MIDLAND – Another scam has come to light, this one involving high school students. Southern Georgian Bay OPP are warning area youth, and their families, of a recent scam making the rounds of local secondary schools. They say the scam scam consists of students being approached by other students inside the school and being told […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Brenda Rhodes knows she’s in tough to upset Norm Miller. Nonetheless, the Liberal candidate is undaunted. Last time she ran against Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP, in 2007, she had half his votes. Since then, Dan and Cindy Waters cut into that Conservative lead in 2011 and 2014. Rhodes hopes this […]
ONTARIO — The province marked Family Caregiver Day Tuesday, introducing a Seniors’ Healthy Home Program. Ontario is taking steps to ensure that people are betterable to look after their loved ones with new funding that supports caregiversand makes it easier for seniors to continue living at home, says a government release. Premier Wynne was […]
MIDLAND — A snowmobiler who went through the ice has been charged with impaired driving. Provincial police say that on Friday March 30, 2018, at 6:35 p.m. officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the OPP were dispatched to a report of a snowmobile through the ice on Little Lake. Responding officers along with […]
GRAVENHURST — A young Toronto driver has been charged with racing on Hwy. 11 north Monday night. Provincial police say that on Monday April 2, 2018 at 11:45 p.m. an officer from the Bracebridge OPP detachment was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst when a vehicle sped by at an extremely high […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Buckle up or be fined. That was the message 41 drivers received over Easter. Bracebridge officers did their part during a seatbelt enforcement and education blitz this past weeken. Officers were conducting checks and raising awareness about the role seat belts play in saving lives in the event of a collision. During the […]
GRAVENHURST — Today is the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest pranks in Gravenhurst history. On April 1, 1981 residents woke up to a screaming headline: ‘SEGWUN SINKING.’ ‘Committee in emergency meeting this morning decides to ‘refloat’ ship regardless of expense. ‘What’s a million? asks one member.’ The hoax was the work of a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Mike Schreiner has come a long way as leader of the Green Party of Ontario. For a guy without a seat in the Ontario legislature, he’s logged a lot of miles promoting the greenway. Wednesday he was in Huntsville with local candidate Matt Richter, who has been carrying the […]