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MUSKOKA LAKES — Police arrested a driver who fled officers late yesterday morning, charging him with impaired operation of a vehicle. They say officers attempted to stop David Grand, 63, at 11:30 p.m., when his driving behaviour appeared of concern to them. Officers were on general patrol, Jan. 18, on Muskoka Road 169 in Muskoka […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURT — When the MP and MPP fought over a new hospital for Muskoka, Graydon Smith stunned Scott Aitchison by offering free land on Hwy. 11. The former mayors of Bracebridge and Huntsville came to terms splitting their differences — and thus was born the “one hospital” concept in Port Sydney. […]
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 […]