ORILLIA — Residents here are mourning the death of a young Orillia woman and environmentalist who died in the Ethiopian plane crash Sunday. Angela Rehorn, 24, was a Patrick Fogarty high school graduate. The Canadian Wildlife Federation confirmed in a tweet Monday that: “It is w deep sadness that we share the tragic passing of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — A tense overnight armed robbery investigation here last night has led to two people being arrested and charged — and two others still being pursued by police. Provincial police said in a release at 12:50 p.m. today that they responded to a robbery with weapons, which occurred at a […]
GRAVENHURST — An Oro-Medonte man was charged Monday night after a driving complaint. Provincial police arrested a suspected impaired driver thanks to the efforts of a concerned member of the public. They say that shortly after 8 p.m. on March 11, police received a call from a concerned driver regarding the another driver after he […]
MUSKOKA — In the wake a fatal snowmobile accidents that claimed two boys 11 and 15 recently, provincial police are increasing their snowmobile patrols during the March break. Officers from the OPP’s Bracebridge detachment Motorized Snow Vehicle (MSV) patrol have been actively patrolling the trails, lakes and roadways in our area this week. They say […]
What a week …. Days after Doug Ford escaped escalating events at Queen’s Park, by dropping into Muskoka for a few hours, MAHC officials unveiled proposals this week to spend upwards of $400 million on their two hospitals. A sum that when shovel-ready could reach $0.5 billion — and which a year ago they would’ve […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — With a successful campaign to help save Muskoka hospitals behind him — and Tony Clement possibly out of the running — does Huntsville Mayor Scott Aichison have his eye set on Ottawa Oct. 20? A weekend phone survey seems to hint that way. Or it could be a floater by some other […]
GRAVENHURST — The senior boys’ basketball team returned yesterday after competing at the OFSAA provincial championships in London. Ranked 14th in the province, the Gryphons gave #8 Villanova College a scare in their first game. GHS was up 7 at half time but ultimately couldn’t keep up with the speed and stamina of Villanova and […]
GRAVENHURST — Families in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge are mourning the tragic deaths of two cousins who died early Monday morning in a snowmobile accident on Lake Muskoka. Fifteen-year-old Alexander Martin, a Gravenhurst High School student, and 11-year-old Mitchell Paris, a Bracebridge Public School student, died just after midnight while snowmobiling with three others near the […]