Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A day of mourning here for victims of the Nova Scotia shootings began this afternoon and concluded this evening with a virtual hug and TV tribute. Karen Ramer heard last night about the idea of stopping to remember at 1 p.m. today. She said she has no personal connection […]
HALIFAX – A shooting scare here Friday afternoon proved false, the RCMP said after a few hours. CBC and other media were reporting another shooting Friday afternoon about 3:30 p.m. ET in Halifax. That after an official emergency alert went out and one report said it’s an active shooter and shots had been fired. Residents […]
GRAVENHURST – Mayor Paul Kelly said today that this is the third day without a case of COVID-19. In his seventh pandemic report Friday, April 24, he also spoke of a number of local groups that received funds from the province, including GAP, the Salvation Army, the United Church, the Catholic Church and the Bukers’ […]
GRAVENHURST — Financial help for local COVID-19 sufferers is reaching closer to home with a special fund by the town. The town is also seeking a slice of upper tier relief funds as it deals with the municipal fallout that could cost it an estimated $1.2 million in staffing and lost revenue. Gravenhurst is also […]
GRAVENHURST — A North York man suspected of multiple shoplifting sprees here at a Shopper’s Drug Mart was arrested and charged yesterday early afternoon. Provincial police said today that on Thursday April 23, at 1:35 p.m., officers were dispatched to a complaint of a shoplifting at the store on Muskoka Road in Gravenhurst. Police said […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A wide-open community fund to help groups that are supporting pandemic assistance programs has been established by the town. Yesterday, council created the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund (CRF) to offer grants to impacted organizations in specific areas. An initial $40,000 is available in the first intake period until May 8, but could be […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A “preferred” design for the town’s new multiuse community centre (MUCC) was approved by councillors today with major new library changes. When it will be built still remains a question of additional funding from provincial and federal governments. But when they’re ready to put the shovel in the ground — beyond general site […]
Letter to Editor: In these depressing times of COVID-19, I thought about sending in a few suggestions Canadians could do to help themselves. Some people die from the virus. Some do not. So, boot up your immune system with lots of vitamin C and zinc. Linus Pauling, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, suggested […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Canadians united apart today in sorrow at the senseless killings in Nova Scotia yesterday are heart-broken as they continue to cope with mounting COVID-19 death toll around the world. Flags already flying at half staff for the coronavirus victims have more reasons to come together virtually in spirit. Coast […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A man and woman spotted in a vehicle in a restricted area Saturday face drug and probation charges. Provincial police say officers were patrolling area roads April 18 at noon when they noticed a vehicle leaving an area closed to public. Officers conducted a traffic stop to investigate the circumstances and subsequently arrested […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A novice driver faces an impaired driving charge after an accident early yesterday between Gravenhurst and Bala. Provincial police say that on Sunday April 19, at 12:30 a.m., they responded to a report of a vehicle that had left the road on Muskoka Road 169 near Walkers Point Road in Muskoka […]
HUNTSVILLE — A police pursuit Saturday night has led to two drivers in the same vehicle being charged with impaired driivng Provicial police here say that Saturday April 18th, 2020 at approximately 8:30 p.m. an Officer of the Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a car travelling on West Road, Huntsville at an excessive rate […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A suspended Bracebridge driver — charged just last Friday with multiple drug and driving charges — was arrested again 48 hours later and charged with stealing a vehicle. Provincial police said today that on Sunday April 19 at 11 a.m. Bracebridge detachment officers were dispatched to a complaint where a known suspect had […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Staying at home and staying safe appears to be a problem for an Orillia man who was charged with being drunk in public, in the middle of the night, early Saturday morning. Provinciel police say that on Saturday April 18, at 3:15 a.m. a Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting routine […]
GRAVENHURST — Officers walking a “foot patrol” along Bethune Drive Saturday night has led to drug and probation charges against a Bracebridge man. Provincial police said this morning that on April 18 at 8:30 p.m. the OPP were conducting “foot patrol” when they “became engaged in a drug investigation.” As a result of their probe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT SYDNEY — Last fall the province said it was assessing all Hwy. 11 at-grade road crossings between Bracebridge and Huntsville, of which there are about half a dozen. Last month they closed the most controversial one at South Mary Lake Road, the first northbound entrance to Port Sydney. On the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Concerns about cottagers coming north and eating towns out of their house and home — and crowding hospitals with COVID-19 cases — are being expressed locally on national TV and in letters to the editor. Should “seasonal residents” stay home and stay safe in the south? Yes say many […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — They’re bear necessities. Essential masks are ubiquitous — some even littering streets — and are more than a homemade fashion accessory. They’re a warning sign that shouts from a far — “steer clear of me.” They mask fears worn on faces. On the streets, in offices, at stores and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNSVILLE — An Easter food drive cancelled due to COVID-19 has left The Table food bank in Huntsville short of loaves and fishes. Churches are closed, so donations of food are down along with collection plate contributions. And with demand up just slightly due to more unemployed, normally generous providers are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE-LAKE OF BAYS — The gift that keeps on giving. Dani Reiss, president and CEO of Canada Goose, has just donated more than $1 million to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation (HHF). Katherine Craine, the foundation’s executive director, announced the gift today comes through thee Dani Reiss Family Foundation, which had made […]