Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — Years of planning, protesting and broken political promises have come to fruition for Swift River Energy Limited (SREL), the builder, owner and operator of the controversial new Bala hydro generating station on the Moon River in Muskoka Lakes Township. Testing is underway as of Sept. 18, 2019, and is […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MINETT — Years of raw sewage spills into Lake Rosseau at the JW Marriott Muskoka resort and spa continue to be monitored weekly after provincial order in August. The matter came to a head Canada Day weekend with the latest spill. This week, the District of Muskoka and the Township of […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The growing Fridays4Future movement is gaining momentum in Muskoka. Following last week’s demonstration at the Huntsville Town Hall, and another one this Friday, students at Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes Secondary are planning a protest. BMLFridays4Future is organizing a student walkout at 1:30 p.m. BMLSS organizers now say their Climate Action Bracebridge Strike is in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Rural mail boxes in two separate locations were reportedly broken into here over the weekend. Provincial police say that on Monday September 23, officers were notified by Canada Post that a rural mailbox was broken into. They say that sometime over the weekend, unknown culprit’s pried open six out […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SEGUIN TOWNSHIP — The driver of a boat in which two people died last month in a collision with another boat on Lake Joe has been fined for not having navigation light. The other driver involved has been charged with careless careless operation and faces a jail term of 18 months […]
. Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — Two people have been charged in a fatal boating accident near here this summer on Lake Joe. Provincial police said on Tuesday, Sept. 24, that they have charged boat driver Linda O’Leary, 56, with careless operation of a vessel. She is to appear in Parry Sound court […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Fridays are heating up as protest du jour to save the planet. And you’ll hear about it loud and clear as many Muskoka churches sound the alarm by ringing their bells. It’s part of a “Week for Future” events. Protesters say the ringing of bells is an ancient […]
HUNTSVILLE — Thankfully, the days of combating forest growth with deadly chemicals are a remote past. A new forest management program to ensure more reliable hydro service means Ontario Hydro will now trim trees near power lines on a three-year schedule instead of eight to 10 years. Hydro One Inc., Ontario’s primary electricity transmission and […]
GRAVENHURST — The coroner’s office is investigating how a frail, 75-year-old 80-pound senior died after going missing Monday, Sept. 17. Provincial police say that on Wenesday, September 18, 2019, officers from the Bracebridge detachment of the OPP were called to assist with a missing person from Clipsham Road in the south end of Gravenhurst in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Signs, signs, everywhere elections signs — except in Bracebridge. Party reports of signs in ditches and town works staff pulling them up are proving true in Bracebridge. Greens and Liberals say their signs have been ditched days after the federal election was officially called. Apparently everywhere but in Bracebridge […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Tom Young is beating the drum for the NDP — to fight climate change and “the crisis we’re facing right now.” The Bracebridge resident and Legion Pipes and Drums snare drummer is the New Democratic Party candidate in the federal election. He’s vying to be the next Parry Sound-Muskoka […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — The Ontario coroner’s office has called an inquest into the death of a 42-year-old Bracebridge construction worker who died on a job site in Port Carling two years ago this past spring. On Friday, Dr. Kenneth Peckham, Regional Supervising Coroner for Central Region, Central West Office, announced that […]
GRAVENHURST — There’s no volunteering when the alarm goes. Local firefighters go when called. Now, there are nine new “volunteer firefighters” to answer 911 when cars crash and fires erupt. The Gravenhurst Fire Department welcomed them after weeks of summer training. Four other officers were promoted, and 11 firefighters received long service awards, including 20 […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people escaped a fier in a clothes dryer here this afternoon. Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a reported fire at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12, on East Elliott Street in Huntsville. Mike Vadlja, fire prevention officer, said that when crews arrived, they encountered heavy smoke and fire at the rear of the structure […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — As suspected, that bluish-green tinge at the west end of Brandy Lake is an algae bloom. It’s been confirmed. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has been advised by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) that laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of a blue-green algae bloom in the […]
GRAVENHURST — Fatalities involving swimmers who were outside designated swimming areas marked by buoy lines, have civic officials on the alert advising beachgoers to beware of the floaing blue and white rope markers. And that means everyone being aware and paying attention to the safety measures. So, with fall right around the corner, Gravenhurst’s park […]
GRAVENHURST — The Town ofGravenhurst Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Built Heritage Awards. The 2019 home and business recipients are: 210 North Street 160 Muskoka Beach Road 170 Muskoka Beach Road 610 Philip Street East 290 Muskoka Road South (Rombo’s Restaurant) “The Municipal Heritage Committee recognizes recent projects that […]
GRAVENHURST — A carbon monoxide (CO) alarm appears to have saved the lives of home owners here yesterday. Gravenhurst Fire officials say they got a call at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, from a homeowner on Fernwood Drive in Gravenhurst reporting a CO alarm. Firefighters from Station 1 found 600 ppm (parts per million) of […]
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS — A Motorcyclist who was hit in the hand by the mirror of a passing vehicle Thursday was treated for minor injuries in a hit-and-run. Provincial police say that on Sept. 05, shortly before 5:30 p.m. officers were called to assist at a collision on Highway 118 just east of Carnarvon. They say […]
GRAVENHURST — A hit-and-run pickup truck driver is being sought by police after an accident on Bay Street Wednesday morning. Provincial police say that on Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. officers responded to a report of a fail to remain collision that occurred at the intersection of Bay Street at Greavette Street. They say the […]