BRACEBRIDGE — Three eager fishermen caught fishing two weeks early have been fined after being found on Lake Joe. The Greater Toronto Area men were fined $4,500 for fishing in a fish sanctuary. Nishra Shikany, Michael Anwaya and Quintin Janse Van Rensburg pleaded guilty and were each fined $1,500. Justice of the Peace Linda Kay […]
GRAVENHURST — An armed man who knifed a man at his home in downtown Gravenhurst is on the loose Tuesday. At 1:30 a.m. on June 12, a Peter Street the unknown assailant was met outside on the driveway by the victim. During the course of the encounter, the victim was assaulted with a knife. The […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s one open, three to go. Wednesday, June 13, Gull Lake Beach in Gravenhurst re-opened. Muskoka Bay, Muskoka Beach and Lorne Beach to be open on Friday, June 15 in the afternoon. Following a difficult spring that included vandalism and dangerous objects left on the beaches, Town of Gravenhurst parks staff undertook a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Remember dancing to Guy Lomabardo and his Royal Canadians? Well, you can do the same this Friday night by dancing to Neil Barlow and the Muskoka Big Band at the Royal Canadian Legion in Bracebridge. It’s a great summer’s night out, starting at 7:30 p.m., and a chance to get close and dance […]
GRAVENHURST — A new weekend airline taxi service takes flight Friday from Toronto to Muskoka. FLYGTA https://www.flygta.com/ and the Muskoka Airport https://www.muskokaairport.com/ have announced the launch of regularly-scheduled service from Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport to the Muskoka Airport. The new service, beginning June 15, offers a more convenient and less stressful way to travel. They […]
WASHAGO — Two Burlington people arrested in Kingston on unrelated charges have been charged in a Washago robbery last week. On June 3, 2018, the Orillia OPP received a call of a robbery at a Washago business in The Township of Severn. They say that at 8:40 p.m. a male entered the business and approached […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An Utterson hunter fined $5,000 for a pair of gun violations, has also lost the right to hunt for two years. Daniel Vandenboorn pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000 for carelessly using a firearm to hunt and $1,000 for hunting at night. In addition to the fines, he is suspended from hunting for […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — An annual joint police roundup across Central Ontario — of people who failed to report for court or who didn’t abide by court conditions — has led to 32 people being picked up on warrants. “Operation Clean Sweep” June 4-8 saw police in an organized effort round up “charged persons who have […]