PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Local hospitals are getting $2 million from the province to help deal with COVID-19. In Parry Sound-Muskoka, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare will receive $1,119,642 and West Parry Sound Health Centre will receive $ 1,006,394 for 2020/21 through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund. Ontario is investing $175 million this year to address critical upgrades, repairs […]
GRAVENHURST — Janet O’Connell has a big job ahead of her. The Muskoka Tourism Marketing Agency’s new executive director will have to navigate rough waters as businesses struggle with the pandemic’s second wave. “My fellow board members and I have great confidence that Janet is the right person to lead Muskoka Tourism during our recovery […]
GRAVENHURST — A workplace outbreak of COVID-19 that closed the McDonald’s here yesterday lasted just one day. The fast food restaurant ceased operations Friday after an employee reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. Saturday morning they were back open for business after a thorough cleaning by an outside contractor.
GRAVENHURST — A workplace outbreak of COVID-19 has closed the McDonald’s here. The company suspended operations Friday after an employee reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. They say they are doing a thorough cleansing of the restaurant and are working with the health unit to learn more and about when they will re-open. As of […]
ORILLIA — Why did Wayne Reed die in a boat that burned early Thursday morning? Was he sleeping in it when it caught fire? Or did he die before beforehand? Police are investigating after discovering the 37-year-old Orillia man’s body in the vessel that went up in flames in a parking lot. They say that […]
BALLANTYNE, CHERYL: Our family is grieving the loss of a wonderful wife, gramma, aunt, sister-in-law and friend, suddenly, but peacefully, at LHSC on Thursday September 3rd, after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Steve; beloved grandchildren Elizabeth and Jack; and her step-son Michael Moore (Brooke) of St.Thomas. She […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Labour Day weekend will be wet — if not wild following yesterday’s deluge and as water levels are high for this time of year. That’s the weather forecast for the next week that has the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Parry Sound District advising residents and visitors to be careful […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Kitchener man charged with theft a week ago was arrested again last night in Huntsville after police got a 911 call about vehicles being broken into on Veteran’s Way. Police say that on Tuesday Sept. 1 about 10:35 p.m., officers responded to a downtown address here, where they found Bryan Noble, 25. […]
MUSKOKA — As predicted, September is off to a wet start. Heavy rain overnight and again Wednesday morning is typical for this month, which typically sees the beginning of the gradual decrease in temperatures of autumn. This year should be no exception, writes Peter Kimbell of Environment Canada. That being said, he says the temperature […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were called out on average every day this month. Of the 31 days in August they responded to 31 911 calls for service. “August was a fairly active month for your volunteer firefighters in Gravenhurst,” they say on Twitter. “Our monthly ‘stats’ are illustrated for you below.” They add: “As we prepare […]
HUNTSVILLE — An abduction and robbery has police on the hunt for three men in an old Camry. Local cops and the OPP Muskoka Crime Unit are asking for help following Saturday’s incident. About 10 a.m. Aug. 29 the male victim was walking on Sabrina Park Drive when police say an older model Toyota Camry […]
GRAVENHURST – A Kitchener driver who hit a rock cut has been charged with impaired driving early this morning. On Friday Aug. 28 at 4:30 a.m. OPP got a 911 call officers from a transport truck who said he struck debris on Hwy. 11 northbound, just south of Luigi Road in Gravenhurst. He said it caused […]
SEVERN TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist who stuck a truck this morning has died. Police in Orillia are investigating the fatality on Upper Big Chute Road in the Township of Severn. They say that on Aug. 28, just before 11 a.m. officers got a 911 call about the collision near Quarry Road. A preliminary investigation reveals […]
BRACEBRIDE — Another driver has fled an accident and police, Thursday, in a stolen vehicle. OPP at Huntsville are investigating an auto theft on Peters Road Wednesday. They say sometime after 10 p.m. Aug. 26 an unknown suspect(s) drove off in the stolen car. The stolen vehicle is described as a 2006 black Buick Allure four-door […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Kitchener man was arrested early yesterday after police responded to a vehicle break-in in progress. Police say that on Wednesday Aug. 26 at 5:50 a.m., officers responded to a theft from a car on Shaw Crescent, Huntsville. They charged Bryan Noble, 25, with: – Theft under $5000 from a motor vehicle contrary […]
WASHAGO — Rising water levels on Lake Simcoe are a concern for boaters on the Trent Severn Waterway. Parks Canada began warning boaters Aug. 22 to expect higher than normal water flows around the Washago dams. They blame recent rains and in the interests of safety, the public is urged to exercise extra caution on […]
HUNTSVILLE — A couple of impaired driving charges on the weekend were the result of citizen complaints to police. On Friday, Aug. 21 just after 1 a.m., the OPP received a report of a car driven in a dangerous manner downtown Huntsville. Officers located the car within minutes parked in front a business on Cann […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 34-year-old driver faces a charge this morning of impaired by drug after ditching his vehicle on Hwy. 11. Police were dispatched to the single vehicle collision northbound just north of Cedar Lane in Bracebridge on Thursday Aug. 20 at 8:20 a.m. They say the vehicle left the roadway, collided with a guardrail […]
GRAVENHURST — A 14-year-old ATV rider is home after sustaining serious injuries that landed him in Sick Kids Hospital. Police say they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision last week at the KOA. Police were called to the campground Aug. 9 after the youth had taken the ATV for a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A driver who is said to have ignored advice not to call a cab has been charged with being impaired behind the wheel. Police said they received a report from a member of the public that a person had been drinking alcohol at a local establishment and in spite of encouragement to use […]
