GRAVENHURST — A swim advisory today for Gull Lake could affect this weekend’s Swim Ontario Open Water Championships. The town and the health unit say that based on water samples collected yesterday, July 13, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is recommending that Gull Lake Rotary Park (405 Brock St.) be posted a second time […]
GRAVENHURST — Concerns about traffic site lines on Muskoka Road south here have been alleviated. Contractors trimmed neglected tree growth on the main street at the intersection with Main Street that had hindered southbound access bringing it in line with other stretches of the road. Neighbour Lois Cooper, who first alerted the town — and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Improvements in health care come at a steep cost for local hospitals. Work began Monday to improve the parking payment systems this month at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s Bracebridge and Huntsville sites. To install the two new systems “the cost is approximately $420,000. That is being funded through sources of […]
HUNTSVILLE — A “bomb threat” had emergency services surrounding a commercial building here this morning. Police say that at 11:23 a.m. officers responded to a bomb threat on Old North Road at Fanotech solid waste and enviromental services. OPP and Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department were on scene and had the road closed for […]
GRAVENHURST — A break-in here the past two days netted thieves $15,000 in tools. Police are investigating a theft at a commercial business near the corner of Industrial Drive and Progress Drive sometime overnight July 10 and 11. They say thieves made off with approximately $15,000 worth of tools. The OPP are seeking assistance from […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sarah Nash and her family of four had just bought a new home and were suppose to move in later this month just a short distance away. But early yesterday they lost their residence in an early morning fire that also destroyed the other half of the duplex they […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are looking for help identifying suspects they say were involved in a theft at a new store here last week. The OPP are investigating the theft on Manitoba Street in Bracebridge. They say that on June 29 four suspects entered a storefront at Daughters of Indie, a new store the for the […]
UPDATE: ADVISORY LIFTED JULY 12 GRAVENHURST — Summer’s start continues with the annual on and off swim advisories at local beaches. The Town of Gravenhurst reports Thursday that based on beach water samples collected on July 6, 2022, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is recommending that Gull Lake Park Beach (Third St, Gravenhurst) be posted with swim advisory […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Big changes in the political guard are coming to local government this fall at the district and town levels. Four of the seven top municipal leaders aren’t running again. District Chair John Klinck is the latest joining the growing list of politicians who won’t be back. He follows the […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: Enbridge Gas Inc is preparing a major gas pipeline expansion in the Hidden Valley area of Huntsville and Burk’s Falls. As one of the ‘interested and potentially affected parties” and as a “stakeholder” in the future, Climate Action Muskoka (CAM) is compelled to respond to this expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in […]
GRAVENHURST — The body of a man last seen Wednesday afternoon was recovered by police about noon today in the Kahshe River. Provincial police located him deceased in Gravenhurst, after he was reported missing earlier Friday. They say that on July 1, just after 10 a.m., the 67-year-old was reported missing in Gravenhurst. He was […]
MUSKOKA — Across Muskoka there are almost as man events marking Canada’s 155th birthday as there years of our amazing history. So get out your red and white and “take back the flag.” GRAVENHURST: In Gateway to Muskoka Gravenhurst the fun begins at 11 a.m. at Gull Lake Rotary Park with a barbecue and cupcakes. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ten months after a woman here died in an overnight fire on First Street police and fire officials say they’ve concluded their investigations and have determined the cause of her death to be “accidental” an “non-criminal.” A provincial police news release Thursday says the two provincial services have determined […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a pizza delivery driver here late last night and stole his car. They say that on June 29, at 11 p.m., officers responded to 911 calls reporting a robbery at 165 Old Muskoka Rd. in Gravenhurst., a small stretch of street on a hill located […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Party hardy no more if you’re an Airbnb user in Muskoka. Airbnb has made its ban permanent on parties at the homes listed on its site for short-term rentals. So no more “open invite” and “chronic party houses,” they say. However, Airbnb is also lifting the limit of 16 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Safety first? At Main and main there’s danger lurking around a corner. With heavy summer traffic back an intersection on Muskoka Road is an “accident waiting to happen” with a backup of cars and trucks from a stop light that makes getting out onto the road almost impossible due […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Here’s a salute to the Lions. For 40 years the Gravenhurst Lions Club has added some colourful pizzazz to the local main street each summer with its signature project. Their annual Canadian flag program got underway again early Saturday as members carried out a tradition since the 1980s. Unfurling […]
DWIGHT — Two dogs were rescued today, but a third one died in a fire here this afternoon. Huntsville/Lake of Bays firefighters responded to a structure fire shortly before 1 p.m. on Highway 35 in Dwight Monday, June 27. They say that when crews from stations 2 and 3 arrived they encountered thick smoke inside […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Pollinators is the new buzz word for the environment, your gardens, your backyards — and even for front lawns that are now passé. So when Wayne McGill says “mind your own bees” he really means it. The avid gardener practises what he preaches. And while he has several queen […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Construction of the new Alexander retirement home has become quite an attraction for local walkers — and hikers. The site overlooking Muskoka Bay has drawn a lot of attention around town as it rises up at the end of Isaac Street west. But it’s a little known public pathway […]