ORILLIA — More drivers, more charges. An increase in residents and visitors this summer enjoying the scenic roads, lakes, and cottage areas has unfortunately led to an increasing number of impaired drivers endangering lives of those on our roads and waterways, say police. As of Aug. 6 the OPP’s Central Region has laid 1,496 impaired-related […]
GRAVENHURST — Reports about glass and sharp objects creating hazards at town beaches this summer have prompted precautionary measures. Muskoka Bay Park and Muskoka Beach Park were closed temporarily for maintenance while hazards were removed. Both have since reopened. However, the Lorne Street Beach is temporarily closed for maintenance while staff work diligently to address […]
HUNTSVILLE — Soaring Muskoka summer temperatures that have hit 30 degrees have seen firefighters here rescue children locked inside vehicles. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department says it has been “actively responding to incidents this summer where children have been accidentally locked inside vehicles.” Firefighters have been called out several times this summer to free […]
MUSKOKA — It may be the summer of Summer McIntosh in Paris. But in Muskoka it’s the summer of impaired driving charges as police charged four more people over Civic Holiday Long weekend with impaired operation the past five days — including a boater on the Severn River who was to appear in court this […]
GRAVENHURST — What’s a pride of Lions? Proud Gravenhurst Lion’s Club members who each year run up the Canadian flag on dozens of polls in the downtown to adorn their main street. Muskoka Road has been festooned with more maple leafs than cottagers Mitch Marner and Justin Bieber could have imagined. The club’s annual signature […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s going to be a long Long Weekend for drivers motoring west around the Muskoka Wharf toward Bala and Port Carling. Residents and cottagers will be happy to find the North Muldrew Lake Road intersection re-paved and contractors laying down asphalt today for the Bay & Beyond redevelopment around […]
MUSKOKA — Police are keeping a closer eye on the roads this Civic Holiday Weekend as they contend with a spate of impairments, arrests, charges and an accident. Three more incidents have led to arrests and charges against area drivers. Altercation in Huntsville leads to arrest in Gravenhurst On Monday, July 29th, at 1 a.m. […]
GRAVENHURST — Encore! Encore! This summer’s triumphant return of its noon concert series has Trinity United Church adding a fourth performance Aug. 14. “An unexpected and very welcome outcome,” says organizer Diane Harrop. It’s an evening with Gravenhurst pianist Brett Sontag, who attended the last one a week ago. And afterward asked if he could […]