HUNTSVILLE — An third female involved in an alleged kidnapping and assault of a local youth here last Wednesday has been identified and additional charges have been laid against the accused the individuals. Police now say that on May 24 at approximately 1:45 p.m. they were contacted by Huntsville High School staff who reported a […]
BALA — There’s no easy way of getting around the Muskoka Lakes the next five days. If you live in Bala or Port Carling you’ll get the run-around till Friday night. So expect backups all over west Muskoka and beyond. That’s because a section of road between the neighbouring communities is now closed, as of […]
PORT CARLING — A 17-year-old Etobicoke youth faces seven charges related to a single-vehicle collision here early yesterday. Among the charges was that a “G2 Licence Holder had more passengers than seatbelts.” Police were dispatched May 28 at 2:15 a.m. to Ranwood Road in Muskoka Lakes Township where officers found the occupants had fled the […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two teenage girls face assault, theft, weapon and forcible confinement charges after a physical altercation occurred between students at a high school in Huntsville this week. On Wednesday, May 24, at about 1:45 p.m., police were called by school staff to report a possible assault. Officers began an investigation into the allegations and […]
GRAVENHURST — A theft in progress call led to police to spring in to action here Tuesday morning. The OPP are investigating a string of thefts May 23 between 8:30 a.m. and noon in a commercial area in Gravenhurst. Officers responded to the initial complaint where it was reported that suspects had stolen hanging baskets […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A court date has been set for the SUV driver involved in a fatal scooter accident here last Friday. Police say a 35-year-old Gravenhurst woman charged under the Highway Traffic Act received a Part III summons, with a court date of July 20, 2023, in Bracebridge at the District of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Pedestrians and motorists are moving and driving more carefully around town after the death of a local scooter operator here last week — and news yesterday that a woman has been charged in the fatal main street “accident.” Bill Smith, 82, died Friday, May 19, while crossing Winewood Avenue […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Gordon Lightfoot grew up listening to the Orillia Silver Band. What would have happened if he had joined the British-style brass band? When he was winning Kiwanis Music Festival prizes as young soprano in the United Church choir around the corner from the Opera House, the Silver Band was […]