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 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The lockdown, a new variant and a slow rollout to prevent the pandemic’s spread are having little effect on local cases of COVID-19 as new numbers released late this afternoon show an explosion in cases. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports 269 cases Tuesday, Dec. 29. But only 2 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If at first you don’t succeed …. That’s the success story of Climate Action Muskoka (CAM). The environmentalists who were miffed at being initially rebuffed late last fall by the District of Muskoka got the “best Christmas gift” they could ask for in the waning days before the holiday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Murray Smith admits to being a bit of rogue growing up. And probably giving his mom, Melba Smith, 97, more than her share of grief. But the 64-year-old Orillia resident is making up for it by regularly visiting his mom at Gravenhurst Manor, and having a “thin slice of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Andrey Petrov is taking the start today’s lockdown seriously by staying home — and staying busy. With February’s winter carnival in doubt, due to COVID, he is keeping his snow-building skills sharp. The perennial ice sculpture winner and winter snow artist has been busy at home the past two […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An intoxicated man armed with an imitation gun so alarmed staff at a business open Christmas Day afternoon that they called 911. The OPP say today that yesterday, Dec. 25 at 4:45 p.m., officers were dispatched after a man “alarmed staff” by entering with an imitation firearm. Police arrived quickly and arrested and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — As the world gathers today for to its most memorable Christmas — together and apart — celebrants will take time off to reflect on an annus horribilis while putting hope and faith in 2021. The 12 days of Christmas, which begin today, will culminate in the midst of a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Five new Muskoka COVID cases today compare to 44 reported in Simcoe. And they are aged from under 18 to up to 79. After Gravenhurst and Huntsville have experienced the most cases in December since the pandemic outbreak, Bracebridge is gaining cases after being to a lesser extend affected. […]