Ed. note: The province’s latest “fix” to the ailing health-care system, by opening it up to even more privatized surgeries, has drawn widespread criticism for its hatchet approach to the surgical backlog with private clinics — rather than using a scalpel. Columnist Lois Cooper, a senior, shares her recent optical personal experiences, which many others […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision early this afternoon that claimed the life of a driver, just off the south-west Hwy. 11 entrance to Bracebridge. They say emergency crews responded after two vehicles collided on Winhara Road at Ecclestone Drive at 1:40 p.m. Monday. One person was transported to hospital, however life saving […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A careless operation of a vessel charge has been laid against a Huntsville man after another man out for an early morning swim last summer died after being struck on Lake Rosseau. Police said today that after a “thorough investigation into the collision” they have now charged 26-year-old Zavier Foyston with Operating […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A good Samaritan who turned in money found at a bank still has police looking for the owner. They say that on Sept. 5, 2022, a member of the public attended a bank in Bracebridge and while conducting their business located a significant amount of money. The finder brought the money to the […]
GRAVENHURST — A radar check has led to an impaired driving charge against a Bracebridge driver Saturday. Police say that on Jan. 7, just after 5 p.m. an officer with the Central Region Traffic team was conducting speed enforcement on Hwy. 11 north in Gravenhurst and stopped a vehicle near Doe Lake Road. An investigation led […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A month after fleeing a RIDE check in Port Carling, a Bracebridge driver has been charged with impaired driving. Police say that on Dec. 9, just after 11:15 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Medora Street at Ferndale Road in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. When a vehicle approached and […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are investigating after a Gravenhurst two-year-old died in hospital at Toronto Saturday after suffering what they are calling “significant injuries” when they responded last Thursday. They say that on Jan. 5, at 7:45 p.m., officers and paramedics responded to a call for toddler who was reported injured. The child was transported to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The location of a new hospital site in Bracebridge will be discussed at public meeting this month. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is hosting a series of community open houses — in-person and one online — to engage community members and update the public on the capital redevelopment journey to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So much for drag and drop. A tech-savvy suspect is accused flying a drone to drop illegal contraband into the Beaver Creek Correctional Institution in Gravenhurst last night. Police say neighbours called the OPP to report a trespasser, who they say was flying a drone in the area and that […]
MUSKOKA — The new year began anew as with an end to the old. Police in Bracebridge laid their first impaired charge of 2023 on Jan. 1 — after arresting three others in the final week of 2022. None were on New Year’s Eve or morn. On Sunday, Jan. 1, officers responded to concerns from […]