LETTER TO EDITOR: ED. NOTE: Mark Verbeek celebrated 30 years with the Muskoka Paramedic Services on June 6. Two days later he and his wife were in a serious traffic accident that offered him a personal perspective on his career as a victim. He offers his insights and thanks to fellow first responders in a […]
MUSKOKA — Muskoka rocks! If you’re a fisher for sure. Rock bass are one of the district’s top catches if you’re a fisher — or fish person. With free fishing the next two weeks you, too, can be catch “a big one.” Muskoka has been renowned as a fishing destination for more than a century […]
GRAVENHURST — Pushed by the pandemic, businesses are finally taking it to the streets. Years after customers have called for curbside service, more merchants are reaching out to the public. And it’s service with a smile. If you could see behind the servers’ masks — you’d see a big grin. Street meat has new meaning […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Play safe but keep your distance. That’s the message Bracebridge park wardens will take to the beach starting July 6, as public parks and beaches open and a new norm settles in. They say in a release Friday that following similar directives in other municipalities in Ontario, The Town of Bracebridge is redeploying […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — As Ontarians slowly get moving again, local public transit users across the riding can feel a little safer knowing the seats they sit in while commuting around town will continue to be sanitized as the pandemic continues. In addition to ongoing efforts by municipalities to keep buses clean, MPP Norman Miller says […]
HUNTSVILLE — Another hot weekend comes with s swim advisory at the Port Sydney Beach on Mary Lake — one of the best large public swim areas in Muskoka. The Town of Huntsville has been notified by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit that an advisory has been issued for the popular waterfront. An advisory […]
GRAVENHURST — With the price of gas back on the rise, police are continuing to investigate a gas-and-go theft on Hwy. 11 north at the Skyways Restaurant by the airport. A driver pumped almost $250 worth of fuel into his pickup truck June 22 at 2:30 p.m. Police say the licence plate attached to the […]
MUSKOKA — A major break and enter police investigation involving multiple vehicle thefts across Central Ontario and the GTA is now in the hands of the Crown. Provincial police say the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) completed Project Axle, a probe that spanned multiple months involving thefts of various equipment across Muskoka, Simcoe County, […]