GRAVENHURST — Classes may be out for another week, but the kiddy hill behind the Gravenhurst Public School is still filled with shrieking sounds of the laughter of children slipping and sliding, climbing and rolling down the little bank. And into the waiting arms of parents who watch over the winter antics — and occasionally […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — A couple of former premiers — including a one-time Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP — are among appointees to the Order of Ontario today. Lt-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, chancellor of the Order of Canada, announced 47 appointees for 2019 and 2020 on Friday. Among them are Ernie Eves and his predecessor Mike […]
GRAVENHURST – The king of the castle-making is Andrey Petrov. The ice sculptor we told you about on Boxing Day has crafted his annual winter masterpiece in his front yard. Using a blue box, some help from his son Nikolas and lots of talent and sweat equity, he carved out a couple of castles on […]
ORILLIA — You rock Cool FM/Rock 95 and OPP Det. Sgt. Tanya Tremble. The pair combined to bring some extra Christmas joy to pets and pet lovers. As a result of a generous donation of a large quantity of pet toys, members from Central Region OPP were able to deliver a holiday toy to many fury […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A new year, new start and plans for the future of downtown are on the books for 2021 in Bracebridge. A master plan to guide core political actions the next decade will be up for virtual discussion Jan. 7. The town wants to know what you want and offers […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Five more people today ends the year with 3,589 COVID cases in Simcoe and Muskoka. Can 2021 be any worse? Among the 74 cases the health unit is reporting are three confirmed in Gravenhurst and one each in Huntsville and Lake of Bays. All are under investigation by the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Muskoka is bucking the COVID trend again today, with just one of 56 reported cases in the region. A young Huntsville female under the age of 18 is under investigation as Simcoe ran up the total again with 55 cases. That brings the total to 322 since Christmas Eve, […]
ORILLIA — A Huntsville man faces sexual assault charges in a police human trafficking investigation. Provincial police say today that members of the new Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-led Joint Forces Investigations, with assistance from the Orillia Crime Unit and detachment members, arrested and charged a multi-jurisdictional offender. In May 2020, the investigation began with allegations made by a […]