BRUBACHER, Sheldon Timothy June 2, 1940 ~ October 20, 2023 We are thankful for the life of Sheldon, who passed at Fairvern Nursing Home, in Huntsville, on October 20, 2023, in his 84th year. Sheldon passed peacefully with his family by his side. “Shelly” was a loving and devoted husband, stepfather, “Papa,” brother, uncle, cousin, […]
GRAVENHURST — Police were busy here Tuesday after an early morning accident and break and enter report. A 19-year-old Barrie man was charged July 16 after a single-vehicle collision Gravenhurst on Muskoka Beach Road near Old Muskoka Road. At 2:50 a.m. south Muskoka officers and Muskoka EMS responded to reports that the vehicle left the […]
MUSKOKA — Summer’s heat hasn’t let up local crime this week. Police report several impaired driving charges and more break-and-enters in Bracebridge. They received another report of a morning break-in Monday, July 24 at 10:20 a.m. The home owner observed two males gain entry by smashing the rear patio door. Two suspects fled on foot […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An early morning fire that destroyed a cottage here Saturday has police looking for help after saying the cause of the blaze is being investigated as “suspicious,” says an OPP report today. OPP and the Bracebridge Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on Hamilton Point Road in Bracebridge, at […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for black GMC Sierra pickup after an ATV was stolen on a trailer here Sunday. They say that on Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. an unknown person or persons stole an ATV trailer loaded with an ATV from 741 Muskoka Rd. #3, in Huntsville. The ATV and trailer are described […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com I have a t-shirt that says ‘I played hockey with Bobby Orr….’ Though he is seven years older than me, our paths didn’t cross on the ice in Parry Sound or Muskoka. But my brother Paul did in a famous early 1960s exhibition game in Bracebridge between the Gravenhurst Braves Jr. […]
MACTIER — Residents and visitors around two area lakes are being cautioned about confirmed cases of blue-green algae bloom. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit issued warnings this afternoon, Friday Oct. 16, for those around the northwest end of MacTier’s Stewart Lake, in Georgian Bay Township; and in Severn Township at the north end of Otter […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Reaction to news yesterday that the province may soon lift its social restrictions order on cottagers wasn’t too widely welcomed in Muskoka. Social media was buzzing with comments reflecting the threat of social and political fireworks (the fiery ones are under a total fire ban) Victoria Day weekend May […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — What’s the government doing to help your mental health — particularly among young Canadians in light of more tragic related deaths? On the federal election campaign, it’s a non-issue. This week, on World Mental Health Day, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced an investment of nearly $40 million, he […]
GRAVENHURST – Here’s another look at the weekend Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. Go to our Flickr page – below the weather right – called ‘Photo Feature’ to see a Photostream; or in Flickr click “Photo Album.” Click on each photo to enlarge it, and also to see brief photo description cutline with any names of the people in […]
HUNTSVILLE — Is Tony Clement making a comeback? With Groundhog Day a week this Saturday (Feb. 2) MP Tony Clement is slowly coming out of his own forced hibernation. After his self-inclicted fall downfall, he hunkered down over the holidays and it seemed around Christmas he was afraid of his own shadow. Not now. And […]
GRAVENHURST — Not again. A week after reports of thieves stealing two ATMs from the same Hwy. 11 business in Severn, there’s another report of an ATM being stolen closer to Gravenhurst from another Hwy. 11 business. How can this be? Is any ATM safe? What about your PIN? Is this the same suspect(s) who […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If you hear a knock on your door Monday evening around 6 p.m. and see flashing lights in your window — it’s OK, it’s probably a firefighter, paramedic or Ontario Hydro worker collecting donations for the food bank. The volunteers are taking part in the annual Salvation Army Food Drive Dec. 3. Volunteers […]
BALA — You’ve heard about it, or maybe you’ve been on it years ago. Bala’s free Trek to Bethlehem this Saturday night (Dec. 1), while not the biggest or best-kept secret in this part of Central Ontario, is certainly a festive highlight in a busy holiday season in the tiny West Muskoka community. It takes […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Sunday’s Pride parade and picnic will mean some temporary road closures. Residents and visitors are advised that these three streets will be affected: RENE CAISSE LANE from Manitoba Street to Kimberley Avenue – 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. JAMES STREET from Chub Downey Lane to Ann Street – 11 a.m. to noon ANN […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Muskoka Watershed Council is “excited to announce the release of the 2018 Muskoka Watershed (MWC) Report Card” on July 19. And it’s an impor This marks the fifth time MWC has reported on the health of our local watershed since the first was released in 2004, they say in a release this […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A Sebright man has died after being struck by a vehicle in the Ramara Township area Sunday. Provincial police say that at about 4:15 a.m. on June 17, 2018, officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment responded to a 9-1-1 call in Carden Township. Their initial investigation indicated […]
MIDLAND — At 7:45 p.m. Friday June 15, the body of a Tay Township female kayaker was located and recovered with the assistance of the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) from the waters of Georgian Bay off Midland Bay Woods, Tay Township. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending the conclusion […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s gonna be a “CAR-AZY” time. It’s been 25 years in the making, the big one is finally here. On June 16 the 25th anniversary of the Gravenhurst Car Show will take place at Gull Lake Rotary Park. “This is going to be a huge celebration for all of the car owners and […]
BARRIE — With all the hospital talk in Muskoka, a bigger health picture continues to emerge at Barrie’s growing health campus. Five years after Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) opened a $450 million expansion that doubled its size, the health centre has begun planning for a new future; a future which includes a south […]