HUNTSVILLE — A St. Catharines woman who became trapped under water at popular swimming site in Arrowhead Park has died. Police said Tuesday, June 26, that the female camper succumbed to her injuries after being pulled out of the water at Stubbs Falls. Angel Lacourse, 26, had been camping at Arrowhead Provincial Park for the weekend […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE/BRACEBRIDGE — Hospital funding that solidified Tory support in Muskoka may be a moot point after all. That is if you believe the latest numbers from the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). They claim, rather erroneously alone, to having “achieved its sixth balanced budget in the last seven years.” In fact, they […]
HALIBURTON — The soaring popularity of pickup has police here on the hunt for a truck thief. On Sunday June 24, Haliburton Highlands OPP got a report of a stolen vehicle from a driveway on Duck Lake Road in the Township of Minden Hills. Overnight or the night before someone stole a dark grey 2015 […]
ORILLIA — There’s a new sign to watch for here on Hwy. 11. ( Thursday, the bridge at Burnside Line/West Street overpass was officially dedicated in honour of OPP Const. George Bennett, 38 years after he died while on duty. Bennett joined the Ontario Provincial Police in 1975. He was posted to the Brechin Detachment before […]
GRAVENHURST — Dennis Thain thinks the deaths of any firefighter are worth remembering. In 1988 the Fire Fighters’ Association of Ontario (FFAO) raised money to build a monument in their memory here at the Ontario Fire College (OFC). With then Ontario lieutenant governor general Lincoln Alexander on hand, 600 firefighters, families and friends from Muskoka […]
GRAVENHURST — The Muskoka Crime Unit is investigating an assault that landed a Mississauga man in hospital in a case of road rage. The 58-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries. On Tuesday June 19, between 6:30 and 8:00 a.m., there was an altercation between the operator of a grey Hummer and occupants of a second vehicle on […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 44-year-old Huntsville woman is dead after a crash on Ravenscliffe Road Wednesday night. Provincial police say that on June 20, at 10:25 p.m. officers, along with Huntsville Fire and Muskoka Ambulance responded to the crash. The driver was removed from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into […]
MUSKOKA — Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, police are warning beachgoers to be on the lookout for more glass in the waters of south Muskoka’s public beaches. Provincial police at Bracebridge say they have been working closely with local municipalities in surrounding the issue of area beaches. […]
ORILLIA — Hwy. 11 commuters familiar with the West Street entrance to Orillia, will see a new OPP memorial sign dedicating the bridge to a fallen officer. A bridge dedication ceremony in memory of Const. George Bennett takes place Thursday. He died while on patrol north of Orillia, after his snowmobile hit a rock in […]
ORILLIA — Two people appear to have been scammed by a tricky street person stealing their credit cards and PINs. Police call them distraction thefts. Victims may call it bait and switch. On Tuesday, June 19, Orillia OPP received two similar calls. An older male with a European accent approached victims in the parking lots […]
GRAVENHURST — Police hope a video grab of a smiling shoplifter brazenly walking away with an electric saw will help them find the thief. Provincial polce at Bracebridge are investigating the theft a Gravenhurst business at 11:30 a.m. June 2. The unidentified suspect made off with a tool worth over $500 and police are asking […]
GRAVENHURST — A third time is certain not to be the charm for a Gravenhurst man who faces yet another charge of impaired driving after being stopped today. Randy McLeod, 49, faces his third impaired driving charge this year. Police say an OPP officer who conducted a traffic stop on Phillip Street in Gravenhurst while […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A vehicle involved in the death of a Sebright man on Sunday has been located. Police say they have identified and seized the vehicle involved in the incident. They say that on June 17, at about 4:15 a.m., emergency services personnel, including officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP […]
MIDLAND — Friday’s kayaking fatality off Midland Bay Woods got the OPP Marine Patrol boats off to a tragic start on its weekend patrol. The Southern Georgian Bay detachment was checking area boaters for proper vessel equipment and driver sobriety while on patrol aboard the OPP patrol Vessel Thomas P. Coffin, the Boston Whaler and […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 26-year-old St. Catharines woman is in critical condition in hospital after being caught under water at Arrowhead Provincial Park Sunday evening. Provincial police at Huntsille say that on June 17, at about 5:30 p.m. OPP and Muskoka EMS and Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Rescue received a report that a female had gone […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A Sebright man has died after being struck by a vehicle in the Ramara Township area Sunday. Provincial police say that at about 4:15 a.m. on June 17, 2018, officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment responded to a 9-1-1 call in Carden Township. Their initial investigation indicated […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — After two hot days in Muskoka, the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reminding everyone of a heat warning issued by Environment Canada for Sunday and Monday. It means that people should be taking care not to overdo it, the health unit says. The extreme temperatures will be restricted to the south end […]
WASHAGO — A woman walking out of the liquor store with free bottle of booze is suspected of steeling the alcohol to celebrate the May 24 long weekend. Provincial police from Orillia are investigating the theft at the Hwy. 11 LCBO storie, in the Township of Severn. On May 23, 2018, at approximately 5 p.m., the […]
ORILLIA — Police have released suspect descriptions of two people after an armed robbery and assault here Sunday. On June 10 at 6:30 p.m. provincial police in Orillia were called to a Memorial Avenue business, with reports of a robbery that had just occurred. The OPP learned two unidentified males approached the victims and an […]
MUSKOKA — South to north, Muskoka was hit with a huge rolling storm Wednesday afternoon before 2 p.m. A large swath of Gravenhurst is without power after the thunderstorm whipped up winds and rain that knocked out hydro to some 5,000 homes and businesses, according to Veridian, one of two service providers in the Muskoka […]