SAULT STE. MARIE — If you want to get your Valentine a sweet surprise, check your winter coat, drawer, wallet, purse or car if you were in the Bracebridge area a year ago. Because you may have a winning LOTTO/649 ticket worth $100,000. But act fast, there are just two weeks left to claim the Super […]
HUNTSVILLE — Congratulations to Julie Groomes of Huntsville after winning a prize worth $100,000 with ENCORE. On Jan. 19, playing LOTTO 6/49, she matched six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order to win the $100,000 prize. “I buy my LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49 tickets with ENCORE online, because I always forget to check […]
GRAVENHURST — The landlord of a small four-plex apartment building has been fined $7,500 for fire vilations. Gravenhurst Fire officials say the owner was fined in Bracebridge Provincial Offences Court Tuesday, Jan. 29, after pleading guilty to two counts of “Failing to Comply” with inspection orders by the fire department. According to a GFD release, […]
GRAVENHURST — Cold and snow are a welcome combination for some winter enthusiasts. For Devin Morley, he prefers the former to the latter. In fact, he loves the cold and hates the snow, because the owner of Local Landscaping has a crew out on Lake Muskoka making 21 ice hockey rinks. On Feb. 9 they […]
PORT SYDNEY — A frozen water line being thawed with a blow torch is being blamed for a fire here Friday afternoon at a cement factory. Huntsville/Lake of Bays firefighters were called shortly after 3 p.m. to the blaze on Stephenson Road 8 East in Port Sydney. Upon arrival, crews from Station 3 encountered smoke […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka’s challenged transportation initiative got a big boost from the province Friday. MPP Norm Miller announced the Ontario government is helping 40 communities across the province improve transportation services within and between communities to make it easier for people to get around. He said the District of Muskoka will receive $699,786 of support […]
BRACEBRIDGE — When you brought home a straight A’s report card, did your parents pat you on the back or raise your allowance? It seems South Muskoka Memorial Hospital got both. MPP Norm Miller praised SMMH Wednesday, after it received the highest rating from Accreditation Canada – Accredited with Exemplary Standing in a perforance review. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Ivory Coast police have arrested and charged two men accused of posing as a woman online to blackmail MP Tony Clement with sexually explicit photos he sent to them. The RCMP says it is assisting law officials in the West African country In a media statement, the Mounties’ […]