MUSKOKA — A few days of rain with more on the way later in the week has Muskoka fire chiefs downgrading its total fire ban across the district issued last week. They said Tuesday that fire danger rating is now at moderate. That means small fires are permitted keeping in mind that no daytime burning […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A man who escaped an apartment fire last night above the main street was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. Bracebridge Fire Department and Muskoka Paramedics helped rescue him about 9 p.m., Sunday, off Manitoba Street in the building south of the Royal Bank. He was in one of four apartments. The tenants […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Looking at the magnificence of the Segwun and Wenonah II, it’s incredible to believe that last century more than a dozen ships of their ilk once plied the Muskoka Lakes before returning to their home port and berthing next to them. And with weeks till they set sail for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — If you’ve made up your mind and you know who you are voting in the provincial election for you can cast your advance vote starting next Thursday. If you’re still undecided you have until election day June 2. SEE LIST OF CANDIDATES BELOW Advance voting for the Ontario […]
GRAVENHURST — A 42-year-old man is in bail court this morning after women complained he approached them yesterday making them feel “uncomfortable” and “fearful.” OPP and the Muskoka Crime Unit investigated a number of complaints from women in Gravenhurst about a man who they said had approached them — “and for a variety of reasons,” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — From four wheels to four wheels, by-law officers here will be getting out of vehicles and getting on mountain bikes this summer to patrol parks and trails to cruise through town more effortlessly handing out parking tickets. A pilot project — possibly the first in Muskoka — will see […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The local Liberal brand has taken another hit three weeks from the June 2 provincial election. Four days after Ontario Liberals in the riding acclaimed him as the only nominee to run Saturday afternoon in a Zoom election, provincial party Leader Steven Del Duca fired Barry Stanley Wednesday. […]
MUSKOKA — Temperatures in the high 20s have led to a no fire order from Muskoka fire chiefs. They say in a release this morning that due to quickly accelerating dry conditions and multiple fire starts, they’ve issued a the total fire ban for all of Muskoka, effective 12:01am on Thursday, May 12. The fire […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Comedy’s about “how you tell it and sell it.” That’ll will win you a Juno — hopes Bracebridge-based comedian Tyler Morrison. The comedic producer and talent has his second nomination up this week for comedy album of the year with Hisham Kelati’s Tigre King. The 38-year-old creative director of […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man on probation was in bail court this morning after being arrested and charged after a robbery here yesterday in which an air pistol was used, say police. They say that on Sunday, May 8 at 5:20 p.m., a 911 call had them responding for a robbery in progress at a business […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are still investigating a serious motor vehicle collision Friday. They say that on May 6, at 5:30 p.m., officers got a 911 call about a head-on crash on Hwy. 60 westbound near Harp Lake. The collision involved two SUVs. The highway was closed in both directions as OPP Technical Collision Investigators and […]
ORILLIA — The Orillia Silver Band celebrates the warming spring season with a special ‘Walkabout Spring Concert’ Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m, Orillia Opera House. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students/children. They are available from the Opera House Box Office. This is the band’s first full-group public concert since Christmas of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Comrades in arms. There’s a reason Legions still exist. They take care of their own — no man or woman left behind. Laura Hoffman-Steiger, a retired Canadian Armed Forces veteran, wondered whatever happened to Ralph Scales after he died sometime late last November. She’d heard nothing of a funeral, […]
GRAVENHURST — Drugs and weapons charges were laid Friday against two Gravenhurst residents after police were called to the north end of the town where they located the pair at a public beach. The OPP say that on Friday May 6, at 4 p.m., they received two traffic complaints from members of the public about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Chris Lewis believed in “service clubs.” Not just handing out cheques or social clubs — but getting your hands dirty in a good way — breaking a little sweat, dishing up burgers and brats for worthy causes. Proudly flying the Canadian flags. And having lots of fun within an […]
GRAVENHURST — An early morning traffic stop yesterday along Hwy. 11 had led to impaired driving and cannabis charges against a local man. Police say that on Thursday May 5, at 1:30 a.m., officers were conducting general patrol in the town of Gravenhurst when they observed a vehicle travelling on the highway with heavily tinted […]
ROGER BIRD | Special to MuskokaTODAY.com The U14 South Muskoka Breakers basketball team came home with a silver medal from the Ontario Cup finals this past weekend in Ottawa. The team of players from Gravenhurst and Bracebridge battled to beat the DK Dragons of Bowmanville, the Cambridge Centaurs and the Thornhill Thunder to face the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — And the beep, beep — boom — goes on. It’ll be in to next week before those seismic-sounding blasts — and accompanying warning sounds (three long, one short) stop echoing across town at the new Alexander Muskoka Residence and care facility. This afternoon before officials wielding six decent-sized silver-handled […]
HUNTSVILLE — The coroner’s office is investigating human remains found in a rural field here off Hwy. 11. Provincial police say they began investigating the discovery of skeletal remains late yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, May 4 after getting a call at 5:32 p.m. They say a member of the public reported the discovery west of Hwy. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — While all the big talk now is about the June 2 provincial election for MPPs, local municipal races have opened up this week. In the Gateway to Muskoka community here Mayor Paul Kelly has announced he won’t seek a second term saying he “could not commit to putting myself ‘all […]