ORILLIA — A Huntsville man faces charges of soliciting paid sex here last month. Provincial police say they arrested him for Communicating for the Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services in the City of Orillia. On May 4 the Orillia OPP Crime Unit and the OPP Anti Human Trafficking Investigation Coordination Team were notified of a […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man and a Huntsville man were charged here this week with theft from vehicles on the main street. Provincial police say that on Monday, June 8, at 2:30 p.m. officers were sought out by a member of the public who had just had items stolen from his vehicle while he was […]
GRAVENHURST — Two Muskoka residents face charges after a police investigation in Orillia led to vehicle being stopped here Saturday night. Provincial police say that on Saturday June 6, at 10:40 p.m., the were assisting with an investigation stemming from an incident in Orillia, and OPP officers stopped a vehicle on Fernwood Drive in Gravenhurst. […]
MUSKOKA — At last, Muskoka’s two COVID-19 Assessment Centre are now offering asessment and testing for all individuals in Muskoka. In a release Friday, May 29, they say: “We have recently streamlined our process and have increased our capacity to service the health care needs of our communities. Effective immediately testing is available for the […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — “Tourism is probably the part of our economy that has been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norman Miller, who is encouraging industry operators here to let the province know how they’re doing. Ontario’s standing committee on finance and economic affairs wants to hear from them about the […]
BARRIE — “Healthcare has changed dramatically over the past two months,” admits Janice Skot, president and CEO of the region’s largest hospital and expanding health care centre located in Barrie. “Almost 3,500 fewer procedures were performed compared to the same period last year.” She says the province “has set out strict criteria that must be […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s going to be a long hot summer in town for most without cottages. The Town of Gravenhurst has announced that some beaches and more recreation amenities are due to re-open here the day after tomorrow. In a release today, the town said that on Friday, May 29, they are continuing to ease […]
GRAVENHURST — The driver of a stolen vehicle was charged with impaired driving Monday. Provincial police say that at 4 p.m. on May 25 the OPP responded to a report of a vehicle taken without the owner’s consent in Gravenhurst. The caller also said the suspect had been drinking alcohol. Officers located and stopped the […]
GRAVENHURST-BRACEBRIDGE — An Innisfil man was in bail court this morning, after he and two others from the community south of Barrie were arrested there yesterday in police raid involving $40,000 in stolen goods in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge. Provincial police said today the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has been investigating the thefts that […]
GRAVENHURST — A man and woman from Ottawa were arrested Friday charged after it was suspected someone was tossing contraband into the Beaver Creek prison here. Provincial police say that on May 15, at 9:45 p.m., officers responded to a concern regarding a vehicle parked near a correctional facility. Police located the vehicle and occupants […]
MUSKOKA — As business life slowly returns and the long weekend wasn’t busy as feared, the Victoria Day holiday kept police on the go mostly with impaired drug and alcohol charges — including two accidents. Five Muskoka men were charged all in separate incidents: SATURDAY At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, officers were conducting a RIDE check […]
Gord Haugh, Guest column We have seen parades of first responders and supporters driving past hospitals to say thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff who daily go to work to take care of patients who are in critical condition. Many of these health care workers end up comforting some who reach the end of […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A homeowner who forced a break-and-enter suspect to flee was quickly caught after police called in their police dog last night. Provincial police at Bracebridge say that on Wednesday, May 13, at 10:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the B&E in Muskoka Lakes Township. They say the homeowner was present and […]
MUSKOKA — Local hospitals are getting some help from a Muskoka hydro provider. Elexicon Energy’s Gravenhurst advisory committee recommended a donation of $2,500 to support the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund at the South Muskoka Hospital Foundation and the Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation. It’s part of a larger $50,000 in donations to help hospitals in […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Tests of more than 300 residents and staff that the Pines for the corona virus have come back clean. The province forced the District of Muskoka and other retirement homes to conduct COVID-19 testing at the long-term care home, which took place in Bracebridge May 4-7. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit released […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Your neighbours are hurting and you can help. It may take a village to raise a child — but it takes a town to feed a community affected by COVID-19. Every Thursday food packages are prepared and delivered by two dozen G.A.P. (Gravenhurst Against Poverty) volunteers to those in […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s curtains this summer at the Opera House. Due to COVID-19, the Town of Gravenhurst has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Muskoka Summer Theatre season at the Gravenhurst Opera House. Scott Lucas, the town’s director of community growth and development said in a release today: “This was a very difficult decision to […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: A few symptoms pertaining to COVID-19 are fever, cough, difficulty breathing and pneumonia. Back in June of 1983, my white cell counts were extremely low due to working with nasty carcinogens while I was a provincial lab technician in Toronto. I came down with pneumonia and this is how I fixed it. […]
HUNTSVILLE — Officials here and across Muskoka appear optimistic that re-opening the economy will soon happen and that farmers market will be able to sell food only to the public. At its council meeting today — April 29 — Huntsville town councillors met electronically to discuss COVID-19 impact, questions and concerns from residents. Among updates, they […]
GRAVENHURST — Neighbour to neighbour, Gravenhurst Rotarians are reaching out to help. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need in the community has greatly increased, they say in a release today. And while government assistance programs are being rolled out, some residents still find themselves and their families trying to bridge the gap between shrinking […]
