Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ten months after a woman here died in an overnight fire on First Street police and fire officials say they’ve concluded their investigations and have determined the cause of her death to be “accidental” an “non-criminal.” A provincial police news release Thursday says the two provincial services have determined […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a pizza delivery driver here late last night and stole his car. They say that on June 29, at 11 p.m., officers responded to 911 calls reporting a robbery at 165 Old Muskoka Rd. in Gravenhurst., a small stretch of street on a hill located […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Party hardy no more if you’re an Airbnb user in Muskoka. Airbnb has made its ban permanent on parties at the homes listed on its site for short-term rentals. So no more “open invite” and “chronic party houses,” they say. However, Airbnb is also lifting the limit of 16 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Safety first? At Main and main there’s danger lurking around a corner. With heavy summer traffic back an intersection on Muskoka Road is an “accident waiting to happen” with a backup of cars and trucks from a stop light that makes getting out onto the road almost impossible due […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — How do you make love in a canoe? Well, if you were at the Muskoka Discovery Sunday for national canoe day you’d have found out. Canoeheads abounded at both the stern and bow celebrating Muskoka’s original mode of transportation. And the opportunity to ask that titillating question on everyone’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Here’s a salute to the Lions. For 40 years the Gravenhurst Lions Club has added some colourful pizzazz to the local main street each summer with its signature project. Their annual Canadian flag program got underway again early Saturday as members carried out a tradition since the 1980s. Unfurling […]
DWIGHT — Two dogs were rescued today, but a third one died in a fire here this afternoon. Huntsville/Lake of Bays firefighters responded to a structure fire shortly before 1 p.m. on Highway 35 in Dwight Monday, June 27. They say that when crews from stations 2 and 3 arrived they encountered thick smoke inside […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — New sounds — and a new look. The sunlight shone brightly last night on the Orillia Concert Band and the Rotary Aqua Theatre as their annual outdoor concert season series kicked on beautiful summer’s eve. The band and its bandstand on Lake Couchiching were together again after COVID and […]