Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHRST — At Canada Day celebrations the MP and MPP praised A.P. Cockburn at Muskoka Heritage Village in Huntsville. Scott Aitchison and Graydon Smith are far-off successors of the man who was both a Muskoka member of Parliament and member of Provincial Parliament more than a century ago. And his legacy […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Gary Denniss describes himself as a: “Wedding officer, funeral celebrant, giver of historical talks, minister and piano teacher.” He’s really more of an author. Born in 1944 he’s now written 44 books on Muskoka history. His latest is “Muskoka Memories 104.” If you loved his first 43 you’ll love […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Bears are coming back. Jr. C hockey is on schedule for soon after the new Bracebridge arena/library complex opens in fall 2024. Dave Veitch would like to see camp open up a year next month. But his older brother Ken Jr. thinks that’s a tad optimistic. Nonetheless the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — No wonder Terry Candow is thinking of retiring. The owner of Terry’s Your Independent Grocer, too, doesn’t like the rising price of groceries, which he says he has nothing to do with. Prices are set by Westons, the company owner, and its suppliers, he says. But what’s really got […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Dead birds found in Bracebridge and Oro-Medonte have tested positive for the for the West Nile virus (WNv). They are the first positive tests in Simcoe-Muskoka this year, reports the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), which received notification from Public Health Ontario. As of today, Friday Aug. 4, no confirmed human […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 51-year-old local man here remains in jail following a bail hearing after being charged with four alleged online sex-related crimes. Two other charges were related to failure to comply with probation orders, provincial police said in a release this afternoon. The OPP say they arrested and charged the Huntsville resident following a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 16-year-old motorcyclist has died after an accident on Hwy. 117 in east Bracebridge early last night. Police say the motorcycle collision near Springdale Park Road, Monday July 31, happened at 7:15 p.m., near the Bracebridge Golf Club. The teen, from Cloyne — who police have did not identify — was driving the […]
MUSKOKA — Summer’s heat hasn’t let up local crime this week. Police report several impaired driving charges and more break-and-enters in Bracebridge. They received another report of a morning break-in Monday, July 24 at 10:20 a.m. The home owner observed two males gain entry by smashing the rear patio door. Two suspects fled on foot […]
UTTERSON — One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after occupants with a dog fled a house on fire, which caused $700,000 damage early today in south of Huntsville. Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department reports a structure fire on Mainhood Road in reported at 1 a.m. Crews from Station 5 in Port Sydney, […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two Huntsville teens doing donuts on a soccer field face charges after police estimate they caused $50,000 damage late Monday night. OPP have charged the two following a mischief investigation in the area of Greer Road and Muskoka Rd. 10. They say that on July 24, at 11:30 p.m., officers were contacted by […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man was in bail court this morning facing 10 charges after a rash of vehicle break-ins here Friday at the north end of town. Police have charged the 33-year-old with multiple criminal offences. They say that on July 21 OPP received multiple reports from several residents in the area of Lorne […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 61-year-old Lake of Bays man was taken to hospital in Toronto after his vehicle rolled over late yesterday afternoon while northbound on Hwy. 11. OPP are investigating the collision that caused significant traffic delays north of Bracebridge. Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to reports that a single vehicle had left the roadway […]
GRAVENHURST — A 22-year-old man faces an impaired driving charge after a member of the public on Muskoka Road North reported concerns to police Saturday night. Officers pulled over the vehicle at 8 p.m. in a traffic stop a short time later. They arrested and charged Jakob Kramer, of Gravenhurst, with Impaired Operation Over 80 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILE — “Rachmaninov is every pianist’s dream to play,” says Kyung-A Lee. “Because it represents everything that a piano can possibly do.” Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Algonquin Theatre she and the Orillia Silver Band, conducted by Neil Barlow, share the stage for an incredible performance that will showcase […]
HUNTSVILLE — A South River driver is jail and a baby raccoon that was his passenger is now in Aspen Wildlife Sanctuary today. Police say they rescued the raccoon and charged a driver after a report from the public Wednesday, July 12, at 8:10 a.m. It is unclear why the driver was in possession of […]
MUSKOKA — As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has lifted Muskoka’s the Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) that has been in place since June 1. With this announcement, the Muskoka Association of Fire Chiefs has moved the fire danger rating in #Muskoka to moderate and lifted the fire […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Starboard developers have lowered their condo, boathouse and retail expectations marginally, while also slightly raising the number boat slips by a half dozen. Proponents of a mixed housing and retail project at the Muskoka Wharf have submitted a new plan made public yesterday following vast public feedback and pushback. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A workplace accident two weeks ago today that police say claimed the life of an outside worker at a new retirement home under construction is being investigated by the OPP and Ontario Ministry of Labour Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development officials. The construction worker was airlifted […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Household items, including jewelry, were stolen in a pair of daytime thefts from homes here Wednesday. The two residences on Ontario Street were entered between 9 a.m. and 5 pm. July 5. Police ask anyone in the area with surveillance cameras to call them. They say there are no safety concerns as the […]
GRAVENHURST — Soaring food prices have police on the hunt for two shoplifting suspects who they say stole more than $2,000 worth of groceries from a food store the evening before last. They say the men walked into Terry’s Independent Grocer Wednesday night, July 5, and walked out with black sacks full of food items. […]