Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — If you’ve made up your mind and you know who you are voting in the provincial election for you can cast your advance vote starting next Thursday. If you’re still undecided you have until election day June 2. SEE LIST OF CANDIDATES BELOW Advance voting for the Ontario […]
GRAVENHURST — A 42-year-old man is in bail court this morning after women complained he approached them yesterday making them feel “uncomfortable” and “fearful.” OPP and the Muskoka Crime Unit investigated a number of complaints from women in Gravenhurst about a man who they said had approached them — “and for a variety of reasons,” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — From four wheels to four wheels, by-law officers here will be getting out of vehicles and getting on mountain bikes this summer to patrol parks and trails to cruise through town more effortlessly handing out parking tickets. A pilot project — possibly the first in Muskoka — will see […]
MUSKOKA — Temperatures in the high 20s have led to a no fire order from Muskoka fire chiefs. They say in a release this morning that due to quickly accelerating dry conditions and multiple fire starts, they’ve issued a the total fire ban for all of Muskoka, effective 12:01am on Thursday, May 12. The fire […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man on probation was in bail court this morning after being arrested and charged after a robbery here yesterday in which an air pistol was used, say police. They say that on Sunday, May 8 at 5:20 p.m., a 911 call had them responding for a robbery in progress at a business […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are still investigating a serious motor vehicle collision Friday. They say that on May 6, at 5:30 p.m., officers got a 911 call about a head-on crash on Hwy. 60 westbound near Harp Lake. The collision involved two SUVs. The highway was closed in both directions as OPP Technical Collision Investigators and […]
GRAVENHURST — Drugs and weapons charges were laid Friday against two Gravenhurst residents after police were called to the north end of the town where they located the pair at a public beach. The OPP say that on Friday May 6, at 4 p.m., they received two traffic complaints from members of the public about […]
GRAVENHURST — An early morning traffic stop yesterday along Hwy. 11 had led to impaired driving and cannabis charges against a local man. Police say that on Thursday May 5, at 1:30 a.m., officers were conducting general patrol in the town of Gravenhurst when they observed a vehicle travelling on the highway with heavily tinted […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — And the beep, beep — boom — goes on. It’ll be in to next week before those seismic-sounding blasts — and accompanying warning sounds (three long, one short) stop echoing across town at the new Alexander Muskoka Residence and care facility. This afternoon before officials wielding six decent-sized silver-handled […]
HUNTSVILLE — The coroner’s office is investigating human remains found in a rural field here off Hwy. 11. Provincial police say they began investigating the discovery of skeletal remains late yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, May 4 after getting a call at 5:32 p.m. They say a member of the public reported the discovery west of Hwy. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The boats are back. The OPP’s happy — so is the Town of Gravenhurst. And Ontario’s lakes will be a lot safer now until December. After the Doug Ford government closed the Ontario Fire College last year, the province’s police marine training unit was port-less after 36 springs on […]
GRAVENHURST — An accident here last night near the south end of the main street has police charging a man with impaired driving. The OPP say that on Sunday May 1, just after 10:30 p.m., a member of the public called the police to report that a person had crashed their car into a concrete […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There was a breakfast of champions today. And the Raptors weren’t invited. Which saddened Shrey and Om Patel — huge fans of Toronto’s NBA team that lost out in the first round of the NBA playoffs last night to the Philly 76ers. But the gaping holes in their hearts […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — A warming trend starting tomorrow — leading to a sunny Saturday and Sunday — follows a wet spell of 23 mm of rain the past four days. And with a little more precipitation in the mix as of today (9 mm) that has the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and […]
GRAVENHURST — A late afternoon accident yesterday has led to an impaired driving by drug charge against a Gravenhurst man after fellow drivers stopped to assist. Police say that on Tuesday, April 26, at 5:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on the Gravenhurst Parkway south near Reay Road. They say a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Cars and trucks — many hauling trailers — lined up on Earth Day Thursday morning for free compost. All of them had shovels and a desire to do good for their gardens and the planet. The popular town giveaway at the Muskoka Wharf saw drivers and their vehicles out […]
HUNTSVILLE — Health care improvements over the next decade will see Muskoka hospital beds increase to 140 from 90. Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott were here Sunday afternoon at Huntsville’s hospital to announce the province is “investing an additional $14 million to modernize and expand Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC).” They say the […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist Is it a blessing or a curse to live in interesting times? The literal meaning of the phrase is thought to mean to live in times of upheaval and uncertainty. I always thought, “trust the Midas touch,” was a strange phrase. While indeed in the old story everything King Midas […]
BRACEBRIDGE — With COVID continuing to climb, Ontario Health has recently expanded eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing for symptomatic and asymptomatic people with defined criteria that has been updated on the Bracebridge Assessment Centre webpage at www.mahc.ca/COVID-19testing/. Generally, the guidance is prioritizing for molecular testing those at the highest risk of COVID-19, by including, for example, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Parry Sound driver faces impaired by alcohol driving charges after a head-on collision late yesterday afternoon. Police and emergency crews were called to Aspdin Road just before 6 p.m. Wednesday to for a report of serious collision in Huntsville. Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision. A woman, 24, was transported […]