ORILLIA — Walk — don’t run — to Scales Nature Park Aug. 23-24. It’s TurtleFest time at the popular education and conservation facility focused on Canadian reptiles and amphibians. The free pettng group you see at events is celebrating it’s 10th season by hosting the TurtleFest on Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m,; and again on Saturday, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — What was all that noise here at James Bartleman Island the other week? And who were those Red Coats crossing the bridge at the locks linking the Muskoka and Rosseau Lakes? It was a Biouvac — military encampment at the Muskoka Lakes Museum Saturday, July 27. And those […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com If you thought July was hotter than the start of August, you were right. But only slightly. However, when you factor in the humidex, ask the folks in Sarnia. On July 19 — remember that day — it was a whopping 47 Celsius with the humidity. And in Muskoka the end […]
GRAVENHURST — What a team — make that teams. Mutual aid came to the rescue again today, Aug. 2, when Gravenhurst firefighters called on their counterparts in Bracebridge to help out with a growing grass fire at the Muskoka Airport on their shared border. It was just like the recent blaze when Bracebridge called on […]
GRAVENHURST — Fire officials are crediting a North Muldrew Lake resident for “having a working portable fire extinguisher nearby and knowing how to use it.” A 911 call sent Gravenhurst Fire Department members out to the west end of town Tuesday evening, July 30, for a report of structure fire. “Crews responded and found a […]
ORILLIA — Unconfirmed reports of the B.C. homicide suspects being in Ontario are being taken seriously by the OPP. The Ontario Provincial Police said Friday morning that they are currently investigating numerous reports from across the province of suspicious vehicles and or young males believed to be the British Columbia homicide suspects. The unverified accounts […]
GRAVENHURST — Wartime Houses residents received a jolt Wednesday evening when vehicle ran off the road, crashing across a lawn and striking a pole. Police say that July 31, at 6 p.m. on Kingswood Road Muskoka Paramedic Services were called to help the driver, who was transported him to hospital. As a result of an […]
GRAVENHURST — Just in time for the Civic Holiday weekend, an advisory for the beach at Gull Lake Rotary Park has been lifted. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Town of Gravenhurst tweeted that the health unit had tested the water and deemed it safe again for swimming. The swim advisory was issued July 23, encouraging […]
GRAVENHURST — After a busy night fighting another summer structure fire on North Muldrew Lake Road Tuesday, the Gravenhurst Fire Department wants you to let them know how they’re doing. As part of its ongoing commitment to community safety and continuous improvement, the department is reaching out to the community with a survey that aims […]
MUSKOKA — A couple of days of rain has resulted in a slight downgrade in the district-wide fire ban — from ‘extreme’ to ‘high,’ which means the ‘total fire ban’ is now off. The change is effective Tuesday, July 30. But district fire chiefs still say extreme caution must be taken with all open flames. […]
MUSKOKA WHARF — The on-again, off-again fireworks are a go for this Saturday, Aug. 3. After being cancelled due to the total fire ban, now that some rain has come and gone, the Town of Gravenhurst has opted to proceed with the annual Civic Holiday Weekend fireworks. They take place at dusk, about 9 p.m. […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Three months after flooding began and the damage was done, there’s only a month left for victims to apply for provincial assistance. Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norman Miller is reminding residents and small businesses who are eligible for Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) that they have a limited time to apply for assistance […]
GRAVENHURST — A client of the federal government who “eloped” on the weekend is back behind bars. Saturday, Gordan Putnam, 56, was reported as an escapee from the Beaver Creek prison (medium security section) at the north end of town here. On July 28, 2019, provincial police (OPP) at Bracebridge say they “began investigating the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Georgian Bay Volunteer Search and Rescue team is back in Muskoka Saturday. Only this time it’s not for emergency efforts, which included sandbagging during spring flooding — and the more recent successful search in Algonquin Park for two missing teenage girls from Kitchener. They will be participating in […]
BARRIE — A third group is entering the next stage of application for an Ontario Health Team (OHT). The Barrie OHT planning group, led by the Barrie and Community Family Health Team, has been given the green light to proceed with a full application to become an Ontario Health Team. They join groups in Orillia […]
VAUGHAN — A police case involving a missing and presumably murdered Muskoka family is so cold an iceberg would be warmer. Some are saying today’s OPP announcement about the four deceased was much ado about nothing new. At least one CBC reporter covering the news conference said the same. Stumped provincial police are desperate for fresh […]
MUSKOKA — With another hot day Friday and possible rain or thunder showers expected over the weekend, local fire chiefs aren’t taking any chances with a dry climate right now. Temperatures are expected to be 27 or 28 right through to Monday. All the chiefs have set the Fire Danger rating at EXTREME. That means there is […]
By Sam Robinson, president Manna Food Bank BRACEBRIDGE — With the availability of seasonal employment opportunities in the warmer months, the number of clients requesting help from the Manna Food Bank of Bracebridge is traditionally not as high as it is during the busy winter months. Unfortunately, food insecurity does remain a reality for some […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Samuel de Champlain will once again look out over Lake Couchiching. But he will do it alone. He won’t be surrounded by the subserviant fur trader, missionary and First Nations characters of yore. At least not now — if ever. And there will be context in the form of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The race to replace Independent MP Tony Clement is getting crowded and more interesting. Michelle Smith, year-round Muskoka resident and business owner, has been named the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for Parry Sound-Muskoka in the upcoming federal election. The PPC are the party of disgruntled former […]