BRACEBRIDGE — Police have identified the driver who died in a collision here yesterday afternoon. They say Lawrence Tomblin, of Gravenhurst, died Monday after emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle collision on Winhara Road at Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge Jan. 17 at 1:40 pm. Tomblin, 77, was transported to hospital, however life saving efforts […]
Ed. note: The province’s latest “fix” to the ailing health-care system, by opening it up to even more privatized surgeries, has drawn widespread criticism for its hatchet approach to the surgical backlog with private clinics — rather than using a scalpel. Columnist Lois Cooper, a senior, shares her recent optical personal experiences, which many others […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision early this afternoon that claimed the life of a driver, just off the south-west Hwy. 11 entrance to Bracebridge. They say emergency crews responded after two vehicles collided on Winhara Road at Ecclestone Drive at 1:40 p.m. Monday. One person was transported to hospital, however life saving […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR : The Government of Ontario may have finally taken its first real tangible step forward to make the return of passenger rail service in the northeast a reality. The associate Minister of Transportation, Stan Cho, and his ministerial colleagues — Victor Fedeli (MPP for Nipissing), George Pirie (Timmins) and Graydon Smith (Parry Sound-Muskoka) […]
GRAVENHURST — Rotarians are looking to recognize a valued community member who provides ‘Service Above Self.’ That’s the motto of the Gravenhurst service club, celebrating its 85th year in 2023. As part of its major celebration — including new Rotary Rocks the Barge amphitheatre seating at Gull Lake Rotary Park — the Rotary Club is […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A careless operation of a vessel charge has been laid against a Huntsville man after another man out for an early morning swim last summer died after being struck on Lake Rosseau. Police said today that after a “thorough investigation into the collision” they have now charged 26-year-old Zavier Foyston with Operating […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A good Samaritan who turned in money found at a bank still has police looking for the owner. They say that on Sept. 5, 2022, a member of the public attended a bank in Bracebridge and while conducting their business located a significant amount of money. The finder brought the money to the […]
GRAVENHURST — A radar check has led to an impaired driving charge against a Bracebridge driver Saturday. Police say that on Jan. 7, just after 5 p.m. an officer with the Central Region Traffic team was conducting speed enforcement on Hwy. 11 north in Gravenhurst and stopped a vehicle near Doe Lake Road. An investigation led […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A month after fleeing a RIDE check in Port Carling, a Bracebridge driver has been charged with impaired driving. Police say that on Dec. 9, just after 11:15 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Medora Street at Ferndale Road in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. When a vehicle approached and […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are investigating after a Gravenhurst two-year-old died in hospital at Toronto Saturday after suffering what they are calling “significant injuries” when they responded last Thursday. They say that on Jan. 5, at 7:45 p.m., officers and paramedics responded to a call for toddler who was reported injured. The child was transported to […]