Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — This morning’s electric bus fire was the result of a “power steering” problem under the front. Trish Bennett, area supervisor for Campbell Bus Lines, in Huntsville, said that’s where the hot spot was. It had nothing to do with the battery, she said. “And it wasn’t broken down,” as […]

GRAVENHURST — So …. let’s have some fun. On Sunday January 26th at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Church, the Elderberries are excited to finally present their Holiday Concert called “OH, SNOW!” Their two annual pre-Christmas concerts had to be cancelled due to snow-mageddon. One can say this differently, but depending on your age it […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A broken down electric school bus — which had just transferred students to a replacement bus a short time before — caught fire at 8:30 a.m. this morning and was totally destroyed. All students were a safe distance away en route to their schools when flames were spotted, says […]

MUSKOKA — A driver who had to be awakened while stopped to gas up was among two Muskoka residents charged with impaired driving last week. Police say that on Tuesday January 7, at 5:15 p.m., an officer stopped at a service centre located on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst and while there noticed a vehicle […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — There’s hope for the Muskoka Bears after upsetting Alliston in the biggest win of the fledgling’s franchise’s history Friday. Connor Sampson “stood on his head” stopping 66 of 70 shots as the Jr. C team stung the Hornets handing the top team in the league their first loss of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police have charged a local woman after an investigation into a theft from the Royal Canadian Legion in Gravenhurst. On November 16 they began an investigation into the theft of irreplaceable war clothing items from the Royal Canadian Legion storage case in Gravenhurst. Further information was provided that the […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Bruce Schulz can’t wait for the rebirth of the Northlander train when it makes its first stops in Muskoka next year. His first train trip was a ride home from to Kilworthy from the hospital after his mother Morwin gave birth to the baby boom boy in March of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — “Something happened in December.” And as a result the nearly century-old Silver Bridge on Ecclestone Drive here will be closed for “an unknown period of time of at least months.” And cost millions to repair — six weeks after an inspection —while detouring traffic around the major river crossing […]