Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — After last spring’s severe flooding— and in light of a new Coronavirus scare in Sudbury —officials here are urging residents to plan for any type of emergency including: Severe weather – floods, extreme temperatures, wind storms, tornadoes, snow and icestorms; Accidents – hazardous material spills, explosions, water contamination, train […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — With COVID-19 reaching Sudbury Saturday — and the country on high alert to prevent further spread — Ontario’s new dedicated web page is a site for the public to get more information on provincial health initiatives. And on Wednesday the World Health Organization (WHO) finally officially declared the Coronavirus a […]
TORONTO — A Huntsville man’s $5 lotto gamble paid off with half a million dollar lottery win. Duncan Brown won a $500,000 MAXMILLIONS prize in the Feb. 21, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw. The father of two and grandfather of three discovered his win when he checked his ticket at a retailer. “The clerk scanned my ticket, and then the […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — Another new driver has been charged with doubling the speed limit yesterday. Provincial police with the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment were conducting traffic enforcement March 9 on Highway 35, near Mount Horeb Road, when a vehicle was observed travelling at an excessive rate of speed. The officer stopped the […]
HUNTSVILLE — A mom who was injured and taken to hospital, along with her six-year-old son, following an accident Monday, has been charged with impaired by drug. Provincial police here say that on March 10, 2020, Huntsville OPP and Muskoka EMS were called to a motor vehicle collision on Muskoka Rd #10 in the town […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK — Muskoka flood watchers got good and bad news from the province today. The Ford government admitted climate change — but didn’t put its money where its mouth is, charges the NDP, after last spring’s massive flooding took out homes and forced hundreds to seek higher grounds, brought in […]
ORILLIA — Staying safe on the roads is a challenge the public and police are finding more of lately. Just this week provincial police in Orillia charged three people with stunt driving on the roads they patrol. Yesterday, March 9, they charged a 17-year-old Orillia male with stunt driving after he was caught speeding 200 […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A film fest to “show the public all the bright sides of queer life and to inspire and support the local LQBTQI2S+ community with positive role models,” will screen 13 movies here March 21. According to its directors call for entries, they were “looking for the queer film stories that will carry an uplifting […]