PORT SEVERN — You can briefly water your lawn and garden — but other water uses such as filling the kiddy pool are restricted here. Effective immediately, watering restrictions are in effect for the west Muskoka community of Georgian Bay until further notice. The District of Muskoka says restrictions have been recommended by the Ministry […]
MUSKOKA — Finding a safe beach to swim at this summer is becoming a daily challenge. Off and on swim advisories from the health unit are popping up each day causing scorched residents to wonder why. Other beaches in Simcoe-Muskoka are also affected. Tuesday, July 28, Port Sydney Beach and two more in Gravenhurst came under […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Norman Bethune would be amused if not bemused. The good doctor’s statue is the latest effigy embroiled in a social unmasking of the world. Never one fearful from expressing his personal, political and professional beliefs, the Gravenhurst native and surgeon revered in China is at the heart of COVID-19 […]
GRAVENHURST — A new garden marking the original Muskoka Wharf will be dedicated this afternoon. Town officials will be on hand to help the owners of affectionately known “Tin Boathouses” on Lake Muskoka officially open the Ditchburn Bay Historical Garden Tuesday, July 28. The owners are celebrating their 15th year as an association and have […]
GRAVENHURST — An early morning altercation at a restaurant has led to several charges against a local man Saturday who was also charged recently with throwing sanitizer. Police were called to the restaurant at 6:15 a.m. July 25 for disturbance on Muskoka Road South. They say a man who was previously issued a trespass notice […]
GRAVENHURST — The return of business is a reminder to mind the cash box after police say a break and enter here last week netted a thief daily proceeds. The OPP are investigating the B&E at the Muskoka Wharf overnight July 22, 2020. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP at Bracebridge 1-(888) […]
GRAVENHURST — A 25-year-old boater faces impaired driving charges after being stopped on Lake Muskoka Saturday. Provincial police say their marine unit was patrolling the lake in Gravenhurst July 25 and stopped a vessel for a routine check. Officers found presence of alcohol and charged the operator, 25 year-old Claudia Lelki, of North York, with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Christine Buckley wants to be “positive” and “kind” and “respectful” about a positive testing of COVID-19 within her firm. The owner of the accounting company, who announced Friday that an unidentified member of her “team” had the corona virus, says she’s wants her message to be “kind and in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A new business in the downtown is closing its doors — after recently being allowed to open — after it says in a release Friday that “one of our team has notified us of a positive COVID-19 test.” Christine Buckley owner and president of the Kilworthy-based accounting company Buckley […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So, how’s it feel having a six-inch q-tip shoved up your nose? “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” Judy Hart said Thursday, from the front seat of her SUV, after her quick drive-through COVID-19 test at the Gravenhurst Community Centre/arena. “It’s nothing to be afraid […]
HUNTSVILLE — A young Huntsville man is charged with luring and other sex crimes after police executed a warrant at his home yesterday following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. The provincial police Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and Huntsville OPP detachment officers arrested and charged the 20-year-old after a digital forensics investigation. They say that on […]
TORRANCE — The Torrance Barrens in Muskoka Lakes Township is becoming a regular stop for police this summer. They say that on Sunday, July 19, at 3:15 a.m., OPP from the Bracebridge detachment responded to several 911 calls regarding a man who was beating another man. Officers arrived and found the assault underway and immediately […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for a trailer-load of plows stolen in a pair of thefts. They were stolen Saturday night, July 18, on Bickley Country Drive. The trailer was a black, dual axel, 16-foot Gator, model MAD, with both rear and side beaver tail ramp. It is worth about $4,500. They say the suspect(s) […]
HUNTSVILLE — An early morning robbery and minor assault on Mary Lake — which resulted in an extensive police search — has led to charges against a pair of local men in custody. Provincial police from the Huntsville detachment and the Muskoka Crime Unit are investigating last Monday’s break and enter at a residence located […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Dorothy Liddle’s long life will live on in the lives of Gravenhurst students thanks to her family and good friends. Celebrations of life have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. But Liddle’s passing did not go un-noticed in a big way by those who knew the Gravenhurst resident and retired […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Better late than never. As the pandemic persists, public COVID-19 testing is expanding into the summer. After a “record” testing day at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre June 30— when Muskoka Paramedic Services staff swabbed 203 people in their cars and trucks — they’re coming back. Thanks to the demand […]
GRAVENHURST — The pandemic has been good for the GAP as donations continue to pour in. Marlene Buwalda, manager of Gravenhurst Against Poverty, says that after their application they were awarded $50,000 from Community Food Centres Canada (CFCA) for grocery cards. She said that the cards will be distributed similar to the Rotary Club’s Care […]
GRAVENHURST — A man faces charges of assault and theft after an altercation involving hand sanitizer yesterday morning at a downtown business. Provincial police say that on Wednesday July 15, at 9:15 a.m., officers were called to the Fabricare Cleaning Centre in Gravenhurst. They say an employee was assaulted by a man. The employee acknowledged […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — Police divers are searching Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon today for a canoeist who overturned last night. The OPP’s underwater search and recovery unit (USRU) are continuing the search for the missing person Wednesday. They say that on July 14, just after 9 p.m. officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes […]
MUSKOKA — On-and-off beach swim advisories continue across Muskoka are OFF again. (UPDATE: Beaches at West Gravenhurst and Port Sydney are open again for the weekend as of Friday July 17.) Today, Tuesday, July 14, Gravenhurst town officials said based on beach water samples collected by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) on Monday […]