TORONTO — A Huntsville woman is all-in with a big lotto victory. Karin Norman was an ‘ALL IN’ winner in the POKER LOTTO ALL IN jackpot worth $176,747.70 on April 5. She also won $5,000 on the instant portion of her POKER LOTTO play bringing her total winnings to$181,747.70. POKER LOTTO is a lottery game […]
HUNTSVILLE – An Alberta man driving a van — with his spouse and seven young children inside — has been charged with driving while being impaired by drugs and alcohol. And of not having one of his children safely secured in a seat. Provincial police say that on Thursday April 12, 2018, OPP officers were […]
GRAVENHURST — Prominent retired Gravenhurst lawyer Peter Stuart has died. He was 93. For many years he was a partner in the law practice of Stuart and (Jim) Cruickshank. A notice on the Cavill-Turner Funeral Home website said he died peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018, “in the quiet of his home surrounded by the […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — A wet weekend with 50 to 75 mm of rain ahead brings with it a caution from provincial water management officials. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Parry Sound District is advising area residents that a “Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety” is in effect for Central Ontaio. That means […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two people were fined a total of $4,250 in separate fish and wildlife cases this month. A Muskoka area man has been fined $1,250 for a hunting violation under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Milton Fisher, of Huntsville, pleaded guilty and was fined $1,250 for hunting an antlerless white-tailed deer without a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An Utterson camper who overstayed his permit in Huntsville was fined in a Bracebridge courtroom last week. John-Paul Evans pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for camping at one location on Crown land for more than 21 days. A Ministry of Natural Resources and Foresty release says he was fined under the Public […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking motorists to be extra cautious on Ontario’s roads at this time of year when more wildlife is on the move. ▪ Deer are particularly active in the spring, especially at dawn and dusk, as they search for food. Deer rarely travel alone, so […]
ORILLIA — Was smoking in the washroom the cause of a fire at Twin Lakes Secondary School Wednesday? Police, school and fire officials are trying to determine the reason they were called in the afternoon to put out a fire about 2 p.m. while classes were still in progress April 11. The fire was contained […]