Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A weekend with 28 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe follows a province-wide trend that has many local residents on edge. Including those in Muskoka — where while there were no cases today it’s almost triple the number in the region compared to this time last year. In the […]
GRAVENHURST — A local woman driving with an open container of liquor who refused to cooperate with police has been charged with impaired driving after a complaint from another driver last night. Provincial police say that at 9:35 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle that was “erratically […]
GEORGIAN BAY — A continuing rash of acts of vandalism here this summer has police on the hunt for culprits behind the damage to vehicles and property. They are investigating “mischiefs” they say continue to occur at Go Home Lake Road and Minors Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township. Since May 2021 there has been […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver police say was passed out behind the wheel of his truck has been charged with impaired driving Friday night on Bethune Drive. The OPP say that on Aug. 6, at 9:56 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the intersection of Bethune Drive and […]
MUSKOKA — A couple of beaches have been freed from swim advisories in time for the weekend. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has lifted the swim advisory for Bowyer’s Beach (1019 Bowyer’s Beach Road) effective Aug. 6 from follow-up testing as a result of the initial swim advisory notice on July 30. And […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — While 5 more COVID cases today bring Simcoe-Muskoka’s weekly total to 20 (8 less than last week) provincial numbers jumped to 340 and 18 more deaths. One of the cases Friday was a young Gravenhurst man who had travelled and reported yesterday (Aug. 5) with a first episode Aug. […]
LAKE OF BAYS — An ATV driver has died after a rollover on a trail here late yesterday afternoon. Police say the 72-year-old man was riding on a private property Aug. 5 on Hwy. 117 in Lake of Bays Township and was found deceased at the scene. Police are investigating the all-terrain vehicle accident after […]
10 CASES IN SIMCOE TODAY AS COVID Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Ten new COVID cases in Simcoe Thursday come as the coronavirus numbers are creeping back up. Nothing like a year ago, but enough to see more people wearing masks ahead of what could be a delay in reopening plans. No cases today […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst woman in and out of court and jail and convicted of multiple drug offences was arrested again yesterday and charged with drug and weapon charges. Tammy Buker, 38, was among three Muskoka residents arrested here yesterday and held overnight in jail to appear in bail court today […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are looking for suspects after a main street house was egged and a vehicle’s back window was smashed overnight today. Provincial police say today they are investigating a “mischief” that occurred sometime overnight on Wednesday Aug. 4 on Manitoba Street. They say unknown suspect(s) smashed the rear window out of a parked […]
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS — Two people seriously injured in a car crash ended up in hospitals in Toronto and Sudbury yesterday afternoon on Hwy. 60. Two others among the four injured in the two-vehicle crash suffered minor injuries. One other person was uninjured. Provincial police say that on Aug. 4, at 3:38 p.m., officers along with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A breath of fresh air for Ontario schools comes as Simcoe reports 4 new COVID cases. The province says it is investing $25 million for classroom air filters as students ready for a return to classes within weeks. That means all occupied classrooms, gyms, libraries and other instructional spaces […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A COVID outbreak of 10 cases at Muskoka Woods Camp comes as the health unit reports 9 new cases over the long weekend. Campers at the Rosseau summer camp were informed that this week’s overnight camp was closed. This as today Ontario reported 332 cases and 2 deaths the […]
MUSKOKA – Anyone 12 and older in Muskoka is invited to this week’s free walk-in vaccination clinics by the health unit. They are in Bracebridge at the Sportsplex and Huntsville at the Summit Centre. This as the province reported 332 new cases today and 2 deaths. But no cases in Simcoe or Muskoka. See the […]
HUNTSVILLE — Three people were arrested here Sunday in a police break and enter investigation. The OPP say that yesterday Aug. 1 detachment officers and the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant on Susan Street West. There they arrested a trio of suspects. And upon further investigation: – 1 male was charged in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police say they recovered a body this afternoon in relation to a missing canoeist investigation last Thursday on Sparrow Lake. They say officers with the assistance of the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) and OPP Aviation Services located the body Sunday, Aug. 1, at 12:30 p.m. Positive identification […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist When I was in high school singer Sinead O’Connor caused a firestorm when she used her musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live to tear up a picture of the pope, and say, “Fight the real enemy.” Her actions didn’t spark any investigation only outrage and backlash. She was instantly […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As fourth wave fears rise — and regional cases remain below provincial thresholds to step forward — 3 Georgian Bay travellers under 18 with COVID isn’t good news for the third long weekend of the summer. They are among 8 new cases the health unit reports Friday — five […]
GRAVENHURST — Police divers are continuing their search today for a canoeist on Sparrow Lake who went missing early yesterday morning. The seasonal resident’s canoe was found on the lake later in the day. And police asked the public if they had seen him. Ian Walker, 56, of Toronto, was with his family at their […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Regional COVID cases last week were up for the first time in 13 weeks — by 44 per cent. The rise to 23 from 16 may seem slightly negligible with only 7 more people testing positive. Or it’s a viral sign that summer’s half over — the way the […]