BRACEBRIDGE — Kick off the holiday season at the Bracebridge Library this Friday evening aboard their Holiday Polar Express — featuring a dozen twinkling Christmas trees. See the new library transformed into a winter spectacle for the whole family. From 6-8 p.m. Nov. 29. Enjoy crafts and activities for all ages. Treat yourself to the […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Saturday night speeder was clocked going 95 km/h over the limit, say police. The OPP arrested the operator charging them with an impaired-related charge after stopping a motor vehicle speeding on Hwy. 11. On Nov. 23 at 9:48 p.m., officers were northbound on highway when their vehicle was overtaken by a motor […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 77-year-old woman faces charges of impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident here last Wednesday. Provincial police responded to a motor vehicle collision Nov. 20, at 8 p.m., on West Road. Witnesses reported the motor vehicle mounted a curb, crossed both lanes of traffic and proceeded into a neighbouring yard where it […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Weeks after being targeted by vandals — who smashed several windows — the legion here was the victim of heartless thieves who stole war memorabilia and a wheelchair from the lobby. This comes just days after the community paid tribute there to veterans on Remembrance Day. Police have charged […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A missed opportunity here this afternoon cost the Bears big time. Tied 1-1 after two periods with the Innisfil Spartans, Muskoka’s third PJHL win was within their grasp. And after a 10-2 home loss last night to 18-0 Alliston, the local Jr. C team had a chance going into […]
Photos by Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You had to be patient to wait for Santa at the end of yesterday’s long parade. Luckily the weather was fantastic and that time on the sidelines was well rewarded with a long line up of floats, bands and colourful, fun costumed characters who had as much […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Fifteen wins behind the division leader it would be easy to give up. But the Muskoka Bears at least played game — if not at times lame — hockey last night in a mismatched rematch with the Alliston Hornets. While the result was the same the home team was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police are continuing their investigation into a collision in Gravenhurst between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. On Monday November 18, 2024, at 9:50 a.m. OPP officers responded to a report of an earlier collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian on Gravenhurst’s main street at the Canadian […]
Photos Lois Cooper, Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A parade of colourful costumed Christmas characters and a Ho! Ho! Ho! to boot. That was Day 2 of the Santa season this morning as this community members rallied ahead of jolly St. Nick for the annual Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce winter parade and extravaganza parade. […]
GEORGIAN BAY — A Woodstock man is dead after a single-vehicle collision Friday morning in Georgian Bay Township, involving his delivery truck. On Nov. 22, at 11:07 a.m., OPP, along with members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP, Georgian Bay Fire, Muskoka and Springwater Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to an empty propane delivery truck […]
GRAVENHURST — Forget Black Friday — the best deals in town are with Rotary and their online auction. Even Santa’s shopping online at [email protected] Bids close this Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. It helps you, the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst and the community with its dozens of yearlong charitable efforts including mental health, student […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A seniors drop-in Thursdays at Bethune House is a stepping stone for a new volunteer group in Gravenhurst. Wendy Pries has arranged for a Happy Hour coffee klatch from 1-3 p.m. for anyone wanting to get out and chat. She also sees it as an opportunity to inform potential […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A dispute that led to tactical police being called about an assault and a firearm has led to four charges against a local man here last night. The unidentified person was arrested and faces charges of Assault CC 266, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm CC 91(1) and Careless Storage of a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An early morning accident yesterday has led to the loss of the sole occupant of a vehicle. Police are investigating the fatal collision Sunday Nov. 17, just before 2 a.m. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Bracebridge Fire Department responded along with the OPP to Stephenson Road 1 East, off Hwy. 11 between Bracebridge […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — It’s official. Santa season has begun with his first Christmas parade of the year — as usual — in Bala. And what a day it was in west Muskoka as hundreds lined highway route to welcome jolly St. Nick and his many colourful elves and believers with dozens of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — You know it’s going to be a long night when your opponent’s first two shots on net are goals. Stayner Siskin Tait Lightheart potted the first just 35 seconds in to the game, beating Muskoka Bears goalie Gabriel Donohue. Two hours later the testosterone-filled visitors left town with a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If you’re looking for paper towels after the run on COVID paper products, you might ask Mike Ceccolini. He buys them by the truckload. And by the looks of his new warehouse here last night, it seems he’s cornered the market locally. “I don’t just buy a few skids,” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION GRAVENHURST — The two minute silence of Last Post to remember the fallen this morning at 11 a.m. was broken at brief times by short cracks of the Canadian, provincial and Union Jack flags fluttering over the most solemn portion of the Remembrance Day ceremony. As a couple hundred people […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — On the surface the Muskoka Bears aren’t bad every 20 minutes. At least today. But on the ice surface this afternoon — where it counts — 2-1, 3-0 and 2-0 periods added up to a 7-1 loss to the Midland Flyers. Another game not to be remembered or saluted. […]
GRAVENHURST — An early morning theft Saturday in which a thief broke in and stole cash from a pickup truck parked at a north end home here has police seeking help identifying the culprit. On Saturday Nov. 2 officers responded to a report from a member of the public that their vehicle, which was parked […]