BRACEBRIDGE — Think the Raptors party was big today, wait till Sunday when Bracebridge honours itself at a barbecue to honour the hundreds and hundreds who volunteered to help during April’s flooding. On June 23 the town will host a BBQ and picnic at Annie Williams Memorial Park for people who filled sandbags and bailed […]
HUNTSVILLE — Cannabis may be legal, but now a rise in cocaine charges is keeping police busy. Provincial police say that on Saturday June 15, 2019, at 10 p.m. a member of the OPP detachment here stopped a vehicle on Main Street W. for a routine traffic stop. During the stop it was discovered that […]
GRAVENHURST — Here we go again. And we don’t mean Game 7 of the NBA Finals — thankfully that’s over and We The North are champions. No, it’s another missed opportunity (Ed. Note: there you go again, Game 5?). After a large winning ticket in Bracebridge went a year without being claimed, it’s the same […]
KILWORTHY — Kathy Cruise is a richer person today. The Kilworthy resident is celebrating after winning a $50,000 prize withINSTANT WHITE DIAMOND 7S (Game #2095). The winning ticket was purchased at Gravenhurst Variety on Bethune Drive in Gravenhurst. INSTANT WHITE DIAMOND 7S is available for $5 a play and the top prize is $77,777. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.02.
BRACEBRIDGE — One more time …. That’s the plan tonight as We the North fans across Muskaka gather for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. After previous viewing parties watching the Raptors getting to within one win of their first title over the defending Golden State Warriors, basketball cheerleaders are prepared to bring home the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Muskoka Shield is on the move again. The hockey club that started in Gravenhurst, winning several championships in the Greater Metro Junior “A” Hockey League (GMHL), moved to Port Carling last season. The team was replaced in Gravenhurst by the Muskoka Anglers of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League.[4] But this coming season […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Drinking and driving continues to be a major problem in the bottom half of Muskoka. Twice as many drivers as last year were charged with impaired driving in a month of statistics, say provincial police. The OPP’s Bracebridge detachment analysed a 30-day period up to Monday and compared it to a similar time […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Provincial police are investigating the theft of a stolen vehicle found behind a shopping plaza. They say that on Saturday evening, June 1, a thief stole a maroon Chevrolet Aveo from an address on Church Street in Bracebridge, and at some point that night got it stuck in a sand hill behind a […]
GRAVENHURST — A new mayor, new council, a new start — same poor planning. That’s the message dozens of kids, parents, grandparents and child care providers are sending the Town of Gravenhurst after it announced Monday that the popular splash pad at the Muskoka Wharf won’t open this summer due to a lack of “TLC” […]
MUSKOKA — Enraptured basketball fans will run into rain at tipoff tonight at outdoor parties across Muskoka, as they watch the Raptors try to finish off the Warriors in a historic Canadian hoops contest. So, if you’re going to a viewing party outdoors, be prepared. Today’s rain is expected to last all day, only ending […]
BRACEBRIDGE – Raptors rapture is catching on. Tonight in Bracebridge Game 4 is hitting the local airwaves with a viewing party in the parking lot of the old town hall according to a Facebook post Friday. It’s near the Griffin Pub.
GRAVENHURST — We the North is coming north. Muskoka Drive-In in Gravenhurst will be showing the NBA Finals games between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors for Game 5 Monday, and if necessary, Games 6 and 7. And it’s free. They say they’ve received permission from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to show the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — It’s hard to find a parking spot here on Manitoba Street some days. On Father’s Day if you have a classic or antique car or truck you’ve got reserved spot. Bracebridge BIA officials will act as your valet director and park you on the main street for all your friends to see, as […]
Lois Cooper | Gravenhurst Horticultural Society GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Horticultural Society invites you to take up painting and try on being an artist this month. On Tuesday, June 18, Nancy Hunter, a well known local artist will teach how to do a floral water colour. Hunter is fun and fantastic at leading paint parties. All […]
ORILLIA — Zoe Dhillon’s is graduating Saturday from Lakehead University in Orillia. And she wants to come back. Not to take graduate studies, but to teach. She will be “the Voice” of the Class” at convocation ceremonies June 8 here at Rotary Place. In an advance copy of remarks she is giving, Dhillon will “focus […]
ORILLIA — Provincial police here are looking for a mischief suspect who spray painted graffiti on a building, on Atherley Road, Monday June 3 reported to police. The suspect was caught on camera in the act spraying the side of the building. The Orillia OPP is releasing a picture of the suspect in hopes someone can identify this […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst couple has picked up a lotto winning over more than $150,000. Gavin Edmunds and Aline Martin were in Toronto to receive a $150,877 prize in the May 3, 2019 LOTTO MAX draw. The winning ticket was purchased at Circle K on Dawson Road in Orangeville.
GRAVENHURST — Electric and driverless cars are down the road. Today, if you have domestic car or truck and you need auto repairs fast in downtown Gravenhurst there’s a new mechanic shop open this spring. Bill Talbot and Scott Baker offer Quality work at their Muskoka Road South sales and repair business near Main Street […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver who led police on a chase on Hwy. 11 drove northbound in the southbound lanes briefly before being pulled over Saturday night. Provincial police had Hwy. 11 southbound closed south of Gravenhurst for a report of a driver driving the wrong way on the highway at 11 p.m. They say an […]
GRAVENHURST — Now that boating restrictions have been lifted on Muskoka lakes and rivers following spring flooding, pleasure boaters and commercial traffic will see a large police presence in June. And it has less to do with monitoring wakes along some parts of shorelines still protected by sandbags. For the next four weeks OPP marine […]