MUSKOKA — Good intentions can go wrong warn Muskoka Fire Prevention Officers. They are strongly recommending that people use flashlights, batteryoperated lanterns or flameless candles for light, instead of candles, during Earth Hour on Saturday, March 30. That’s to prevent property loss and fire-related injuries. “Preventing fires while participating in this worthy initiative is important,” […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The town here has has promoted its transportation maintainence manager to head up the town’s roads and public works department A town release today says the appointment of Geoffrey Carleton as director of public works says he will take over April 29. Carleton will be assuming the role of director from Walt Schmid, […]
QUEEN’S PARK — The old joke about there being two seasons — winter and construction — is true today. On Thursday, MPP Norm Miller announced the Ontario government “is improving road safety in Parry Sound-Muskoka by repairing underpasses and culverts along Highway 11 between the Severn River and Huntsville and resurfacing Highway 400 between Highway […]
MIDLAND — Georgian Bay residents may see the United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Bristol Bay working in Midland this week. Starting on or about Wednesday, March 27, it will assist commercial shipping in the eastern waters of the Great Lakes port. The date is subject to change depending on operational requirements or weather conditions, according provincial police. […]
MACTIER — A Muskoka Lakes Township man faces two child pornography charges following a search of a home here yesterday. The OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Digital Forensic Unit and OPP from the Bracebridge detachment say they arrested and charged the 51-year-old following a lengthy investigation On March 27, 2019, they executed a search warrant […]
ORILLIA — Two more snowmobile deaths this past weekend have provincial police warning snowmobilers to avoid taking unnecessary risks, especially on frozen waterways, as their season winds down. The tragedies Friday March 22 and Sunday 24 mark 11 fatal snowmobile incidents and 13 lives lost in OPP jurisdictions so far this season, says an OPP release. They say they […]
GRAVENHURST — Winter-weary home and cottage owners are urged to be prepared for the freshet. Spring may have officially arrived, but Muskokans know it hasn’t arrived till the snow is gone and the lakes and rivers are back down to normal levels. That means with the spring temperatures warming and above average snowfall this winter, […]
GRAVENHURST — Explorers’ Edge is very pleased to have partnered with Porter Airlines to introduce a 10-week summer service into the Muskoka Airport starting June. Flights will have an air time of approximately 20 minutes, operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Mondays between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Muskoka Airport, from June 27 to […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were out in full force Monday at suppertime for a blaze that levelled a West Gravenhurst cottage, resulting in $350,000 damage. Gravenhurst Fire officials report that at 6:30 p.m. on March 25, the lone occupant called 911 after discovering a fire in the walls and attic of the single storey structure. By […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If at first you don’t succeed, don’t try, try and try. That was the case for a man whose repeated attempts at breaking into a home led to his arrest Saturday night. Provincial at Bracebridge are investigating after a man broke into a Bracebridge home over the weekend. They say that just before […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man faces an impaired driving charge after a police stop Saturday afternoon. Provincial police say they arrested an impaired driving suspect on Saturday March 23. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., the OPP stopped a pick-up truck on Muskoka Road in Bracebridge. Officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and the conversation […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man faces numerous charges after a police stop, involving unauthorized weapon, drug and proceeds of crime. Provincial police say that on Saturday March 23, 2019, officers conducted a traffic stop on Muskoka Road 3 North, in Huntsville. An investigation led to several charges. Dwayne Gagnon, 39, has been charged with the […]
HUNTSVILLE — It may be getting late for snowmobiling, but at least one thief thinks otherwise. Provincial police here received a report, Sunday, of a stolen snowmobile. The sled was stolen from a resort in the Oxtongue Lake area sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday, March 23 and 8:30 a.m. March 24. The snowmobile is described […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two Muskoka men face heroin drug charges after a joint police stop here Thursday. OPP from the Bracebridge and Huntsville Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted an investigation that led to a traffic stop on Eccelstone Drive in Bracebridge. The two men were arrested and heroin with an approximate street value of $2,000 […]
GRAVENHURST — An armed robbery at a gas bar on Hwy. 11 Thursday night had police responding to an employee alarm. Provincial police from the Bracebridge detachment raced to the scene just before 11 p.m. March 21. Officers arrived to find that a male suspect had entered the store, indicated he had a weapon and […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A driver caught in a highway police speed check has also been charged with impaired driving. Provincial police at Bracebridge say that on Wednesday, March 20, officers were conducting speed enforcement activities on Highway 11 near Alpine Ranch Road. Shortly after 10 p.m. they observed a vehicle travelling at 30 km/h over the […]
HUNTSVILLE — A police investigation into an overnight armed robbery and assault at a business here continues. Provincial police continue to look for witnesses after arresting and charging three GTA residents, two men and a woman, early last Friday. They say that on March 15, 2019, at 1:20 a.m., OPP responded to report of an […]
GRAVENHURST — A Catholic summer camp in northeast Gravenhurst has been hit with hefty fire code fines. Camp Teopoli, in Ryde, has been ordered to pay $27,000 — plus costs — for not completing all of the required changes a Gravenhurst Fire Department inspector called for. According to a Town of Gravenhurst news release Wednesday, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A drug-impaired driver who apparently fell asleep at the wheel of her vehicle, hitting the back of another pickup truck on the main street of Huntsville, faces a couple of drug-related charges. Provincial police say that just before 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019, a silver pickup truck westbound on Main St., crossed […]
TORONTO — Ice fishing may be coming to the end of the season this month, but the province is already angling for the next season. On Saturday, Natural Resources and Forestry Minister John Yakabuski said in a release at the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show that the PCs are making life easier for anglers and hunters. “Our […]
