ORILLIA — Gun calls are on the rise — again. Not only in cities — but especially in the country at this time of year, remind provincial police. So expect to hear more random shots fired in the coming months as men and women in orange vests and camo prowl the rural landscape for small […]
MINDEN HILLS — A father who saved his young daughter in a family canoeing accident Saturday afternoon in Haliburton drowned during the rescue. Provincial police in Haliburton say that shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12 emergency crews responded to a 911 call about a capsized canoe on Moore Lake, which is just south of Minden […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Two Torontonians arrested Sunday on drug charges were the result of a two-month investigation and a month-long pursuit after a fleeing suspect evaded police in an arrest stop on Hwy. 11. Both were in bail court this morning in Bracebridge. Provincial police say their Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Round 2. Grade 9 students take centre stage today as schools open for the next wave of COVID learners enter the academic world. As their elementary brothers and sisters begin week two with two more days of classes, senior students like Troy Pedwell, whose going into grade 12, was […]
HUNTSVILLE COVID DRIVE-THRU SEPT. 14 Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A controversy over closing the first COVID assessment centre here has led to at least a one-day drive-through Monday, Sept. 14. And sparked memories of a bloody feud over the failed “one hospital” plan that had Bracebridge and Huntsville squabbling over which patients in […]
GRAVENHURST — A workplace outbreak of COVID-19 that closed the McDonald’s here yesterday lasted just one day. The fast food restaurant ceased operations Friday after an employee reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. Saturday morning they were back open for business after a thorough cleaning by an outside contractor.
GRAVENHURST — A workplace outbreak of COVID-19 has closed the McDonald’s here. The company suspended operations Friday after an employee reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. They say they are doing a thorough cleansing of the restaurant and are working with the health unit to learn more and about when they will re-open. As of […]
Where were you 19 years ago today? I got an urgent call from a neighbour: “Turn on your TV ….” The first plane was down and the second and third were still in the air. Not for long. The rest of that day in 2001 was a bit of a blur — now. Muskoka TODAY […]