GRAVENHURST — The Orillia driver who fled a police hit-and-run here Tuesday was found and charged yesterday with assaulting a peace officer with a weapon among other driving offences. Provincial police say that just after 3 p.m. Aug. 4 an officer with the Highway Safety Division (HSD) Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team stopped […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — An “abusive” traffic control person has been let go after a “horrified” mom complained he verbally assaulted her and inferred she and her adult son and grand-daughter were “retarded.” Tina Kennett, says she received an apology from J.B. Enterprises, the contractor hired by the District of Muskoka to do […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Hospital and emergency visits will be disrupted today due to construction. Crews are onsite today for pavement repairs that will temporarily affect vehicular traffic at the front of the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital site. The entrance from Ann Street is be reduced to one lane. In addition, the driveway to the Emergency entrance will see temporary closures to vehicular traffic […]
BARRIE — It’s looks like the Gravenhurst YMCA is safe for now. Even if it is closed temporarily due to the pandemic. But that’s not the story in Orillia, Barrie and Parry Sound, where it looks like their gym facilities will be closed permanently, leaving only child care services surviving. In an email reply to […]
MUSKOKA — Listen for the call of the wild as students return to the great outdoors classrooms in September. As alarming as school’s return is — you’ll hear more than the sound of recess bells in the playground and a loud call to order from teachers. The province says to keep all concerned safe social […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Captain Glenn Murley is “happy” to be back behind the wheel of the Wenonah II and says it’s in “ship shape.” After 21 years with the Muskoka Steamships, he’s plying the Muskoka Lakes for one- and two-hour cruises. And it’s a hoot for everyone in town who are excited […]
HUNTSVILLE — Officials here could be in for a fight over a proposed bylaw prohibiting weapons use in Huntsville and its hamlet communities like Port Sydney and Utterson. Residents in north Muskoka are notorious for resisting firearms use particularly by hunters. It would prevent weapons use on public lands and within 100 metres of any […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The SIU has been called in after a police “interaction” with a male accused of damaging hospital property in Bracebridge early Saturday that landed the man back in ER. A brief OPP release today, Aug. 5, said police from the Bracebridge detachment were called to a report of an […]