GRAVENHURST — A Beaver Creek inmate who suffered “significant injuries” at the federal prisons here Sunday has died. Provincial police say they are investigating the death at the correctional facility in Gravenhurst Dec. 18. They say that at about 9:50 p.m., OPP officers from the Bracebridge OPP detachment responded to a report from the prison […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Doug Ford’s off-the-cuff remark about $1 billion to build two new hospitals in Muskoka stunned many — including local health-care providers. But it’s nothing compared to today’s breath-taking announcement that pretty much confirms that number. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare says he premier may not be far off the mark when […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A Muskoka MRI is just over a year away. And this morning MPP Graydon Smith announced $800,000 in funding for staffing when it does arrive at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital sometime in 2024. That’s after the hospital’s foundation raises the $5 million needed to buy and install it. Muskoka […]
HUNTSVILLE — A driver who ditched a stolen car during a snow storm early Friday was charged with drug possession and having a loaded Glock in his vehicle. Police charged the Ottawa man and seized the loaded handgun and drugs after the vehicle lost control and ended up in a ditch. On Dec. 16, at […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A snowmobiler is in a Toronto hospital trauma centre after colliding with a parked car Friday at noon. Local provincial police and the OPP Central Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team are investigating the collision that left the male driver with serious injuries Dec. 17 at 12 p.m. Bracebridge Fire Department and […]
GRAVENHURST — A worker at the new apartment buildings complex at the south end of Gravenhurst is the latest victim of crime in town this week. Police are investigating the theft of multiple tools from the construction site on Talisman Drive. It occurred sometime between late Wednesday, Dec. 7, and early Thursday, Dec. 8. They […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com After two years at home Christmas calendars are filling up and refrigerators are stuck with enough sticky notes to keep you and your family busy with fun events, lunches and craft sales scheduled morning, noon and night. Often too many to keep up with. There’ve been four Santa sightings in parades […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for two thieves who made off with three snow snowmobiles and a trailer early yesterday at the north end of Gravenhurst. Video surveillance shows the suspect vehicle may be a light-coloured pick-up truck with two occupants. OPP say that overnight early Friday, Dec. 2, thieves entered a gated compound as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “We expect our elected MPP to protect our communities’ interests and to protect Ontario’s natural resources and forests,” says Climate Action Muskoka spokesperson, Tamsen Tillson. “We are calling on (Graydon Smith) to do the right thing and fight like hell to get the bill rescinded.” Climate Action Muskoka (CAM) and Almaguin Climate Action (ACA) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Bill 23 failed the Greens “smell test” — but passed into law this week with a Tory majority. One of Ontario’s most controversial bills received third reading and will now allow homes to be built on the previous greenbelt surrounding Toronto. A last ditch attempt by the Green […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a large industrial fire at the Fowler Construction headquarters last evening on Rosewarne Drive. Two fire station crews from Bracebridge — with help from Gravenhurst — battled the supper hour blaze for several hours, which began late Thursday afternoon, Dec. 2. Fire officials say the fire […]
GRAVENHURST — A close call early this morning closed Hwy. 11 south of Gravenhurst. Emergency crews were called out at 3:52 a.m., Dec. 2, for a tractor trailer fire near Sparrow Lake Route D. on the northbound lanes. The vehicle was hauling diesel fuel and it was initially feared the contents may ignite. After a […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man’s driving behaviour early this morning gave police cause to stop the vehicle. Police say that at 2:35 a.m., Dec. 2, an officer on general patrol on Muskoka Rd. 169 in Gravenhurst became concerned after watching a motorist. The officer conducted a traffic stop and subsequently arrested and charged 29-year-old Nickolas […]
BRACEBRIDGE — What’s with catalytic converters and thieves’ sudden interest in them? They are an exhaust emission control device that transforms hazardous gases and pollutants in your vehicle’s exhaust into less-toxic pollutants. Police say they contain precious metals, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium which make them attractive to thieves. They range in cost from […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Another attempted business break-in downtown here early this morning has the latest victim angry and dejected. Sang Park was awoken this morning above his Anne’s Variety store when he heard a thief smash the front door of his popular convenience shop on the main street. “I’m mad — it’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The district is a creature of the province, says councillor Don Smith — who gets to vote for himself at next Monday’s election of a new council chair. So it’s no surprise that at this afternoon’s “debate” there were more than a half dozen priorities among the six contenders, […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver’s 911 call led to an impaired driving charge here early this morning. Police say officers responded to a 911 call at 2:38 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in the area of Old Muskoka Road in Gravenhurst. The caller said that they needed assistance. Officers located the caller and entered into an impaired […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As district councillors prepare for a secret vote Dec. 5 on a new district chair, the province is tabling legislation to appoint chairs in Peel, York, Durham, Halton, Niagara and Waterloo. Will Muskoka be next in 2026? Who knows? Premier Doug Ford back-tracked on an announced promise of a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Two early morning robbery attempts within hours today — one successful and one not — have landed a Huntsville man in custody while police in Bracebridge are looking for another suspect. Both occurred at Circle K convenience store in Huntsville and Bracebridge. However, OPP in both towns didn’t say […]
RAMARA — An early September sexual assault investigation in Seabright has police looking to speak with two men in their 20s. OPP in Orillia have released composite photos and is seeking public assistance to identify two persons of interest in relation to a sexual assault investigation in the Township of Ramara. They say that on […]