WINDERMERE — Worshippers are in a for a treat this summer at the Christ Church here. Martin Luther Wayne Strongman, one of Canada’s most distinguished music directors, will bring his talent and vast musical experience to Muskoka throughout July and August. Strongman has held major church music director positions and is currently at Rosedale United […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 44-year-old Huntsville woman is dead after a crash on Ravenscliffe Road Wednesday night. Provincial police say that on June 20, at 10:25 p.m. officers, along with Huntsville Fire and Muskoka Ambulance responded to the crash. The driver was removed from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into […]
MUSKOKA — Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, police are warning beachgoers to be on the lookout for more glass in the waters of south Muskoka’s public beaches. Provincial police at Bracebridge say they have been working closely with local municipalities in surrounding the issue of area beaches. […]
ORILLIA — Hwy. 11 commuters familiar with the West Street entrance to Orillia, will see a new OPP memorial sign dedicating the bridge to a fallen officer. A bridge dedication ceremony in memory of Const. George Bennett takes place Thursday. He died while on patrol north of Orillia, after his snowmobile hit a rock in […]
ORILLIA — Two people appear to have been scammed by a tricky street person stealing their credit cards and PINs. Police call them distraction thefts. Victims may call it bait and switch. On Tuesday, June 19, Orillia OPP received two similar calls. An older male with a European accent approached victims in the parking lots […]
GRAVENHURST — Police hope a video grab of a smiling shoplifter brazenly walking away with an electric saw will help them find the thief. Provincial polce at Bracebridge are investigating the theft a Gravenhurst business at 11:30 a.m. June 2. The unidentified suspect made off with a tool worth over $500 and police are asking […]
GRAVENHURST — A third time is certain not to be the charm for a Gravenhurst man who faces yet another charge of impaired driving after being stopped today. Randy McLeod, 49, faces his third impaired driving charge this year. Police say an OPP officer who conducted a traffic stop on Phillip Street in Gravenhurst while […]
ORILLIA — If you were born in 1968 and you saved $20 per year for every year older you got — this year you’d have $1,000 in your bank account. Then what would you do with it? Well, that’s kinda the predicament a “A Group of Former Orillia Teenagers” found themselves in recently. So, what […]