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Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Dan Brooks knows his way around Bracebridge. So the former Dura Automotive executive, Bracebridge Bear hockey player, well-known Muskoka musician and former local politico should have little difficulty helping tap residents and cottagers for financial resources for the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. At Wednesday’s Sept 14 board of directors […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Lions Club members here have been donating money to keep their local hospital healthy since at least 2000. During those two decades their efforts have raised more than $150,000. This week they made their single largest donation ever. In a “proud moment for all members,” they presented a cheque […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com DORSET — Chuck McClelland knows Lake of Bays like the back of his hand. A good thing for the captain of the S.S. Bigwin as he peeks from behind the big wooden wheel steering port to starboard. McClelland grew up on Muskoka’s second largest lake. His grandparents became cottagers before the Second […]

BRACEBRIDGE — A “suspicious’ fire here early Monday has the Muskoka Crime Unit investigating the structure fire on Cedar Lane. And they are asking the public if they have any information. They say shortly after 2 a.m. Sept. 12 the Bracebridge Fire Department and OPP responded to a fully engulfed fire. The structure was unoccupied […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA  — The new norm kicking in sees residents and staff at LTCs and those 70+ among those receiving another round of COVID protection this fall. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says it is now offering the bivalent COVID-19 booster to priority groups who are at greatest risk of hospitalization, severe […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There may be a national holiday Monday to mark the Queen’s passing. And a day of mourning in Ontario. But at the Royal Canadian Legion here the monarch’s death means no branch events till after Elizabeth’s funeral. That’s led to the postponement of Thursday night’s billiards downstairs and bingo […]

HUNTSVILLE — A 22-year-old charged yesterday faces two sex assault charges and police say there may be more potential victims in relation to the accused. Police say they charged the Huntsville man with sexual offences on a young person. The sexual assault took place Sept. 11 in Huntsville and was recently reported to police. The […]

GRAVENHURST — Would-be thieves chickened out after breaking in to a fast food restaurant here early yesterday. Police say that on Wednesday, Sept. 7 the Kentucky Fried Chicken owner arrived at work to find someone had broken in. At 9 a.m. police were called to the KFC on Winewood Avenue. They say suspects broke a […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Good-bye, Jessie! It was a grand farewell last night for Jessie Napper and her sister Emily. Or at least half a grand. The two sisters are off this Sunday to work in the Cayman Islands for the winter. And boss Annette Gillan, at Well Fed, where Jessie works invited […]

GRAVENHURST — Membership is returning to pre-COVID numbers here at the Gravenhurst Seniors Active Living Centre. Attendance at activities is busy including a round-robin shuffleboard tournament and lunch today. Yesterday’s weekly Tuesday bingo had about a dozen out with president Loulla Witney calling the numbers. It’s been a tough couple of years, but she says […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A woman charged with drug and gun possession in May and theft of 70 water jugs in August, faces multiple new charges after a break and enter here on First Street early yesterday. Police say Shannan Green, 33, of Gravenhurst, was charged Sunday after officers responded to a 911 […]

HUNTSVILLE — A man reportedly driving around looking to buy beer at 8 a.m. yesterday has been charged with impaired vehicle operation. Police say that on Friday, Sept. 2 at 8:08 a.m., OPP received a dispatch of an intoxicated male driving and looking to buy beer. The car in question was located at approximately 8:15 […]

MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — Residents and visitors to Three Mile Lake are being cautioned about a confirmed blue-green algae bloom impacting all of Three Mile Lake and Hammell’s Bay. Many species of blue-green algae (also called cyanobacteria) have the potential to produce toxins that are harmful to the health of humans and animals. The Simcoe […]