GRAVENHURST — A radar check has led to an impaired driving charge against a Bracebridge driver Saturday. Police say that on Jan. 7, just after 5 p.m. an officer with the Central Region Traffic team was conducting speed enforcement on Hwy. 11 north in Gravenhurst and stopped a vehicle near Doe Lake Road. An investigation led […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A month after fleeing a RIDE check in Port Carling, a Bracebridge driver has been charged with impaired driving. Police say that on Dec. 9, just after 11:15 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Medora Street at Ferndale Road in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. When a vehicle approached and […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are investigating after a Gravenhurst two-year-old died in hospital at Toronto Saturday after suffering what they are calling “significant injuries” when they responded last Thursday. They say that on Jan. 5, at 7:45 p.m., officers and paramedics responded to a call for toddler who was reported injured. The child was transported to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The location of a new hospital site in Bracebridge will be discussed at public meeting this month. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is hosting a series of community open houses — in-person and one online — to engage community members and update the public on the capital redevelopment journey to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So much for drag and drop. A tech-savvy suspect is accused flying a drone to drop illegal contraband into the Beaver Creek Correctional Institution in Gravenhurst last night. Police say neighbours called the OPP to report a trespasser, who they say was flying a drone in the area and that […]
MUSKOKA — The new year began anew as with an end to the old. Police in Bracebridge laid their first impaired charge of 2023 on Jan. 1 — after arresting three others in the final week of 2022. None were on New Year’s Eve or morn. On Sunday, Jan. 1, officers responded to concerns from […]
HUNTSVILLE — Happy New Year to the Smiths of Huntsville — Theresa, Kyle, Kaleb and now Ryleigh. Mom gave birth to the first-born of 2023 at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. Ryleigh was delivered to Theresa and Kyle by Dr. Sheena Branigan. The newborn weighed in at 9 pounds, 9 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What do you do when it’s 2 a.m., the window on your snow plow is broken and the wind and snow are blowing a blizzard into your cab? Well if you’re Charlie, who drives for Coon Bros. — and you’re facing several feet of snow on the ground and […]
RUNNING STORY … WATCH FOR STORM WATCH UPDATES HERE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s white and it’s light. That’s the most you can say about the worst storm of the year whipping across Muskoka yesterday, today, tomorrow and the day after. It’s been a doozy with winds whipping up to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Call it cold comfort — or the calm before the storm. A Christmas Carol sing-along last night — out at the Rotary Club of Bracebridge Centennial Garden was a cool yule — enough to warm your heart and melt any back of minds thoughts of the snow blowing in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A first-degree murder charge has been laid against a Beaver Creek federal prison inmate here after a fellow convict died Sunday. The OPP have since charged Devon Saunders, 54, with First Degree Murder contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada (CC) sec. 235(1). Saunders was to appear before the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police can’t — or won’t — release the name of a woman who crashed her vehicle here last night while “having five times the legal limit in her of alcohol in her blood.” They say it’s because they chose to identify the amount of her breathalyser test rather than […]
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BRACEBRIDGE — Fa, la, la, la, la …! A fun night of Christmas carolling returns tomorrow night to the Bracebridge Rotary Centennial Gardens. Thursday night’s annual Rotary Club of Bracebridge sing-along — complete with hot Christmas cheer — will be led by the Salvation Army band. Join them around the gazebo and enjoy sounds of […]
GRAVENHURST — A Beaver Creek inmate who suffered “significant injuries” at the federal prisons here Sunday has died. Provincial police say they are investigating the death at the correctional facility in Gravenhurst Dec. 18. They say that at about 9:50 p.m., OPP officers from the Bracebridge OPP detachment responded to a report from the prison […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Doug Ford’s off-the-cuff remark about $1 billion to build two new hospitals in Muskoka stunned many — including local health-care providers. But it’s nothing compared to today’s breath-taking announcement that pretty much confirms that number. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare says he premier may not be far off the mark when […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A Muskoka MRI is just over a year away. And this morning MPP Graydon Smith announced $800,000 in funding for staffing when it does arrive at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital sometime in 2024. That’s after the hospital’s foundation raises the $5 million needed to buy and install it. Muskoka […]
HUNTSVILLE — A driver who ditched a stolen car during a snow storm early Friday was charged with drug possession and having a loaded Glock in his vehicle. Police charged the Ottawa man and seized the loaded handgun and drugs after the vehicle lost control and ended up in a ditch. On Dec. 16, at […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A snowmobiler is in a Toronto hospital trauma centre after colliding with a parked car Friday at noon. Local provincial police and the OPP Central Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team are investigating the collision that left the male driver with serious injuries Dec. 17 at 12 p.m. Bracebridge Fire Department and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The best thing about school concerts — though the singing and dancing are great, too — is the kids and parents waving at each other. Take last night’s primary seasonal celebration at Macaulay Public School. It’s hard to tell who enjoyed it the most — the beaming kids searching […]