HOUSEY’S RAPIDS — Firefighters rescued a woman from house fire Saturday afternoon in northeast Gravenhurst. @GravenhurstFIRE tweeted just after 5:30 p.m.: “One woman has been rescued from this fire by the initial crew and has been transported to hospital. The fire is under control but units continue extinguishment and overhaul.” At 4:30 they tweeted: “Units […]
BAYSVILLE — Two youths have been charged with seven break-ins, that also included the theft of a vehicle, say police. On February 2 at 10:30 p.m., officers from the Huntsville OPP detachment responded to a break and enter at a residence in Baysville. Their investigation revealed that several homes had been broken into and two […]
DORSET — Thieves drove away with three large pieces of construction equipment Monday in a middle of the night heist here. Provincial police in Huntsville say that on February 6 they were called to contracting company located on Muskoka Road #117 in the Dorset area. The owners reported that at 2:30 a.m. culprits entered the […]
HUNTSVILLE — As winter continues — despite Wiarton Willie’s prediction of an early spring — provincial police would like to pass on some safe winter driving tips. First (a few from us) is to turn on your full set of lights during the day — something you should do anyways at all times. You’re easier […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSTVILLE — It’ll be a “surprise” concert Saturday night for the Good Lovelies and their fans. So says Sue Passmore, a member of the popular country/folk/pop trio performing at the Algonquin Centre here in Huntsville. According to their website, after more than a dozen years playing and touring and performing about 1,000 […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police say no charges will be laid after a driver jumped the curb parking in front of M&M Meats and rammed the vehicle into the front window Tuesday morning. On Feb. 5 at 9:45 a.m., officers from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a single motor […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for a silver Honda Odyssey van after a hit and run on Main Street Monday afternoon. Provincial police are investigating a fail to remain motor vehicle collision which occurred in front of the Nutty Chocolatier at 65 Main St. East, Huntsville. They say that on Feb. 4 at 3:40 p.m., […]
GRAVENHURST — The landlord of a small four-plex apartment building has been fined $7,500 for fire vilations. Gravenhurst Fire officials say the owner was fined in Bracebridge Provincial Offences Court Tuesday, Jan. 29, after pleading guilty to two counts of “Failing to Comply” with inspection orders by the fire department. According to a GFD release, […]
PORT SYDNEY — A frozen water line being thawed with a blow torch is being blamed for a fire here Friday afternoon at a cement factory. Huntsville/Lake of Bays firefighters were called shortly after 3 p.m. to the blaze on Stephenson Road 8 East in Port Sydney. Upon arrival, crews from Station 3 encountered smoke […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka’s challenged transportation initiative got a big boost from the province Friday. MPP Norm Miller announced the Ontario government is helping 40 communities across the province improve transportation services within and between communities to make it easier for people to get around. He said the District of Muskoka will receive $699,786 of support […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Jesse Campbell is still missing — lest you forget. Police and his family remain perplexed by his disappearance two months ago. The 28-year-old Bracebridge resident went missing late on the afternoon of Nov. 11, 2018. Police suspect he may be in Montreal. However, they are still searching for his whereabouts. He is described […]
GRAVENHURST — Bill Fox says his truck has been found. The Jones Road resident say police found it near Burk’s Falls Tuesday. “I just wanted to give everyone a big thank you from the bottom of my heart. I truly believe that without your help of all the publicity over my truck it would not […]
BARRIE — Snowboarders with cash can cash in if they don’t crash at Horseshoe Mountain. The Vans Hi-Standard Series kicks off its world tour Jan. 12. It challenges snowboarders to showcase creative expression in a fun open-jam format, and the Hi-Standard Series competitors are judged solely on their individual style, with no inverts or spins over […]
HUNTSVILLE — The first baby born in Muskoka this year is from the the Parry Sound District. Muskoka Algonquin Hospital says Bryson Taylor is the first baby born in 2019 at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. Bryson arrived at 9:29 a.m. on Tuesday Jan. 2, 2019 to proud parents Ryley Taylor and Rielly Spratt. Dr. […]
MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT LAKES — What’s $300 doing in a waste transfer site safe and why was it stolen? And committed this dirty deed? Those are questions provincial police in Peterborough are wondering, after they were called to investigate a theft from a transfer station on County Road 36 after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. […]
GRAVENHURST — Traffic on Hwy. 11 was rerouted Wednesday after serious collision landed a vehicle passenger in the ditch entangled in downed power lines. Provincial say that at 3 p.m. December 19 a northbound vehicle left the highway, rolled and became entangled with a hydro pole. Emergency crews responded including Gravenhurst Fire and Muskoka EMS […]
MUSKOKA — A housing shortage in the district just got a little help. Or a lot — as in $200,000 to finally put it over the top and make a dream a reality. After more than a decade of trying, a re-purposed plan by Audrey Brown and her late husband, Fred, that began as housing […]
HUNTSVILLE — A beautiful Saturday morning began at sunrise a with historic Huntsville farmhouse burning to the ground. Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire just before 6 a.m. on Britannia Road. They said that upon arrival crews encountered heavy fire in the attic area of the two-storey 100-year-old farmhouse. Two […]
Barb McCabe | Gravenhurst Rotary PR GRAVENHURST — The Rotary Club of Gravenhurst is proud to recognize Students of the Month throughout the year. This week four such students attended our lunch meeting and were honoured with gift certificates. Kiara Collins was selected by her teachers as student for month for September in recognition of the hard […]
KAWARTHA LAKES —Two years ago today, 19-year-old Bayram Abolhassani-Larki was last seen. On May 16, 2017, he was found murdered in a vehicle parked in a field off of Post Road in the Township of Ops, City of Kawartha Lakes. The search for his killer continues. For the past two years, detectives from the OPP […]
