Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Show some local love for your local businesses.” The shops and restaurants that were there for you before the pandemic and that will be there for you in the months ahead and after COVID-19. That’s the message and theme this weekend from Muskoka chambers of commerce promoting the Canada […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Another man has been charged twice in the same day — 12 hours apart — this time in Bracebridge, where he will appear in court a week apart on the two separate theft and drug charges. Dean Mann, 36, was charged with theft from the Home Depot just before […]
WASHAGO — Rising water levels on Lake Simcoe are a concern for boaters on the Trent Severn Waterway. Parks Canada began warning boaters Aug. 22 to expect higher than normal water flows around the Washago dams. They blame recent rains and in the interests of safety, the public is urged to exercise extra caution on […]
HUNTSVILLE — A couple of impaired driving charges on the weekend were the result of citizen complaints to police. On Friday, Aug. 21 just after 1 a.m., the OPP received a report of a car driven in a dangerous manner downtown Huntsville. Officers located the car within minutes parked in front a business on Cann […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The body of a man who helped in the rescue of a distressed swimmer yesterday afternoon at Kelvin Grove Park has been recovered. OPP divers found Kevin Schell, 51, of Bracebridge, in the bay at the base of the Muskoka Falls last night. Police say emergency services responded about 2 p.m. Monday Aug. […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A local man is believed to have drown after trying to rescue a person in the Muskoka River this afternoon. Emergency crews were called just after 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, to assist with a person in distress at a beach area at Kelvin Grove Park in Bracebridge. They say three men noticed […]
GRAVENHURST — Rotarians love Marie Kondo — and a summer sale. And you’ll love the treasurers they’re sharing this Saturday at the arena parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon. Club members will be fundraising for their various community and international charity projects by selling goods from their car trunks. Call it late spring cleaning […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What do you do when cutbacks go too far? Invade your space and take away your privacy. You fight back. That’s what Laurie Dixon and Ray Evans are doing after public works staff “butchered” a hedge on Bethune Drive. “Some people don’t have appreciation for 100-year-old trees … and […]