Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s a good thing paramedics aren’t tone deaf. Because when they get that 911 “tone” calling them out they gotta go — and fast. With emergency response requests up 25 per cent this summer — requiring almost two dozen seasonal hires — the need for speed can be life […]
GRAVENHURST — An observant cop who spotted a suspected impaired driver has led to charges against a Gravenhurst woman last night. Police say this morning that on Monday July 18, at 7:15 p.m., the officer who was not working at the time, was travelling on Housey’s Rapids Road in Gravenhurst and became concerned about the […]
Mark Clairmont Story and photos | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Mamma Mia! What a crowd and what yet another incredible Music on the Barge show. Last night’s Abba concert was magical filling Gull Lake Rotary Park stem to stern. From the front row where kayaks and canoes had the best seats, up the grassy knoll, back […]
GRAVENHURST — A local man has been charged with three counts of assault after a “disagreement” at a convenience store. Police say officers responded Friday, July 15 at 10:10 p.m., after getting a call from a member of the public about a disturbance at the corner of Winewood Avenue and John Street. They say three […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A gun call had police on the run this afternoon west of Utterson. They say officers responded to a call from a road crew on Muskoka Road 141 in Muskoka Lakes Twp Monday, July 18, at 12:45 p.m. It was reported that a man who had exited his home nearby and shot […]
MUSKOKA — The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is continuing to offer one-day pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics at locations throughout Simcoe Muskoka, with upcoming clinics taking place from July 18 to July 23. Walk-ins for first and second doses for individuals five years and older, first booster doses for individuals 12 and up, and second booster doses […]
TARA COLLUMN | Special to TODAY.com There are still “Freedom” convoys, even though for the most part COVID restrictions have generally been relaxed or eliminated. I don’t even pretend to know the issues at the centre of any current convoys, or the continued harassment of our elected prime minister. COVID is still a threat to public […]
NANCY THOMPSON | Bracebridge Horticultural Society Honeybee hives are under increasing destruction and stress from pests and diseases, pesticides and herbicides, genetically modified crops and lack of diversity, habitat loss and climate change. Native bees, of which there are more than 4,000 species in North America, are less susceptible to problems. Fortunately for us they […]