GRAVENHURST — With another heat wave, swimmers can return to the water at Gull Lake. The swim advisory issued for Gull Lake Rotary Park Beach on Tuesday July 16, has now been lifted effective Thursday, July 18. The Town in partnership with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit will continue to monitor all municipal beaches […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An afternoon fire Wednesday on a busy day for Bracebridge firefighters may be arson. Hours before the massive blaze at Muskoka Tmber Mills, firefighters were at a structure fire at an abandoned building on the former Bangor Lodge property on Bowyers Beach Road. Police say it was called in at 2:20 p.m. July […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A massive fire last night at the Muskoka Timber Mills lumber yard on Manitoba Street north could burn for several days. The blaze just after 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, saw fire departments from Bracebridge and surrounding communities battle the flames that burned logs and cut wood and sent huge plumes of smoke […]
OTTAWA — A flood expert from Winnipeg is to lead Ontario’s new flood strategy. The province may not be a true or firm believer in climate change, but they’ve now been forced to recognize natural effects from over man-made events and human over-consumption are having a devastating effect. Friday, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry […]
BALA — Canada Day celebrations ended in violence that left a Burlington man with series injuries. Provincial police say that on Tuesday July 2, 2019 at about 2:30 a.m., OPP and Muskoka Paramedic Services responded to an assault that occurred on Bala Falls Road near Muskoka Road 169 in Bala. The involved people had left […]
ORILLIA — A Parry Sound was arrested in Barrie Wednesday and will be in court for a bail hearing Thursday facing two bank robbery charges in Orillia. Barrie police arrested Avery Nickerson, 35. Provincial police at Orillia say that on July 11, 2019, shortly after 3:30 p.m. a lone male walked into a downtown Orillia […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Living in the past is a lot of fun — and it’s also about keeping up with the present. That’s the story tomorrow as old friends in Gravenhurst gather at Gull Lake Rotary Park for their annual bag lunch. It’s the brainchild of Betty Allen, who will be on […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Visitors to one of the largest craft events of the summer can expect traffic tie-ups and long lines around the Muskoka River and Santa’s Village Road this weekend. That means a temporary road closures and detours. The 57th annual Muskoka Arts and Crafts Summer Show is taking place at Annie Williams Memorial Park […]