BALA — Two Muskoka Lakes Township residents face drug and possession of property obtained by crime charges this morning. Last night at 10 p.m. the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Bracebridge OPP conducted a traffic stop on Muskoka Road 169 in Bala resulting in a substantial drug seizure and two arrests. As […]
GRAVENHURST — Election fever is heating up ahead of the more tradional Labour Day kickoff, thanks to cottagers who can’t wait to hear and see the candidates in action live. The Muskoka Lakes Association and 12 Gravenhurst area lake associations are among the first groups sponsoring an all-candidates meeting for those running for municipal office […]
OTTAWA – Don’t expect Tony Clement to jump on board Maxime Bernier’s new conservative party. The Parry Sound-Muskoka MP, no newcomer to new parties (see the Alliance Party), is also not a supporter of Bernier, who left the Consverative Party this afternoon. Clement, who once supported Bernier in the last Conservative leadership race, has been […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — It may be too early to talk about fall for many of us, but not if you’re involved in school. From sex-ed to overall health, parents with kids in school are preoccupied. The health unit reminds them that when you’re checking off your back-to-school today, remember that you can easily update your […]
BRACEBRIDGE/MUSKOKA LAKES — The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has been advised by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) that laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of a blue-green algae bloom in Boyd Bay area of Lake Muskoka. Wind and water currents can change the location of algae blooms, which may make […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are closing in on an elusive thief believed involved in one, if not two stolen and torched vehicles. After chasing the slippery suspect through town early Monday, the OPP have located a burned-out truck they believe the man was driving. On Monday August 20, provincial police from the Huntsville and Almaguin detachments […]
MUSKOKA — The province may be buying its way out of a sticky situation with the controversial Bala Falls hydro project. After Premier Doug Ford promised to stop the project, on Wednesday his Progressive Conservative government announced it will spend $5 million on a new “Watershed Conservation and Management Initiative” to “better identify risks and […]
HUNTSVILLE — A fleeing thief — who may be armed — had police on the run overnight Monday. Provincial police say that on August 20 officers from the Huntsville OPP got notice of an outstanding stolen vehicle seen in the area of Grandview Dr. and Highway 60. Police in Huntsville and Almaguin have been attempting […]