ORILLIA — Two more snowmobile deaths this past weekend have provincial police warning snowmobilers to avoid taking unnecessary risks, especially on frozen waterways, as their season winds down. The tragedies Friday March 22 and Sunday 24 mark 11 fatal snowmobile incidents and 13 lives lost in OPP jurisdictions so far this season, says an OPP release. They say they […]
GRAVENHURST — Winter-weary home and cottage owners are urged to be prepared for the freshet. Spring may have officially arrived, but Muskokans know it hasn’t arrived till the snow is gone and the lakes and rivers are back down to normal levels. That means with the spring temperatures warming and above average snowfall this winter, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A terrifying 75-hour armed abduction that ended on Doe Lake Road last night, had York police and the OPP scouring the road which was closed in the area near Fenbrook prison and the Muskoka Airport all day Wednesday. They were looking for clues to how the victim ended up […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are saying little about a social meda threat made to “a local high school,” after arresting a 16-year-old from London, Ontario. Provincial Police here, along with Muskoka Crime Unit and the OPP Covert Internet Investigative Services, investigated threats against the school, believed to be Huntsville High, in which the suspect used a […]
GRAVENHURST — The skies over Muskoka are going to get busier in just over a month. If you look up you’ll see more planes on the weekends coming and going. FLYGTA says it plans to resume its flights to Muskoka again this year, after successful operations in 2018. Client relations rep Marina Guadagnoli told MuskokaTODAY.com […]
GRAVENHURST — A lot of small steps added up to one big step for Tourettes Sunday. The 11th annual Muskoka Trek for Tourette on March 17 had a few more who walked 5 kms around Gravenhurst in support of Tourette Canada. And more Trekkers meant more money, a big pot of gold. This year they […]
GRAVENHURST — Explorers’ Edge is very pleased to have partnered with Porter Airlines to introduce a 10-week summer service into the Muskoka Airport starting June. Flights will have an air time of approximately 20 minutes, operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Mondays between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Muskoka Airport, from June 27 to […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were out in full force Monday at suppertime for a blaze that levelled a West Gravenhurst cottage, resulting in $350,000 damage. Gravenhurst Fire officials report that at 6:30 p.m. on March 25, the lone occupant called 911 after discovering a fire in the walls and attic of the single storey structure. By […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If at first you don’t succeed, don’t try, try and try. That was the case for a man whose repeated attempts at breaking into a home led to his arrest Saturday night. Provincial at Bracebridge are investigating after a man broke into a Bracebridge home over the weekend. They say that just before […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man faces an impaired driving charge after a police stop Saturday afternoon. Provincial police say they arrested an impaired driving suspect on Saturday March 23. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., the OPP stopped a pick-up truck on Muskoka Road in Bracebridge. Officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and the conversation […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Old friends, new friends and good friends paid their respects today at a funeral Mass for Bill Reddall. And while his mortal remains weren’t there, his presence was felt all over — from in front of the altar to in the corners of St. Paul’s Basilica, where more than […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man faces numerous charges after a police stop, involving unauthorized weapon, drug and proceeds of crime. Provincial police say that on Saturday March 23, 2019, officers conducted a traffic stop on Muskoka Road 3 North, in Huntsville. An investigation led to several charges. Dwayne Gagnon, 39, has been charged with the […]
HUNTSVILLE — It may be getting late for snowmobiling, but at least one thief thinks otherwise. Provincial police here received a report, Sunday, of a stolen snowmobile. The sled was stolen from a resort in the Oxtongue Lake area sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday, March 23 and 8:30 a.m. March 24. The snowmobile is described […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY TORONTO — The gang at Betty’s are going to raise a glass to Bill Reddall Monday afternoon. And it won’t be any old toast to a friend at the Queen St. watering holy. It will follow a morning Funeral Mass for the former St. Mike’s College student, priest and teacher at […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two Muskoka men face heroin drug charges after a joint police stop here Thursday. OPP from the Bracebridge and Huntsville Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted an investigation that led to a traffic stop on Eccelstone Drive in Bracebridge. The two men were arrested and heroin with an approximate street value of $2,000 […]
GRAVENHURST — An armed robbery at a gas bar on Hwy. 11 Thursday night had police responding to an employee alarm. Provincial police from the Bracebridge detachment raced to the scene just before 11 p.m. March 21. Officers arrived to find that a male suspect had entered the store, indicated he had a weapon and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A prayer vigil tonight to remember the 50 people killed in the New Zealand mosque massacre was personal for Muna Bek. She lost a friend and his son in the shooting — Khaled Haj Mustafa, 44, and his son, Zaid, 14. Bek knew them from Jordan, where they were […]
QUEEN’S PARK — The annual handout of money from the province to municipal governments Will see Parry Sound-Muskoka communities get back $12.5 million. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced the one-time investment for many of Ontario’s small and rural municipalities. The 26 municipalities across Parry Sound-Muskoka will receive a total of $12,579,480 […]
HUNTSVILLE — A police investigation into an overnight armed robbery and assault at a business here continues. Provincial police continue to look for witnesses after arresting and charging three GTA residents, two men and a woman, early last Friday. They say that on March 15, 2019, at 1:20 a.m., OPP responded to report of an […]
GRAVENHURST — Tourette’s supporters want you to put your money where their mouth is. On Sunday March 24, the 11th annual Trek for Tourette will see Muskoka residents putting their feet to the pathways for a 5 km charity fun walk in Gravenhurst, to support Tourette Canada in its annual fundraising drive. Tourette Syndrome (TS) […]