Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s a new season today — and a new opportunity. Summer is virtually over — according to the calendar. And it’s been one for the books. Not only are schools getting ready to open, but businesses are looking forward to a great new beginning. With the help of the […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were called out on average every day this month. Of the 31 days in August they responded to 31 911 calls for service. “August was a fairly active month for your volunteer firefighters in Gravenhurst,” they say on Twitter. “Our monthly ‘stats’ are illustrated for you below.” They add: “As we prepare […]
HUNTSVILLE — An abduction and robbery has police on the hunt for three men in an old Camry. Local cops and the OPP Muskoka Crime Unit are asking for help following Saturday’s incident. About 10 a.m. Aug. 29 the male victim was walking on Sabrina Park Drive when police say an older model Toyota Camry […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The importance of regular COVID testing has hit home hard at The Pines. The same day pandemic testing was reduced to one local site, a staff member at the District of Muskoka long-term care (LTC) home here has tested positive after being swabbed in testing last week. The district […]
GRAVENHURST — If you want to help in the COVID-19 fight, giving blood is a great way. With hospitals under increasing pressure — and donations strained — you can do your part by giving Monday at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre’s YMCA from 3 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 31. But you must book an appointment. […]
GRAVENHURST — Delayed but not denied. That’s the Gravenhurst Rotary Club’s “Trunk Sale” Sunday morning at the arena parking lot. After Saturday’s downpour put a damper on the day’s planned sale, Rotarians will be out at the Centennial Centre to fundraise for their community and international charitable endeavours. They will be backing up their cars, […]
GRAVENHURST – A Kitchener driver who hit a rock cut has been charged with impaired driving early this morning. On Friday Aug. 28 at 4:30 a.m. OPP got a 911 call officers from a transport truck who said he struck debris on Hwy. 11 northbound, just south of Luigi Road in Gravenhurst. He said it caused […]
SEVERN TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist who stuck a truck this morning has died. Police in Orillia are investigating the fatality on Upper Big Chute Road in the Township of Severn. They say that on Aug. 28, just before 11 a.m. officers got a 911 call about the collision near Quarry Road. A preliminary investigation reveals […]
BRACEBRIDE — Another driver has fled an accident and police, Thursday, in a stolen vehicle. OPP at Huntsville are investigating an auto theft on Peters Road Wednesday. They say sometime after 10 p.m. Aug. 26 an unknown suspect(s) drove off in the stolen car. The stolen vehicle is described as a 2006 black Buick Allure four-door […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s an ounce of prevention …. The Service Ontario office is temporarily closed as a precaution after a staff member may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce, which operates the Muskoka Road office downtown, closed its doors and won’t open as usual Saturday. In a release, chamber director Sandy […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Kitchener man was arrested early yesterday after police responded to a vehicle break-in in progress. Police say that on Wednesday Aug. 26 at 5:50 a.m., officers responded to a theft from a car on Shaw Crescent, Huntsville. They charged Bryan Noble, 25, with: – Theft under $5000 from a motor vehicle contrary […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — In the middle of the pandemic, drivers this morning were surprised to learn they were in line at Muskoka’s last drive-through COVID testing pop-up. Tomorrow the district’s two permanent assessment centre (AC) sites in Bracebridge and Huntsville will also close. As of Monday, the only location in Muskoka you […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Show some local love for your local businesses.” The shops and restaurants that were there for you before the pandemic and that will be there for you in the months ahead and after COVID-19. That’s the message and theme this weekend from Muskoka chambers of commerce promoting the Canada […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Another man has been charged twice in the same day — 12 hours apart — this time in Bracebridge, where he will appear in court a week apart on the two separate theft and drug charges. Dean Mann, 36, was charged with theft from the Home Depot just before […]
WASHAGO — Rising water levels on Lake Simcoe are a concern for boaters on the Trent Severn Waterway. Parks Canada began warning boaters Aug. 22 to expect higher than normal water flows around the Washago dams. They blame recent rains and in the interests of safety, the public is urged to exercise extra caution on […]
HUNTSVILLE — A couple of impaired driving charges on the weekend were the result of citizen complaints to police. On Friday, Aug. 21 just after 1 a.m., the OPP received a report of a car driven in a dangerous manner downtown Huntsville. Officers located the car within minutes parked in front a business on Cann […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The body of a man who helped in the rescue of a distressed swimmer yesterday afternoon at Kelvin Grove Park has been recovered. OPP divers found Kevin Schell, 51, of Bracebridge, in the bay at the base of the Muskoka Falls last night. Police say emergency services responded about 2 p.m. Monday Aug. […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A local man is believed to have drown after trying to rescue a person in the Muskoka River this afternoon. Emergency crews were called just after 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, to assist with a person in distress at a beach area at Kelvin Grove Park in Bracebridge. They say three men noticed […]
GRAVENHURST — Rotarians love Marie Kondo — and a summer sale. And you’ll love the treasurers they’re sharing this Saturday at the arena parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon. Club members will be fundraising for their various community and international charity projects by selling goods from their car trunks. Call it late spring cleaning […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What do you do when cutbacks go too far? Invade your space and take away your privacy. You fight back. That’s what Laurie Dixon and Ray Evans are doing after public works staff “butchered” a hedge on Bethune Drive. “Some people don’t have appreciation for 100-year-old trees … and […]