HUNTSVILLE — Two Burk’s Falls residents face drug charges after their vehicle was stopped north of town here Sunday afternoon after police said it was “being driven in a concerning manner.” Provincial police arrested and charged driver Peter Everett, 40, and passenger Randi Boland, 31. They say that on Aug. 8 at 3:55 p.m., an officer […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Comedian John Cleese made a big splash — and headlines — last week when he claimed Airbnb left him high and dry for a film shoot by taking his money under Fawlty pretences. He Tweeted they left him homeless in Huntsville by taking his deposit, but giving the Muskoka towers to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A weekend with 28 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe follows a province-wide trend that has many local residents on edge. Including those in Muskoka — where while there were no cases today it’s almost triple the number in the region compared to this time last year. In the […]
GRAVENHURST — A local woman driving with an open container of liquor who refused to cooperate with police has been charged with impaired driving after a complaint from another driver last night. Provincial police say that at 9:35 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle that was “erratically […]
GEORGIAN BAY — A continuing rash of acts of vandalism here this summer has police on the hunt for culprits behind the damage to vehicles and property. They are investigating “mischiefs” they say continue to occur at Go Home Lake Road and Minors Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township. Since May 2021 there has been […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver police say was passed out behind the wheel of his truck has been charged with impaired driving Friday night on Bethune Drive. The OPP say that on Aug. 6, at 9:56 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the intersection of Bethune Drive and […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist A lot has changed in Gravenhurst since February 2020, but much remains the same. Coming back to town two weeks after my second vaccination, I was annoyed to see that the bus situation hasn’t improved. For those unfamiliar, the Ontario Northland drops passengers off in front of the Gravenhurst Bait […]
MUSKOKA — A couple of beaches have been freed from swim advisories in time for the weekend. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has lifted the swim advisory for Bowyer’s Beach (1019 Bowyer’s Beach Road) effective Aug. 6 from follow-up testing as a result of the initial swim advisory notice on July 30. And […]