GRAVENHURST — The folks at the Muskoka Wharf would like to invite you to their 3rd annual tree lighting ceremony this Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. at the A.P. Cockburn Square. The handful of merchants may be small, but they’re enthusiastic. They will be serving free coffee and tea at PolarDip Ice Cream Shoppe to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are investigating one of their own. The OPP Central Region Highway Safety Division is investigating a collision early Wednesday morning involving a local police detachment vehicle. A Bracebridge OPP release says they were called to the scene after a marked police unit collided with a civilian vehicle on Yonge Street in the […]
HUNTSVILLE — Tonight’s the night in Huntsvile 30th annual Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department’s Project Porchlight Food Drive, Wednesday Dec. 5, starting at 6 p.m. Project Porchlight is an evening when the flashing lights and the wail of sirens is something to feel good about, as fire trucks, ambulances and police cruisers go door-to-door collecting […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police spent Wednesday morning searching for the driver of a pickup truck that hit the ditch while pulling three sleds. The OPP were called to assist at the collision on the southbound lanes of Highway 11 south of Cedar Lane, shortly after 8 a.m. this morning. But after the crash the male driver […]
RAMARA — A robbery at a variety store on Hwy. 12 has resulted in three of seven suspects beging arrested who were considered dangerous. The Orillia Crime Unit along with Central Region Forensic Identification Services (FIS) and the Orillia OPP is asking the public to help identify the others. The suspects should be considered dangerous; […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If you hear a knock on your door Monday evening around 6 p.m. and see flashing lights in your window — it’s OK, it’s probably a firefighter, paramedic or Ontario Hydro worker collecting donations for the food bank. The volunteers are taking part in the annual Salvation Army Food Drive Dec. 3. Volunteers […]
ORILLIA — Buses were diverted and the Catholic high school here was evacuated early this morning after school officials arrived to find a bomb threat. Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded Monday morning. They say that on Dec. 3, police responded to reports that a message had been left at […]
ORILLIA — A Gravenhurst man is one of three people arrested after police recovered a $70,000 stolen truck while investigating a number of break and enters and thefts. Provincial police say that on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, the Bracebridge Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted an investigation into multiple […]