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 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 […]
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 […]
HUNTSVILLE — A wanted man accused in an assault here last week is now being held for bail hearing. Police captured Devon McKey after seeking the public’s assistance in locating him following an assault with a weapon in Huntsville. On Oct. 30, at 10:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault involving a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com NEW YORK CITY — On the eve of the U.S. election a Canadian’s observations and reflections on a recent bite of the Big Apple. A working holiday last week in the epicentre of the American experience is like a walk-off grand slam in the World Series. Explosive! Watching from a packed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — As the OPP’s Special Investigations Unit continues to investigate a multiple family homicide here last Friday a few more details have surfaced. A report of a shooting on Highview Drive, Oct. 25 before 9 p.m., had police responding to a barricaded person incident. They said when they arrived three […]
GRAVENHURST — War and peace are themes being marked at a combined Remembrance Day concert Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, at the United Church in Gravenhurst. The annual Muskoka Concert Band musical honour that week will this year features the Elderberries Choir, directed by Louise Jardine. It starts at 2 p.m. “‘Echoes of Conflict’ focuses on music […]
HUNTSVILLE — A pet’s death and damage to a home of more than half a million may be attributed to the lack of a smoke detector here early yesterday morning. Firefighters in Huntsville are investigating after responding at about 2:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, on Aspdin Road. Crews from Station 1 Huntsville and Station 5 Port […]
GRAVENHURST — Christmas came early for Wendy Dwyer, who matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the June 14 Lotto Max draw to win $1 million. “I had accumulated a few tickets and decided to head to the store to check them. I was at the ticket checker when I scanned this ticket. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The whirling sounds of music, gaiety and laugher yesterday in the Opera House were testament to more than 70 years of the Muskoka Concert Association. The MCA is on hold now, taking a break to regroup over the winter, as it looks to regrow its core base of concert […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A coaching change hasn’t made a difference for the Bears. Muskoka’s other Jr. C team, the Otters, shut them out 5-0 tonight. It was their third win. The gulf between the two teams wasn’t just the wider ice that’s always disadvantage for occasional visitors like the Bear who were […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hard to access mental health services just got a little closer — if not easier — to residents in south Muskoka. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) opened a new suite of offices here yesterday to serve Muskoka-Parry Sound. They say in a release today it “marks a significant […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — MAHC may be done with its hospital proposal. But at least one group concerned with the board’s plan to proceed to the next stage of construction with the province isn’t. The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) released a lengthy statement Friday noting it is “writing to clarify its […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You know it’s going to be a great concert when Kim and Neil Barlow recommend Bridge and Wolak. Muskoka’s pre-eminent musicians say the clarinet and accordion duo are a “not to be missed” at the Muskoka Concert Association’s ‘Scandalous Romantics’ performance Sunday afternoon — 2 p.m. at the Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A wild teenage rampage downtown here Friday has three 15-year-olds facing multiple police charges. One of them was in bail court Monday morning. The OPP have started an ongoing criminal investigation after responding to several calls regarding mischief and destruction of property Oct. 11 in the area of Salmon […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION MUSKOKA — Leave it to Beaver. When Doug Ford dangled a billion bucks for hospital renewals here — following a bungled political battle over one or two sites — the premier told the locals to get their act together before coming back to him for the cash. Sort it out […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Hopes of their first win streak ended tonight when Muskoka’s Jr. C club came up short-handed in a 6-1 loss to Innisfil. Penalties, as often, left the Bears almost scoreless as the Spartans took advantage of the extra-man opportunities, scoring three of nine times. The Bears had hoped to […]
GRAVENHURST — A bizarre break and enter in the middle of the night today has police asking the public’s help. Around 3 a.m. two suspects were caught on surveillance cameras entering the rear of a downtown business with a large bin in hand. They appear to empty the contents of the bin on the ground […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An Utterson man faces an impaired driving charge after being stopped late this morning in a downtown school zone here. Police say they charged him Oct. 11, shortly after 11 a.m. An officer was conducting patrol in a school zone on Wellington Street and stopped a vehicle near Armstrong Street. As a result […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — What price 10 hospital beds? Sixty-million: $50 million for the province — $10 million for Muskokans. All tax dollars — unless private cash (and votes) factor in one day. That’s the story going ahead for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare as it submits its “final” 1,800-page proposal next month for […]