Bear carvings stolen on Honey Harbour Rd.
GEORGIAN BAY, TOWNSHIP — A pair of bear carvings have been stolen from in front of a home here. Provincial police were called last Thursday about a theft report of a several bear carvings valued […]
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Don’t let canvassers into your home: OPP
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A scary scam scenario in which door canvassers get into your home has police sending out yet another alert. Provincial police here are currently investigating thefts from homes in the […]
Driver with 7 kids charged with drug, alcohol impairment
HUNTSVILLE – An Alberta man driving a van — with his spouse and seven young children inside — has been charged with driving while being impaired by drugs and alcohol. And of not having one […]
Rainy weekend increases flood risk
CENTRAL ONTARIO — A wet weekend with 50 to 75 mm of rain ahead brings with it a caution from provincial water management officials. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Parry Sound District […]
Fish, wildlife fines total $4,250 in Muskoka
BRACEBRIDGE — Two people were fined a total of $4,250 in separate fish and wildlife cases this month. A Muskoka area man has been fined $1,250 for a hunting violation under the Fish and Wildlife […]
Camper fined for overstaying Crown permit
BRACEBRIDGE — An Utterson camper who overstayed his permit in Huntsville was fined in a Bracebridge courtroom last week. John-Paul Evans pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for camping at one location on Crown land […]
OH DEER! Road kill – can I keep it?
CENTRAL ONTARIO — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking motorists to be extra cautious on Ontario’s roads at this time of year when more wildlife is on the move. ▪ Deer are […]
Washroom fire at Twin Lakes Secondary
ORILLIA — Was smoking in the washroom the cause of a fire at Twin Lakes Secondary School Wednesday? Police, school and fire officials are trying to determine the reason they were called in the afternoon […]
Hwy. 11 closed NB after wrong-way driver crashes head-on Wednesday
ARDTREA — A wrong-way driver involved in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon drove several kilometres down Hwy. 11 SB before the crash. Traffic was closed both directions between Menoke Beach Rd. and Grand Tamarack Cress. […]
5 charged in Gravenhurst with drug, property crimes
GRAVENHURST — Five Gravenhurst residents face a total of 15 drug and property-related charges following a police bust Thursday. Provincial police say that on April 5, 2018, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of […]