MIDLAND — Georgian Bay residents may see the United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Bristol Bay working in Midland this week. Starting on or about Wednesday, March 27, it will assist commercial shipping in the eastern waters of the Great Lakes port. The date is subject to change depending on operational requirements or weather conditions, according provincial police. […]
MACTIER — A Muskoka Lakes Township man faces two child pornography charges following a search of a home here yesterday. The OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Digital Forensic Unit and OPP from the Bracebridge detachment say they arrested and charged the 51-year-old following a lengthy investigation On March 27, 2019, they executed a search warrant […]
HUNTSVILLE — A senior defrauded Tuesday by a man pretending to be a bank employee has police asking the public to help identify the suspect. Provincial police say that on March 26, a male suspect called the elderly victim and pretended to be an employee of a bank. The suspect had the victim go to the bank […]
GRAVENHURST — The ice isn’t out of the lakes yet, but it will be out at the Graeme Murray arena here after this weekend’s final three-day hockey tournament of the season. The Amazing Grays will be hosting their annual spring fling starting Friday night. The championship game is Sunday morning And as part of the […]
MUSKOKA — It’s a burning issue among some local environmentalists who remember the last campaign against acid rain. Restoring calcium levels in forest soils and lakes will help replenish the area’s dwindling supply of crayfish and maple sap, according to new research co-led by York University. And implementing a new residential wood ash program is […]
ORILLIA — Two more snowmobile deaths this past weekend have provincial police warning snowmobilers to avoid taking unnecessary risks, especially on frozen waterways, as their season winds down. The tragedies Friday March 22 and Sunday 24 mark 11 fatal snowmobile incidents and 13 lives lost in OPP jurisdictions so far this season, says an OPP release. They say they […]
GRAVENHURST — Winter-weary home and cottage owners are urged to be prepared for the freshet. Spring may have officially arrived, but Muskokans know it hasn’t arrived till the snow is gone and the lakes and rivers are back down to normal levels. That means with the spring temperatures warming and above average snowfall this winter, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A terrifying 75-hour armed abduction that ended on Doe Lake Road last night, had York police and the OPP scouring the road which was closed in the area near Fenbrook prison and the Muskoka Airport all day Wednesday. They were looking for clues to how the victim ended up […]