GRAVENHURST — A cyclist thrown from their bike after a vehicle made contact with a tire was treated at the scene by paramedics last Friday at 1 p.m. And the driver was charged July 25 after Muskoka EMS and police responded to reports from members of the public about a collision involving a motor vehicle […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — Who knew Lucy Maud Montgomery had a spicy side to a couple of her novels. Her Blue Castle book, based in Bala, had enough blue in it to make even a pretty little, pig-tailed red-head blush. Certainly it would for Marilla Cuthbert, Anne Shirley’s adoptive mother in LMM’s classic […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A fail to remain accident suspect sought by police has them asking for public help in locating a white pickup truck last seen Thursday past in the late afternoon. The OPP is seeking assistance after the accident July 24, at 6 p.m. Officers responded to several complaints from motorists travelling on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “One long … and two short.” That was my advice from Captain Dave Sutherland as we came through the Narrows last night and I tooted my own horn on my 70th birthday. Actually it was the whistle on the Wenonah II. I wanted everyone to know I was celebrating […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Remembrance Day is every day at Mickle Cemetery, where a section just inside the old front gate is known as the “Legion Cemetery.” Graves are reserved for Canadian veterans who served and died. For decades hundreds of plots have been an honoured place to rest in peace and where […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It may be Summer in the pool, but it’s lacrosse all summer for Jared Allen. All-year — actually. And it’s getting busier for the Grade 8 GPS graduate, who’s no X-Box, couch potato-playing layabout. The fine, fit young 14-year-old recently made Team Ontario’s U15 field lacrosse team in May. […]
HALIBURTON — Three people suffered minor injuries after their boat ran ashore on island here Saturday. Police charged the female driver with impaired operation after responding to a boating collision on Kennisis Lake. They say that in the early hours of July 27 officers responded after three individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries. As a result of […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — Police continue to investigate a boating accident 10 days ago in which a swimmer was injured on Skeleton Lake. The OPP are seeking witnesses to the incident Saturday, July 19, just before 5 p.m. Emergency services responded near Skeleton Lake Road 5. A 22-year-old Georgina man was transported to hospital with […]