Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A week after what the District of Muskoka is calling the “most devastating and widespread damage since the ice storm of 1998,” clean-up and recovery work is still underway with areas still without power and some rural roads blocked. Luckily no serious injuries were reported. The weekend weather looks […]
GRAVENHURST — Family of a missing woman here are concerned about her well being. They’ve reached out to police to assist in locating her, the OPP said Friday. Leanne, 44, was last seen at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at her residence in the area of Fraser Street and Gateway Drive in Gravenhurst. She is […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has received confirmation that an unvaccinated symptomatic resident of Simcoe Muskoka has tested positive for measles. This case is unrelated to the case reported on March 19, 2025 which resulted in a total of 3 cases connected to that household. Individuals who […]
MUSKOKA — Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) says schools and child care centres within schools will be open tomorrow, Thursday, April 3. See the list below for schools that will remain closed due to infrastructure and/or power outages. If your child(ren)’s school is not listed, it is open. Transportation info: Transportation is running in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Brace yourself this afternoon. And not just Trump’s tarriffs. Because here we go again. Keep those chainsaws handy Wednesday — and into Thursday when a warm spell follows. As importantly, look way up … and keep your eyes peeled up for falling branches. Because winds and freezing rain this […]
GRAVENHURST — Rain or shine thieves continued to ply their illegal trade yesterday and early today. Police said this morning they are investigating another set of break and enters in Gravenhurst after three businesses were targeted during the weekend ice storm. Officers responded to another two reports of break, enters and thefts at businesses that […]
GRAVENHURST — While the community was iced up and hunkering in shelter, thieves took advantage of the weekend ice storm to break three downtown Gravenhurst businesses. Police are investigating after responding to two reports at restaurants between late on Saturday and early Monday morning at the Pizza One, Oliver’s Coffee and the CTC gas bar […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — In like a lion — out like a lion. Four months to the day of the worst storm in decades, an ice skated across south Muskoka leaving in its wake strewn trees and thousands powerless to cope. But there is another warning about freezing rain possibly Wednesday. However, surprisingly […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Mark Carney had a lot on his mind and plate the opening days of the election campaign. But he made time and room for Geordie Sabbagh, the local candidate from here. Sabbagh’s 11-year-old son, Eli, did likewise for the prime minister. “Clear the way for Parry Sound – […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people were in Bracebridge bail court this morning on outstanding warrants after police stopped them here in a pair of arrests on unrelated charges yesterday. On March 31, at 4:20 p.m., police were on patrol when they observed a female they knew to have outstanding warrants. The investigation revealed the accused to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A Winnipeg woman was in bail court this morning on firearms charges, while another man from the Manitoba city is being sought and a third unidentified person is on the loose after they fled a RIDE check here Tuesday night. Police say that on March 25, at 11 p.m., […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — A speeding police officer whose vehicle hit a pedestrian leaving the Bala Bay early last Sept. 29 and killing him has been cleared of criminal responsibility The SIU, Ontario’s police watchdog, released a report on the accident today, Friday March 28. Noah Landriault, 25, who worked at the Kee […]
GRAVENHURST — That time of year between winter and spring is a great time to stock up on out with the old in with the new clothing. Thanks to its many dedicated volunteers, St. James Anglican Church has operated the Hope Chest to serve the community with very low cost, gently used women’s and men’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — It’s more than 50 years since the Orillia Silver Band took a competitive rest. You’d never know it. Saturday’s night’s winning concert was no contest; they were in a class by themselves playing their absolute best. Billed as a “preview,” it was more “praiseworthy” as the 35 musicians went […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A police traffic stop here Wednesday night led to an impaired driving charge against a Gravenhurst woman. Police say this morning that at 8 p.m., March 26, an officer was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 118 East in Bracebridge and stopped a vehicle to investigate a traffic infraction. As a result of their […]
GRAVENHURST — A huge sink hole that closed Hwy. 11 NB Thursday afternoon comes amid half load limits on municipal roads. Traffic was detoured to allow repairs. Just before 2 p.m. on March 27, 2025, Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to reports of a large sinkhole on Highway 11 North near Sparrow Lake Route D […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Milton man who was out on Lake of Bays Saturday was found in the water, but was unable to be revived. Police say that on March 22 emergency services responded to a call of a male who had gone through the ice on Lake of Bays, near Baxter Lane in Algonquin Highlands Township. […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — The driver of a vehicle was ejected Wednesday morning in a single vehicle accident. Police closed Muskoka Road #118 in Muskoka Lakes Township closed due to a serious collision at 8:17 a.m. They say that on March 26 officers, along with Muskoka Lakes Fire Department and Muskoka EMS, responded to a […]
HUNTSVILLE — A fast food assault Tuesday has led to charges against a 16-year-old youth. This morning, police say that on February 24, at 11:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of an assault at McDonalds restaurant on King William Street. The investigation recently concluded and revealed the accused, a male youth, had attacked another […]
HUNTSVILLE — A woman accused of driving “erratically” in school zone has been charged with impaired operation yesterday at the start of the school day. Police say that on March 24, at 9:09 a.m., officers conducting school zone patrols on Muskoka Rd 3 North say they observed a vehicle driving “erratically.” After a traffic stop […]