GRAVENHURST — A hit-and-run on Hwy. 11 early this morning has a 30-year-old woman fighting for her life in hospital in Toronto. And police are looking for a witness or two who may have seen the collision, which took place just after 5 a.m. April 25. Provincial police closed Hwy. 11 southbound, south of Gravenhurstat […]
HUNTSVILLE — The Big East has peaked, but there’s more rain to come the next 72 hours and that means local lakes, at least in north Muskoka, will continue to rise. That’s the news from the Town of Huntsville as it monitors the worst flooding in six years, with downtown streets flooded. It’s the same in […]
Advertorial GRAVENHURST — Spring has sprung and so has the 28th Annual Muskoka Builders’ Association, Home and Cottage Show and upstairs craft show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 26 – 28 at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre. With spring in the air you won’t want to miss this extraordinary show and the chance to come […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A 54-year-old woman is dead after falling off an ATV here Thursday night. Provincial police from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment and emergency crews were called to assist at an ATV collision at a property on Fenel Road shortly before 5:30 p.m. They say a lone female rider was […]
GRAVENHURST — One of four people in vehicle that lost control Thursday night and rolled into a ditch on Hwy. 11 has died. Provincial police say emergency crews were called to the scene of the serious collision in the northbound lanes. A northbound vehicle lost control and rolled into the ditch. Two of the injured […]
GRAVENHURST — Easter in Greece. The Acropolis at dawn. That’s it for 18 lucky GHS students are embarking on a learning adventure of a lifetime today. They’ve left for 11 days travelling through Greece. Teachers Jennifer Schandlen and Sara Underwood are chaperoning the trip, which includes four days on an all-inclusive Mediterranean cruise. More to […]
GRAVENHURST — A homeowner illegally burning debris in his backyard battled 20 minutes to put out a ground cover blaze that spread to his home before his “frantic call” to 911 Tuesday afternoon. Gravenhurst Fire officials say that at 2:15 Tuesday afternoon, 911 operators received a “frantic call” from a homeowner at 1048 Bagley Road […]
HUNTSVILLE — The owner of the building where Fanotech Enviro Inc. operates its manufacturing business out of have been fined more than $10,000 after pleaded guilty to two fired code violations. The numbered company owners,1035056 Ontario Inc., pleaded guilty to two counts of “Failing to comply with an Inspection Order” under the Fire Protection and […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Canada’s first Residential Wood Ash Recycling Program is getting some help from the Ontario Trillium Fund. Friends of the Muskoka Watershed say they are excited they will receive a $773,000 “grow grant” to launch the program, which will begin trying to solve the calcium deficiency problem in Muskoka’s lakes and forests, says markeeting […]
GRAVENHURST — A Severn Township teen who was last seen at his job Tuesday night in Gravenhurst and went missing has been found. Policem who were asking the public for their help in locating him, say the public’s assistance help locate Nathan Fox, 18. Fox was last seen at his place of employment on Edward […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A novice driver whose vehicle rolled away from him after he was stopped by police Saturday, faces numerous charges under the Highway Traffic Act, including being impaired by drugs. Provincial police at Bracebridge say they arrested an impaired driver thanks to the efforts of a concerned member of the public. Shortly after 6 […]
GRAVENHURST— Police are investigating a fire they suspect was deliberately set early Saturday morning in northeast Gravenhurst. They say is could be arson. Provincial police say that on April 6, at 2 a.m. OPP officers along with Gravenhurst Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Gravenhurst Parkway in Gravenhurst. Officers determined that the fire […]
HUNTSVILLE — The spread of guns and drugs is reaching deep into Muskoka. Provincial police say that on Thursday, while students were protesting education cuts, two men men in their mid-20s from Scarborough were arrested and two loaded handguns with prohibited bullet magazines. Police say that on April 4, 2019, the OPP’s Muskoka Community Street Crime […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskoka history isn’t trivial, but it is fun. And that means testing your memory of local lore. This Sunday afternoon, April 7, archivist Mary Storey is hosting the Muskoka Discovery Centre Trivia event at 2 p.m. It’s $5 to get in. As a teaser, Storey offers these questions — which may or may […]
GRAVENHURST — Students at Gravenhurst High School “say no.” They plan to join a province-wide protest Thursday afternoon to demonstrate against provincial education changes. It will take in front of the Opera House, two blocks from the school, from 1:15 to 2 p.m. Students are being asked to wear black to the protest. Sage van […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A tenant complaint that led to a housing complex being “deemed unsafe” by the Town of Bracebridge has upwards of two dozen residents scrambling to find permanent alternative shelter. On Monday afternoon, town officials here declared the building at 19 Monck Rd. “unsafe.” It is located just off the main street, Manitoba Street, […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — They’re just waiting for confirmation, but fundraisers for the Kelly Shire Foundation think they have a set at an unofficial Guinness World Record for the “Snowmobile Greatest Distance in 24 hours by a Team.” After some weather delays, again this year, the four riders, Rich Lys, Claus Zander, David Traill and Wes […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man faces a charge of trafficking fentanyl. Provincial police says that on Thursday, March 28, 2019, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the OPP arrested a man after executing a search warrant on his residence. They say that during this investigation fentanyl, and Canadian currency were seized. As a […]
TORONTO — Want your say on Ontario’s regional government review? Online registration opens on April 3 till May 21. Public meetings will be held in Muskoka and in the other seven affected regions. It will affect 73 towns and cities in eight regions and counties. More details available at the these provincial websites: https://www.ontario.ca/page/regional-government-review And […]
BARRIE — The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is increasing its municipal levy by 2 per cent to cover a $160,000 hike in its $37 million budget They say the cost-shared budget for 2019 is about 0.5 per cent more than last year. While the province has frozen grants to the health unit since 2013, […]
