HUNTSVILLE — A school bus driver who had just dropped off teens at Huntsville High this morning has been arrested and charged with impaired driving. At 8:20 a.m. Tuesday police were called to the parking lot of the high school after a complaint from a concerned citizen, say police. Officers located the driver and while […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Three days after water was shut off and a boil water order was in place, the health unit now says the water is safe again to drink. As of noon today, Nov. 30, lab tests have confirmed that the water is free from contamination. The cause was mislabelled fluoride put […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As the world braces for a new variant, it’s 243 weekend cases in this region causing concern locally. And 18 of them were in Muskoka — including 15 in Huntsville and one each in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Georgian Bay. Ten of those in Huntsville and the one in Bracebridge […]

HUNTSVILLE — The OPP’s RIDE program is off to a negative start since it started Nov. 18. In the first week of the provincial festive program, officers set up checks on roadways throughout the Huntsville and Lake of Bays. Among those charged up to Nov. 25: – Four people were charged with impaired driving. – […]

GRAVENHURST — Friday may have been a PA day for kids (who began getting vaccines) everywhere, but Monday won’t be the same here in Gravenhurst despite a health unit Boil Water Advisory. Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TDLSB) says in a release late Sunday afternoon that it will not interrupt the school day and schools […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An errant fluoride container label is being blamed in shutting down municipal water service throughout the town here yesterday and alarming the community with an order not to use, drink or even boil water for consumption. In a release Sunday noon, the District of Muskoka claims an alarm at […]

TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist I hear the train a coming, it’s rolling around the bend. After the sad termination of the Northlander passenger service in 2012, there are new plans to get the train back on track. A maiden test voyage through Gravenhurst speaks to the public demand and political interest in getting the […]

Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com Why Mouse Drops? My nickname was “Mouse” as a child and teenager — “Auntie Mouse” to some. As for drops, you find clues to a problem sometimes by following a trail of mouse drops. P.S. The publisher hates this name. Nov. 27, 2021 will stick in the memory of every citizen […]