ORILLIA — About time! That’s the opinion of most residents and motorist here fed up with the roaring sound of pickup trucks, cars that sound like Indy racers and motorcyclists the needlessly flex their mufflers because they think they can and that no one cares. Not any more — not at least this month in […]
GRAVENHURST — Complaints yesterday of an erratic driver have led to several charges against two Muskoka men. OPP received several traffic complaints about the unsafe driving of a pickup truck on First Street and Bethune Drive in Gravenhurst Wednesday Aug. 31 in the late afternoon. Officers were updated that the vehicle had pulled into a […]
HUNTSVILLE — Break and enters are becoming more common for business owners. In the latest smash and grab here early this morning police were called to a business on King William Street in response to yet another break and enter. They say in a report this morning that on Sept. 1, at about 2:30 a.m., […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — As the sun sets on summer’s final August night it’s a great opportunity to catch the first night of the final week of the Twelfth Night at the Muskoka Wharf. With the Cockburn Square gazebo as its dramatic backdrop, Timberbeast Productions theatre company wraps up its summer season with […]
HUNTSVILLE — A garage fire here Sunday in which a man was found dead has led to police to release the victim’s name. They said Tuesday that the deceased has been identified as Mark Longmuir, 50, of Huntsville. And that his death is believed to be non-suspicious, and no foul play is suspected. On Aug. […]
BRACEBRIDGE – Another hospital unit has been hit by a late summer COVID outbreak. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare said this afternoon that visiting to the north wing inpatient unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site has been suspended after a unit-specific outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. Testing […]
MACTIER — A person with CPR training saved the life of a two-year-old boy last week, police just report today. The toddler was in the water at a Stewart Lake Beach Tuesday in MacTier, when he slipped away from family and entered the water. And although he was quickly located by a caregiver, he was […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police and fire officials are investigating a garage fire here late this morning in which a victim has died. Provincial Police are investigating the structure fire where they located a deceased person inside. They say that on Saturday Aug. 28 at 10:30 a.m., OPP, Huntsville Fire and Muskoka Paramedic Services responded to a […]