GRAVENHURST — A disturbance call yesterday afternoon has led to police to charge a local man with drug possession. Police say they got a call to Ridge Road Saturday, June 12, where they found several parties involved in a verbal argument. As a result officers arrested and charged a 35-year-old John-Paul (J.P) O’Hara, of Gravenhurst, […]
My family isn’t local to Muskoka, we moved to the area in 1979. I always thought I was from “The City.” But that isn’t technically true, we moved to Gravenhurst from Scarborough. I went to York University — and that isn’t really in Toronto, either. It’s part of North York. Living on my own for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Break out the patio lanterns. A dreary Friday didn’t dampen enthusiasm for Ontarians who were happy to sit this one out — outdoors. Thanks to another zero sum gain for Muskoka, as Simcoe was stuck with all 26 of the region’s COVID cases. That’s just over a third of […]
HUNTSVILLE — Lockdown restrictions may be lifted today, but limits on large gatherings still exist. A group of 18 found that the hard way yesterday when they amassed almost $16,000 in fines. Provincial police said Friday that officers charged them late Thursday afternoon. They say that on June 10, at 5:30 p.m., officers responded to […]
MINDEN — An auto accident here has led to numerous charges including impaired driving, drugs and illegal firearms possession against a Gravenhurst man. Provincial police from the Haliburton OPP laid the charges after a single-vehicle collision. They say that on Wednesday, June 9, officers responded to a single vehicle collision on Gelert Road in Minden […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Can the orange and the green topple the blue? Or can the reds come up the middle? That’s the scenario shaping up for a year from now as the NDP, Greens and Liberals take aim again at MPP Norm Miller in the June 2, 2022 provincial election in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A better day on local COVID fronts. Only 8 cases in Simcoe — and none in Muskoka. That’s according to the health unit this afternoon, a number that’s half the 16 the province reported this morning. As importantly is the region has surpassed 60 per cent of residents with […]
I’ve been having a lot of conversations about the mass burial site in Kamloops. My friends and family are discussing what we did and didn’t learn in school about Indigenous history. Issues close to home require a lot of thought and reflection that go beyond an angry tweet, or reposting a meme. One story that’s […]