Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com WINDERMERE — From the ‘’30s and ’40s to the ’80s to today, Muskoka Chautauqua is back for another exciting 10 days of arts and culture, music and summer entertainment as the cultural hub of Muskoka from Aug. 7-16. See list of events here. After last night’s opening […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com MUSKOKA — Being the No. 1 overall NHL draft pick in 20210 had to be a thrill of lifetime. But it’s a long way away compared to carrying the Stanley Cup of the Wenonah II onto the dock at your Muskoka cottage. Taylor Hall did that yesterday […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Firefighters assisted police last month in a major illegal cannabis raid on a grow site here on Little Road. The Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit charged a North York man after a spring investigation was begun by the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) investigators. On July 16 they executed two search warrants […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Early this morning police on patrol here spotted two teens they accuse of attempting to break-in to a vehicle overnight. The OPP say that on Friday, August 7, at 2:45 a.m., officers in the area of Armstrong Street when they came upon two young people allegedly attempting to break into a construction vehicle […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com MUSKOKA — Call it the “Cottage Cup.” Or maybe the “Baby Cup.” Taylor Hall brought the Stanley Cup to Muskoka today and hoisted it just six weeks after doing likewise June 14 when he scored the winning Carolina goal at home in Game 6 over Vegas to […]
GRAVENHURST — During the summer the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) investigators began an investigation in to suspected drug trafficking at an apartment complex here. July 10 they say they charged two people after conducting three search warrants at a public housing apartment complex on Bethune Drive South in Gravenhurst. They were assisted by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com BRACEBRIDGE — You needn’t wonder what Eva Olsson thought of the recent rise in anti-Semitism. She spoke about it every day: “Her message of acceptance and tolerance, and the devastating impact that hate can have on the world if left unchallenged, touched every single person she met.” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com MUSKOKA — An overnight crime spree that led police on a seven-house hunt that went from Huntsville to Port Carling to Georgian Bay led to four teens being charged a week ago. OPP in Bracebridge made the final arrests after police calls began late Tuesday and lasted […]
MUSKOKA — A District of Muskoka plan to build its own robotic pre-fab public housing factory is drawing considerable debate and opposition as the upper tier local government ends a quick public survey this Friday Aug. 7. (See story link bottom for full details on it.) One longtime leading Muskoka business person who has given […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.comSubscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com HUNTSVILLE — Another vehicle theft here has police once again asking the public’s help in locating it. After a car-jacking here last week, in which a suspected was arrested and charged within 45 minutes down in Gravenhurst, police now say they are investigating a second unrelated theft. Some […]
MUSKOKA — A Halifax man who left the main road going through Port Carling, and struck a retaining wall, was arrested and charged just before dawn this morning. Police say that on Tuesday, August 4, at 4:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on Medora Street near Armstrong Point Road […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com GRAVENHURST — Midway through a season’s half-full glass it’s time to check on your summer holiday bucket list. Swimming: CHECK; Walking: CHECK; Outdoor concert: CHECK. Bethune House visit: AUGUST. Well, Gravenhurst’s National Historic Site is a must for August when it’s free along with all of Canada’s […]
UPDATE: On Saturday August 1, the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) aided in the recovery of the bodies of the two missing persons. A 32-year-old male and a 30-year-old female, both from Toronto, were pronounced as deceased. The investigation into the collision is ongoing. Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com MUSKOKA […]
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com — OPINION MUSKOKA — Municipal government should not get into the construction industry. The district should make public requests to local experienced construction companies for ideas on how to produce inexpensive housing. If no private companies are interested in producing social housing, then the district would be financially ahead to buy […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com SOUTH MUSKOKA — Bob West knows the value of a great local hospital and how large generation donation can make a great difference. His $8 million legacy gift this week is inspired by a lifetime in the medical health care supply business and his absolute love of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com GRAVENHURST — A collision here last night on North Muldrew Lake Road has led to another impaired driving charge. Police say that on Wednesday, July 30, at 10:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision near Peninsula Road in Gravenhurst. The caller expressed concerns […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com MUSKOKA — Police ended a high-speed chase here this morning involving a stolen vehicle by using a spiked belt on Hwy. 11. They responded to a report of a robbery on Main Street East in Huntsville, July 30, at 9:30 a.m. after receiving a report that a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com GRAVENHURST — “Always be prepared!” Rick Allen knows that as a Scout leader since 1967 — and Cub growing up before. And while he’s always ready, sometimes life doesn’t quite cooperate. This morning as he and his wife Diane were driving south on Muskoka Road North, he […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com BRACEBRIDGE — After damaging a day care playground Canada Day weekend, police say vandals were back a little more than three weeks later targetting the year-round kids school for a second time just days ago. “It’s frustrating,” Bracebridge Children’s Place managing director Sarah McKay said this afternoon. […]
Police say recent arrests across Muskoka underscore dangers of impaired driving as enforcement continues in busy summer By Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Subscribe: E-transfer $30 to news@muskokatoday.com MUSKOKA — Five suspected impaired drivers were charged across Muskoka in the past week, including three within a 24-hour period over the weekend, prompting the Ontario Provincial Police to […]