GRAVENHURST (Jan. 31) — A driver who police say appeared to avoid a RIDE cheque has been charged with impaired operation. Last night, Thursday Jan. 30, police were on Muskoka Road South at 11 p.m. checking vehicles, when a vehicle veered off the road within site of them. Officers followed the driver and stopped her […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA (January 21) — A man police charged with arson for allegedly starting a devastating downtown fire here last week has been arrested again and now faces further related charges as a result of bail conditions. On Tuesday, January 28, at 5:30 p.m. OPP were dispatched to an unwanted person at […]
Third traffic light midway Hwy. 118 would help Re: Hwy. 118 barriers, Bracebridge HWY. 118 BARRIER WILL DRIVE McD BUSINESS TO HORTONS, ARGUES BRACEBRIDGE OWNER https://muskokatoday.com/2025/01/hwy-118-barrier-will-drive-mcd-business-to-hortons-argues-owner/ Seems to me they could install a light where McDonalds and CTC meet on 118. This would provide an entrance/exit from both sides and slow down the traffic as […]
MUSKOKA — Police here responded to an average of one impaired driving charge per day the past six days. In south Muskoka it was four in four days and two last night in separate accidents in north Muskoka. Yesterday, at 7:10 p.m., January 29, OPP were dispatched to a local restaurant off Howland Drive after […]
HUNTSVILLE (Jan. 29) — Highway 11 northbound is temporarily closed today and traffic rerouted onto into town to Hwy. 60 for a collision investigation between a car and transport. Police responded closing Muskoka Rd. 2 (Ravenscliffe Road) and traffic is being re-routed through town towards Highway 60. The northbound ramp onto Hwy. 11 was closed. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA (Jan. 29) — A provincial election call today has local Liberals running late, but still looking for a candidate to challenge MPP Graydon Smith in four weeks. “The greatest concern right now is finding candidates for the upcoming elections,” says Bill Condy, the Parry Sound-Muskoka federal party chair. “The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Miles Hammond would have celebrated his fifth birthday next month with family and friends. “We can’t believe he would be in kindergarten this year” his mother Kate said ahead of a Feb. 22 fundraiser for OSMH in his memory. The fourth one. Miles lost his life to cancer in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A growing condo/retail development at near or around the Muskoka Wharf appears headed for the stars. Gravenhurst town council planning meeting members approved official plan and zoning changes that will all the Rosseau Group to proceed with plans for a second phase before shovels dig in on its first […]
