with the Huntsville OPP detachment OPP was conducting traffic stop on Ravenscliffe Road and Highway 11 when they observed a pickup truck towing an enclosed trailer. […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — With slightly warmer weather this weekend, police remind those planning on outdoor adventures to do so safely. Especially if out on water. Kawartha OPP say if your plans include being on the ice in any capacity, whether that be for a game of hockey, to walk the dog, do some ice fishing, […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskoka Founders Circle, a group of Muskoka business leaders dedicated to economic development in Muskoka, is pleased to announce that the number of Founders Choice Awards will increase from two to three in 2020. Total prize money will increase from $20,000 to $30,000. First prize is $15,000, second prize is $10,000 and third […]
BARRIE — Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) 33rd annual MASH BASH an ‘Epic Winter Party’ is taking place tomorrow, Friday, January 31 at Snow Valley Ski Resort in Minesing. Tickets are $25 and all proceeds from the event will be used to support much-needed renovation and expansion of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). […]