GRAVENHURST— Police are investigating a fire they suspect was deliberately set early Saturday morning in northeast Gravenhurst. They say is could be arson. Provincial police say that on April 6, at 2 a.m. OPP officers along with Gravenhurst Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Gravenhurst Parkway in Gravenhurst. Officers determined that the fire […]
HUNTSVILLE — The spread of guns and drugs is reaching deep into Muskoka. Provincial police say that on Thursday, while students were protesting education cuts, two men men in their mid-20s from Scarborough were arrested and two loaded handguns with prohibited bullet magazines. Police say that on April 4, 2019, the OPP’s Muskoka Community Street Crime […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A tenant complaint that led to a housing complex being “deemed unsafe” by the Town of Bracebridge has upwards of two dozen residents scrambling to find permanent alternative shelter. On Monday afternoon, town officials here declared the building at 19 Monck Rd. “unsafe.” It is located just off the main street, Manitoba Street, […]
GRAVENHURST — Waking up Monday morning after a weekend of snow to find a burning bylaw now in effect, is no April Fool’s joke. The Town of Gravenhurst reminds everyone, now that spring is officially here (even if it doesn’t look or feel like it) that there are rules around appropriate outdoor fire use. And […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man faces a charge of trafficking fentanyl. Provincial police says that on Thursday, March 28, 2019, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the OPP arrested a man after executing a search warrant on his residence. They say that during this investigation fentanyl, and Canadian currency were seized. As a […]
BARRIE — The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is increasing its municipal levy by 2 per cent to cover a $160,000 hike in its $37 million budget They say the cost-shared budget for 2019 is about 0.5 per cent more than last year. While the province has frozen grants to the health unit since 2013, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — David Grand has thousands of government certified pot plants growing his new industrial greenhouse here. “We have maybe 9,000 or 10,000 plants,” he told MuskokaTODAY.com Monday morning. But you can’t buy his Muskoka Grown cannabis product in retail stores that began opening today across Ontario. He’s only selling his […]
MUSKOKA — Good intentions can go wrong warn Muskoka Fire Prevention Officers. They are strongly recommending that people use flashlights, batteryoperated lanterns or flameless candles for light, instead of candles, during Earth Hour on Saturday, March 30. That’s to prevent property loss and fire-related injuries. “Preventing fires while participating in this worthy initiative is important,” […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The town here has has promoted its transportation maintainence manager to head up the town’s roads and public works department A town release today says the appointment of Geoffrey Carleton as director of public works says he will take over April 29. Carleton will be assuming the role of director from Walt Schmid, […]
QUEEN’S PARK — The old joke about there being two seasons — winter and construction — is true today. On Thursday, MPP Norm Miller announced the Ontario government “is improving road safety in Parry Sound-Muskoka by repairing underpasses and culverts along Highway 11 between the Severn River and Huntsville and resurfacing Highway 400 between Highway […]
MIDLAND — Georgian Bay residents may see the United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Bristol Bay working in Midland this week. Starting on or about Wednesday, March 27, it will assist commercial shipping in the eastern waters of the Great Lakes port. The date is subject to change depending on operational requirements or weather conditions, according provincial police. […]
MACTIER — A Muskoka Lakes Township man faces two child pornography charges following a search of a home here yesterday. The OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Digital Forensic Unit and OPP from the Bracebridge detachment say they arrested and charged the 51-year-old following a lengthy investigation On March 27, 2019, they executed a search warrant […]
MUSKOKA — It’s a burning issue among some local environmentalists who remember the last campaign against acid rain. Restoring calcium levels in forest soils and lakes will help replenish the area’s dwindling supply of crayfish and maple sap, according to new research co-led by York University. And implementing a new residential wood ash program is […]
ORILLIA — Two more snowmobile deaths this past weekend have provincial police warning snowmobilers to avoid taking unnecessary risks, especially on frozen waterways, as their season winds down. The tragedies Friday March 22 and Sunday 24 mark 11 fatal snowmobile incidents and 13 lives lost in OPP jurisdictions so far this season, says an OPP release. They say they […]
GRAVENHURST — Winter-weary home and cottage owners are urged to be prepared for the freshet. Spring may have officially arrived, but Muskokans know it hasn’t arrived till the snow is gone and the lakes and rivers are back down to normal levels. That means with the spring temperatures warming and above average snowfall this winter, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A terrifying 75-hour armed abduction that ended on Doe Lake Road last night, had York police and the OPP scouring the road which was closed in the area near Fenbrook prison and the Muskoka Airport all day Wednesday. They were looking for clues to how the victim ended up […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are saying little about a social meda threat made to “a local high school,” after arresting a 16-year-old from London, Ontario. Provincial Police here, along with Muskoka Crime Unit and the OPP Covert Internet Investigative Services, investigated threats against the school, believed to be Huntsville High, in which the suspect used a […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were out in full force Monday at suppertime for a blaze that levelled a West Gravenhurst cottage, resulting in $350,000 damage. Gravenhurst Fire officials report that at 6:30 p.m. on March 25, the lone occupant called 911 after discovering a fire in the walls and attic of the single storey structure. By […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If at first you don’t succeed, don’t try, try and try. That was the case for a man whose repeated attempts at breaking into a home led to his arrest Saturday night. Provincial at Bracebridge are investigating after a man broke into a Bracebridge home over the weekend. They say that just before […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man faces an impaired driving charge after a police stop Saturday afternoon. Provincial police say they arrested an impaired driving suspect on Saturday March 23. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., the OPP stopped a pick-up truck on Muskoka Road in Bracebridge. Officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and the conversation […]