BRACEBRIDGE — Police are investigating a fraud that occurred at a bank in Bracebridge Sept. 29. A person entered the bank and was able to withdraw a very large sum of money from an account that was not his. Anyone with information is asked to please call Bracebridge OPP at (888)310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers […]
GRAVENHURST — The fun of Gravenhurst’s Winter Carnival had a damper put on it even before it began. Police are investigating the theft of tools from Gull Lake Rotary Park Tuesday Feb. 14 at 8:45 a.m. A volunteer was preparing an area for the Polar Bear Dip and while at his vehicle for a moment […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — By most accounts yesterday The Rosseau Group’s bid to build a “monster” condo/commercial development on “the last undeveloped waterfront lots” at the Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst should be dead in the water. A planning council meeting overflowing with more than 100 mostly inquisitive residents weighed in with overwhelming opposition […]
GRAVENHURST — A fire here on Peninsula Road last night proved “difficult” for firefighters to battle in southwest Gravenhurst. “Difficult access to the property for fire apparatus and the topography of the property itself have made firefighting difficult for crews,” they tweeted. “Water supply has been established at Morrison Lake in addition to tanker shuttles […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A lot of people can be seen walking in winter — even when it’s cold lately. But not with the kind of smiles on their faces as they almost sprinted up Bay Street late yesterday afternoon on the first leg of GAP’s annual Coldest Night of the Year walk. […]
BAYSVILLE — A Burlington man is in a Toronto hospital with serious injuries after his snowmobile hit a tree yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Lake of Bays Township Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2:45 p.m., after calls about the single snowmobile collision on Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) Trail D102B near Muskoka Road […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man is dead and his passenger is in serious condition after an accident on Hwy. 11 south of Huntsville last night. Police say this morning that officers are still investigating the fatal collision. They say that on Feb. 22, at about 9 p.m., police, EMS and the firefighters responded to a serious […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police say an ongoing investigation has led to a Bracebridge man being charged with Opioid trafficking today. The OPP says in a release late this afternoon, Feb. 17, that the Muskoka Crime Unit charged Jimmy Ronholm, 30, with Trafficking in a Schedule I Substance – Opioid CDSA 5(1). Police could provide no other […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A day after Toronto passed a $16-billion budget and a 5.5 per cent tax increase, Muskoka’s largest municipality is proposing a 5.29 per cent hike. That includes a special “local share” of $230,000 for the future Huntsville District Memorial Hospital.” But local councillors didn’t do it as dramatically as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What services and models of care will go in to the two new hospitals being built in Muskoka? Following January’s public consultations on the hospital site selection for south Muskoka, a survey seeking more public input includes an opportunity “for people to volunteer to participate in a user group,” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The streets and highways you travel to work and for fun are the workplaces of first responders. South Muskoka’s main street from the Gateway to Muskoka through the Heart of Muskoka is where you’ll find police, paramedics and firefighters answering 911 calls 24/7. This afternoon Rotarians recognized their “service […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — Mike Schreiner is Ontario’s most popular opposition leader. “I like Mike” is a common refrain. A tiny, perfect MPP. With the Liberals and NDP hard-pressed to find anyone to lead them — let alone ones as likeable as Mike — the left of Doug Ford is as wide […]
HUNTSVILLE — Joe’s down in the dumps. His 2022 International HV613 has been stolen. It’s got his name and everything on it. Both doors say ‘Joe’s Haulage.’ And now police are involved, investigating the theft overnight on Saturday, Feb. 4, at about 10 p.m. They say it was driven off from a commercial yard. And […]
MILFORD BAY — A snowmobiler injured late Saturday morning in Muskoka Lakes Township is in stable condition in a Toronto hospital. Police says that with assistance from the OPP Central Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement team, including collision re-constructionists, they are investigating a collision Feb. 4. They say that shortly after 11 a.m. the […]
GRAVENHURST — Budget season begins with cold reminders of the cost of running towns and townships. At Wednesday’s special council meeting, Gravenhurst town councillors approved the 2023 Budget, which will result in a 2.9% increase to the town share of the tax rate. It’s the first budget since they were elected last fall. A town release says after publication of the budget materials Jan. […]
GRAVENHURST — A weekend police call in which several people were assaulted in a south end home here has led to two people being charged. OPP say that on Jan. 28, at 9:15 p.m., officers responded to an emergency call from a resident on First Street South. They say the caller fled after a person […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Months of protests and requests for a sit-down with MPP Graydon Smith finally paid off for climate activists in Parry Sound-Muskoka last week. After more than a year of public protests and demonstrations across the district — including outside his constituency office in Bracebridge, Climate Action Muskoka (CAM) members […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — MAHC officials say they can live with any of the three recommended new hospital sites proposed in Bracebridge. All of which they say meet the province’s basic requirement for a 40-acre health-care campus in the next decade. South Muskoka Memorial Hospital currently sits on 11 acres. Hospitals CEO and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Family and friends today are mourning the passing of former town and district councillor and real estate agent Terry Pilger this morning. The 67-year-old native of the old Ryde Township in Gravenhurst died Tuesday of a heart attack after a having the flu, His wife, Wendy, posted his passing […]
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION MUSKOKA — Today I joined the Zoom presentation on choosing a new site for the new hospital in Bracebridge. I was unable to make a comment and so I write it here. First, let me say to the residents of Gravenhurst, you must speak up. Don’t be complacent. I never heard […]