BRACEBRIDGE — The man who drowned Sunday afternoon at the Bracebridge Falls has been identified. Provincial police say that shortly before 1 p.m. Roberto Carmona, 20, of North York was swimming at the public beach area below the falls and failed to surface. Members of the Bracebridge detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and […]
ORILLIA — Orillia may not be the only Ontario Health Team (OHT) in the area, it turns out. An application from a Muskoka group has also been approved to apply for an OHT, Janine van den Heuvel, who represents the the group, said Monday morning, four days after the provincial annoucement. More later. Meanwhile Orillia, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Recent complaints about Amber Alerts may be nothing compared to the problem with “pocket dials.” Provincial police in Bracebridge responded to almost 400 pocket dials and unintentional 911 calls during the first three weeks of July, says an OPP news release this week. Did you know, police must follow […]
BARRIE — A Hepatitis scare in Barrie has health officials urging people who may have eaten at a local restaurant here the past month to get to one of their immunization clinics. Three days of Hepatitis A immunization clinics began Fight night (July 19) and continue Saturday and Sunday. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit […]
MUSOKA — If you need to get out of the heat and in Muskoka this weekend, there are several places to cool your jets. Gravenhurst has you covered. The Centennial Centre (101 Centennial Dr.,) is open to public during normal hours of operation as a place to cool down. “We want our residents to know that […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Fatigued Fire Chief Murray Medley says a devastating day of battling blazes across town Wednesday was made a relative success with the only significant losses being to properties. July 17 began a 24-hour marathon for firefighters who got their first 911 call around noon at the east end of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hank Smith lovees to putter around and keep busy. At the recent Antique and Classic Boat Society show he was greeting visitors to the workshop at the Muskoka Steamsships ticket office. “Want to buy a piece of the Segwun? It’s right there.” Sure enough, on the counter was a piece […]
FREE FRIDAY AT PROVINCIAL PARKS PARRY SOUND — Provincial parks in Muskoka will be open for free day-use Friday as part of an Ontario-wide program to encourage use of their own “great tourist attractions right in our own backyards.” All operating Ontario Parks will offer free day-use on Friday, July 19 until 10 pm. Many […]