MUSKOKA — With a long-awaited recommendation on the future model of hospital in Muskoka expected by the end of July, the MAHC task force studying the complicated, controversial issue got down to the local economic impact at their latest July. And while there were no dollar amounts cited, it appears the recent provincial election results […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for vehicle stolen from a home here Wednesday. Provincial police are investigating the theft of a vehicle that occurred overnight on July 11 from an address in Gravenhurst. The white 2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon bearing Ontario license plate CDMS 358 had been parked in front of the owners residence when […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Social media reports rusing to claim the sale of child ID safety kits as a scam are wrong, say police in Muskoka. The say that on Wednesday July 11, OPP officers conducted an investigation into a suspected scam operating in the area involving the sale of “McGruff” child ID and safety kits. The […]
BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION — Fire ban orders are spreading like — well, wild fire. Following all of Muskoka and nearby Tay and Tiny Townships earlier this week, the most recent one comes from a First Nations territory in the west of the district. Midland, Penetanguishene and fire departments in Haliburton have announced similar total fire bans. That’s […]
CENTRAL ONTARO — Home and business owners are warned to be on the lookout for a paving scam. Dufferin OPP say paving company identified as Q-Line Paving has been connected to numerous complaints to police about paving scams in their area. OPP say Q-line is offering low-cost paving as they have a “surplus” of asphalt […]
GRAVENHURST — If you live in the core of town and you smell smoke — call 911 immediately. Remind your neighbours far and wide that that acrid taste filling your mouth and nostrils at dusk must stop — now. It’s “zero tolerance” — or it will cost you hundreds of dollars. With major forest fires […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A gun threat and a thief in a row boat kept police here Friday. A 911 call about road rage July 6 had officers scrambling to respond to a traffic complaint. The driver of a vehicle travelling on Peace Road was being passed when the passenger of the passing vehicle […]
MUSKOKA — Don’t believe the numbers you’re hearing from MAHC? See for yourself July 16 and 17. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is inviting members of the community to information sessions about hospital funding and operating budgets. The purpose of the sessions is to educate the public about the provincial funding formula for hospitals, the current capital […]
HUNTSVILLE — A South Portage Road cottage undergoing renovations was severely damaged early Sunday morning. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to an address on South Portage Rd. in Lake of Bays for a reported structure fire early this morning at approximately 2:30 a.m. Fire prevention officer Mike Vadlja reports the first arriving crews […]
MUSKOKA — A “total ban” on all types of outdoors fires has been issued for Muskoka. Fire chiefs have ordered the ban until further notice. It comes as an “extreme” fire rating has also been issued. The joint statement from the fire officials in all six municipalities says no type are permitted. That includes a […]
HUNTSVILLE — Got a noisy neighbour, or you hate the sound of loud motorcycles and trucks with mufflers that sound like tanks? Then the Town of Huntsville wants to hear from you. One of the most taxing and challenging irritants to the bylaw department are noise complaints. As part of their regular bylaw review process, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Opioids are killing our present and future. Last year, 74 people died from overdoses in Simcoe-Muskoka, a “devastating” number that is above the provincial average. Is this the “new normal?” So, what are health officials doing? Today (July 4) the Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy (SMOS) Steering Committee released a […]
UPDATE: Police divers have recovered the body of a houseboat owner who tried to save a female swimmer Monday evening. Police say the victim, 40-year-old Todd Simpson, of Clarington, was recovered late Tuesday afternoon, July 3, 2018 at 5:45pm by the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit from Gravenhurst. MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT LAKES — A […]
ORILLIA — A Bracebridge man has been arrested and charged in an eight-month crime spree here. Provincial police arrested Jacob McCallen, 32, for several thefts. On June 20, 2018, OPP officers in Orillia recognized a vehicle suspected to have been used in a rash of thefts in Central Ontario, between October 2017 and June 2018; […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: MUSKOKA — The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on June 14. The land use and community planning analysis was finalized having incorporated additional revisions requested by the municipalities providing feedback on the report. Task force members agreed to accept the report as final, acknowledging non-urban centre hospital sites would be not […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Drug overdoses that double the recent daily average. So, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is warning anyone using street drugs to be extremely cautious about their supplies, as hospital emergency department visits due to suspected overdoses have risen above recent levels. In one 10-day period, they say that from June 17 […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are looking for an intruder who entered a home here overnight and sexually assaulted a resident Sunday. Provincial police and the Muskoka Crime Unit are investigating an intrusion to a home in Bracebridge that occurred at approximately 1 a.m., June 24, 2018 during which an unknown male suspect entered the dwelling and […]
MUSKOKA — You burn you learn. To minimize the risk of fire and burn injuries this Canada Day weekend, Muskoka Fire Prevention Officers (FPO) urge residents to attend fireworks displays hosted by their local municipality instead of family fireworks or informal neighbourhood displays. “Bracebridge, Huntsville, Baysville and Muskoka Lakes will all be hosting fireworks displays […]
HUNTSVILLE — A middle-of-the-night robbery Sunday at a downtown convenience store/gas station has police on the lookout for a suspect. Huntsville OPP along with Muskoka Crime Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in helping to locate this suspect. He is described as approximately 6 feet tall, and in his late 30s, and possibly bald. He […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police have identified the woman who died in single-vehicle crash last Wednesday. Laura Robinson, 44, of Huntsville died June 20 on Ravenscliffe Road. Police had to break the windows of her car to remove her, following the accident reported at 10:25 p.m. when emergency crews were called. Huntsville OPP along with the assistance […]