GRAVENHURST – The snow remains heaped high, but the Gravenhurst lifted it emergency declaration as of 11 a.m. Monday. Regular winter maintenance operations will continue throughout the municipality, they said this morning. This includes snow removal along roads and sidewalks in addition to the placement of sand and salt as required. However, a significant weather […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — All this snow and nowhere to go? That’s the fear of snowmobilers today as Muskoka District Council is debating about possible trail restrictions this evening involving property rights, insurance and district roads liability. It’s gotten serious enough that MPP Graydon Smith has shown his support for keeping them fully […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Gravenhurst’s mayor is supporting a new volunteer provincial emergency group announced today to help in natural disasters like the one Gravenhurst is currently dealing with. Today Premier Doug Ford announced the creation of Ontario Corps, a group of skilled professionals and volunteers that the province can deploy to help communities respond […]
HUNTSVILLE — A shoplifting spree in Huntsville has police flummoxed. And they need your help. Officers from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a series of shoplifting incidents and are requesting the public’s assistance to identify the suspect. Yesterday, Dec. 12, the suspect who appears to be a female […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com COLLINGWOOD — As Muskoka grapples with a hospitals divide, the province said today it is investing up to $95.5 million to build a new replacement Collingwood General and Marine Hospital to serve Collingwood and South Georgian Bay with “care close to home.” It will include up to 132 new beds with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Know a woman with a pair of work boots who’s not making a fashion statement? Has the rough hands of man and a rock grip to go with it? Or she knows which end of a gear stick to run a grader or back hoe? Perhaps she sits in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Bold, brazen and part naïve, Muskoka police are reporting a new trend where fraudsters show up in person to collect cash or bank cards in an apparent attempt to increase their believability. And it happened here last night. At 7:30 p.m., Dec. 11, police received a call from the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The morning commute was a whiteout today as snow squalls blew back in wiping out cars and delaying deliveries. You could hear groans from drivers stuck lamenting while nursing a latte after waking up to more white. “Not again!” their bodies shouted. Gravenhurst was again hit hardest from west […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — While the weather played havoc with the start of the local festive concert season, the sounds of the season look promising this week. THURSDAY NIGHT: HUNTSVILLE ACTIVE LIVING But looking for something fun to do tomorrow night in Huntsville? Why not join the Huntsville Community Band at the Active […]
PORT CARLING — A stolen vehicle was spotted by police using an automated licence plate detector Monday in Muskoka Lakes Township. Police arrested them after recovering the stolen vehicle in Port Carling. They say that on December 9 at 3:45 p.m. an officer was conducting patrols on Muskoka Road 118 just west of Port Carling […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — As the town continues under a snow state of emergency that will certainly have major costs in 2024, Gravenhurst passed a budget today that will see a 2025 tax rate increase of 4.6 per cent. A collapsed sand dome Sunday will add to that. For property owners, it means […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND–MUSKOKA — A political rematch to watch is in the works. Graydon Smith will square off with Matt Richter sometime between now and June 2026 in a provincial election widely expected this spring. The MPP made it official today, when the Ontario PC Party announced that Graydon Smith has been […]
HUNTSVILLE — The goal of an Olympic water course got a little easier for Tyler Gevaert. The 16-year-old slalom kayaker from Huntsville has been awarded funding and an accelerated path to the Olympics after impressing scouts at the RBC Training Ground national final. He was one of more than 2,500 athletes (aged 14-25) to participate […]
LAKE OF BAYS — A small electrical fire inside a wall was quickly knocked down by construction workers using a portable extinguisher here yesterday — before 20 firefighters and five fire trucks responded. At 10:30 a.m. December 9 Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Fighters responded to a “structure fire” on South Portage Road in Huntsville. Crews […]
HUNTSVILLE — A local man faces three drug and crime charges as part of an ongoing police investigation that led to his arrest here Wednesday. The OPP and its Community Street Crime Unit arrested him as part of an on-going drug investigation. Various illegal substances were located including suspected cocaine and cannabis. As a result […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Autumn Smith puts on good theatre. Her outdoor summer shows this summer and last at the Muskoka Wharf are testament to that. They’re fun, entertaining and easily accessible. Next week’s walkabout production of ‘A Gravenhurst Christmas Carol’ will be more of the same. “The immersive theatrical events of the […]
MUSKOKA — All this snow is attracting snowmobilers, which in one case has led to an impaired driving charge against an Iroquois Falls man last night as impaired driving continues to be a significant factor affecting the safety of everyone travelling on Muskoka roads and trails. Police report that while many residents in Muskoka cope with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — How do we like winter so far? For those catching their breath you can only hope the worst is behind. Alas don’t bet on it. And who’s wishing for a green Christmas. Don’t bet on that either. The tonic for a winter hangover? Egg nog, a hot pack and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — MPP Graydon Smith respects Auditor General Shelley Spence, but says her complaints in a scorching report last week about his Ministry of Natural Resources office “were mostly administrative matters” — and happened “during a severe firefighting season.” Yet his local political rival Matt Richter, a Green Party deputy leader, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A break and enter and a police chase from Bracebridge that ended in a wild neighbourhood pursuit here yesterday has led to several charges against two northern Ontario men yesterday around noon. Provincial police charged the men after they attempted to flee several officers. They say on Friday, Dec. […]