Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Good Samaritans come from both sides of the street. When Bill Smith was knocked off his scooter, staff at Wayne’s Tire and at Dentistry in Gravenhurst called 911 and “came running out” their front doors to assist. The fatal morning accident put all business on hold for customers who […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — It’s a year today since the last provincial election when Matt Richter had a shot at the job MPP Graydon Smith won. Sunday he will be in Gravenhurst to reflect on the past 12 months and all that has gone on with the government and his Greens. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MACTIER — A military battlefield tradition dating back to the 1700s takes place Sunday noon here in west Muskoka. A “Drumhead Service” — adopted by Canadian forces a century later — is a solemn celebration to “pay homage to comrades who offered their lives in defence of our country,” says Bruce […]
BRACEBRIDGE — After 39 years you’d think one of Muskoka’s oldest choirs would find singing old hat. But not the Muskoka Men — and women — of Song. The Bracebridge-based choral group, which began with a few voices in 1984, is just happy to return to its normal schedule of musical performances — including its […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A rollover on the street behind Memorial Park snarled traffic downtown here mid-afternoon today. The lone occupant was transported to hospital with minor injuries. Police continue to investigate the single-vehicle collision on Kimberley Avenue. OPP, fire and paramedics attended after the white SUV hit a hydro pole, causing it to break off. The […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police say they are investigating a mischief at a local park in Bracebridge after officers were notified by town staff Tuesday that several “sewing-type needles” were located in the water at Kirby’s Beach area of the park. Bracebridge Mayor Rick Maloney, reacting on Facebook this afternoon, said the “town of Bracebridge Public Works […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Kevin McKelvey is no weather forecaster. But the fire prevention officer says the chance of showers and risk of thunderstorms tomorrow won’t much affect the serious threat of brush fires that could potentially spread t like ones in eastern and western Canada. “It won’t last long” and the temperature […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Nora Brosnahan loves strolling the Muskoka Wharf. But she can’t stand the unsightly flotsam bobbing along the shoreline at one of Muskoka’s prime tourist attractions. So the Bracebridge — yes, Bracebridge — resident took it upon herself to rake in some of the debris caught up in the cattails […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police who pulled over a vehicle here Sunday for speeding on Hwy. 11 have charged four males with, with among other thing, possessing a large amount of drugs and a loaded handgun. They say that on May 28, just before midnight, an officer stopped the vehicle and following an investigation four males were […]
HUNTSVILLE — An third female involved in an alleged kidnapping and assault of a local youth here last Wednesday has been identified and additional charges have been laid against the accused the individuals. Police now say that on May 24 at approximately 1:45 p.m. they were contacted by Huntsville High School staff who reported a […]