NORTH KAWARTHA TOWNSHIP — A female camper suffered serious but non-life-threatening burn injuries while refueling a cook stove Monday and had to be airlifted to hospital. Provincial police say that on Monday Aug. 6, at about 6 p.m., members of the Peterborough County detachment were called to assist a female who had been injured in […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 36-year-old Toronto man is dead after a drowning accident late Monday afternoon on the Muskoka River in downtown Bracebridge. Provincial police responded to Kelvin Grove Park Aug. 6, 2018, at 5:10 p.m. They say a man had been swimming from the dock alongside the park and failed to resurface. Police, the OPP […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are pursuing the operator of boatload of people who allegedly swamped a group of kayakers, knocking them over in their watercraft. Provincial police say that on Monday, Aug. 6, the Huntsville detachment received the marine complaint. They say a concerned citizen reported to police that on Sunday August 5, 2018, at about 1:30 p.m. […]
HUNTSVILE — Muskoka’s hospital towns are welcoming a recommendation that they continue as is to be the two full-service sites of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). Wednesday afternoon, a MAHC task force surprised some by endorsing the communities’ call for the status quo to remain in place going ahead. Some expected the group to call for […]
QUEEN’S PARK — While Premier Doug Ford was promoting “Buck-a-beer” Tuesday, Jeff Yurek, his minister responsible for fighting forest fires in Northeastern Ontario was urging tourists to spend “some extra money” when visiting near the Parry Sound 33 forest fire. Local MPP Norm Miller and Yurek have been on the bandwagon since last Friday telling […]
PARRY SOUND — Parry Sound 33 was held in check Monday, and much smaller Parry Sound 38 was discovered further south — but it was easily put out. The latter was only 0.1 hectares, compared to Parry Sound 33, which is 11,362 hectares (about 110,000 square km; or equal to more than 11,000 football fields) […]
BARKWAY — Neighbours helped a homeowner escape a major early morning fire Sunday in northeast Gravenhurst. Gravenhurst firefighters were called to the structure fire early Aug. 6 after several reports from neighbours in the area. At about 7:40 am, fire crews from stations 1, 2, and 3 responded to 1312 Barkway Rd., says a town […]
PARRY SOUND — High winds have Parry Sound 33 growing, but fire crews “continue to make excellent progress in critical areas,” says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. In their latest update at the end of Thursday, they said this fire has been remapped at 11,185 hectares. By the evening of Aug. 2, there […]
PARRY SOUND — Just like the village of Killarney, the Town of Parry Sound is fighting back as word spreads — like wildfire — that the east coast of Georgian Bay is a vacant, burned-out wasteland evacuated of people and bereft of tourism. Norm Miller, MPP for Parry Sound-Muskoka and Minister of Natural Resources and […]
HALIBURTON — A 72-year-old man drowned Thursday night when he fell out of the boat — while out with a 16-year-old male fishing partner. Provincial police say that on Aug. 2, 2018 at about 10:48 p.m., officers from the Haliburton Highlands OPP along with Haliburton County Paramedic Services and Dysart et al Fire Department were dispatched to […]
GRAVENHURST — The on again/off again beach alert at Gull Lake Rotary Park is off again. That means it safe to swim and sunbathe. The swim advisory posted on Tuesday July 31, at Gull Lake Beach in Gravenhurst — as advised by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) — has now been lifted. That’s […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — Residents around Three Mile Lake are being cautioned about a potential blue-green algae bloom by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. The bloom has not been confirmed by testing, says a release late Wednesday night. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks will be collecting water samples this week to […]
HUNSTVILLE — The hospitals group studying its own future will make it recommendation on ultimately one or two sites Aug. 8. In the latest release Wednesday night from the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s Capital Plan Development Task Force, they gave an update on their latest deliberations on July 16 and 30. They said the task force […]
PARRY SOUND — An air quality warning has been issued as a result of smoke from the Parry Sound 33 fire, which could affect area residents, tourists, boaters and especially children or people with breathing problems. Tuesday night Environment Canada and the province of Ontario issued a special air quality statement for the Town of Parry […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRITT — That smoke you smell isn’t likely someone locally breaking the no-burn ban. In Muskoka and farther away, if the wind’s right it’s Parry Sound 33. So says Shayne McCool, fire specialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF). He’s in Britt, just north of Parry Sound at […]
KILLARNEY — Ted East wants the world to know Killarney is “open for business.” Certainly the village of Killarney on the northeast end of Georgian Bay. “People are calling and telling me ‘You have to get out, you’ve been evacuated. “The media has it all wrong.” East, who owns Killarney Outfitters,” says business is still […]
GRAVENHURST — Rain or shine, it’s been a tough year for swimmers and sunbathers at Gravenhurst’s Gull Lake Rotary Park beach. Based on beach water samples collected by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on Tuesday July 31, it has been recommended that the swim advisory signs be brought out again. A few weeks ago […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — Two people suffered minor physical injuries Monday night when their float plane crashed in Lake Muskoka off Walker’s Point. Provincial police reported Tuesday that the airplane collision took place July 30 at 7:45 p.m. near Bradley Road in Muskoka Lakes Township. The two occupants were treated at the scene. Police are […]
GRAVENHURST — Think all those people walking around and shopping this summer are nice? Well, several merchants here are out more than $50 after a customer passed a phony US$50 bills. Provincial police are investigating several incidents of counterfeit U.S. currency, US$50 bills, which were passed in the Gravenhurst area since Sunday, July 29. Police are […]
PARRY SOUND — With some progress made over the weekend, firefighters around Parry Sound woke up and returned to the burn battle lines Tuesday morning facing 41 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 15 are not yet under control, 26 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were four new […]