PARRY SOUND — Sunday morning dawned anew with 41 active forest fires across the northeastern ONtario. Of these, five are not yet under control, 36 are either being held, under control or being observed. And there were no new fires confirmed yesterday and three fires extinguished. That’s from the epicentre of the burning bush: the […]
GRAVENHURST — A B.C. man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 67-year-old father in a “violent altercation” at a Kahshe Lake cottage Saturday afternoon. Provincial police say that on Aug. 11, at about 3:30 p.m., officers from the Bracebridge OPP detachment responded to a report of a “violent altercation” at a […]
ORILLIA — Note to thief: wear a disguise. And remember, you’re on CCTV — candid security camera. Police are looking for a suspect who broke into an Atherley business wearing identifiable clothing. The Orillia detachment of the OPP is investigating a break and enter to an Atherley Road business in the City of Orillia Sunday, […]
GRAVENHURST — Provincial police arrested a male suspect today after an “interaction” with the OPP following the death of a 67-year-old cottager. Police say officers from the Bracebridge detachment, along with the Muskoka OPP Crime Unit under the direction of Detective Inspector Scherer from the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, are investigating the death of the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Blues singer Sue Foley would have loved to hear the stories of fellow artist Ruthie Foster told Thursday night. The two just missed crossing paths at Peter’s Players a couple of weeks apart. But they’ve no doubt seen and heard each other on their cross-Canada summer tours. Foley is […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The brown booths where many morning coffees were had, events organized and community ideas hatched is no more. Stedman’s V&S closed the popular Copper Grill restaurant due to costs at the end of July. But they do still sell self-serve coffee and muffins up by the tills. However, like […]
PARRY SOUND — Home and cottage owners in some areas affected by the Parry Sound 33 forest fire can now return to assess the damages done the past few weeks. Due to recent precipitation and good progress being made in containing existing forest fires, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has removed the Restricted […]
PARRY SOUND — After weeks of working around the edges to contain Ontario’s largest forest fire, crews got inside Thursday And they are now making good progress in the interior of the fire, using air support as needed. This includes areas of deep-seeded ground fire along the northeast flank. Infrared scanning is taking place to […]