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 […]
ARDTREA — A wrong-way driver involved in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon drove several kilometres down Hwy. 11 SB before the crash. Traffic was closed both directions between Menoke Beach Rd. and Grand Tamarack Cress. April 11, about 15 kilometres north of Orillia. Police first tweeted about the crash just after 7 p.m., before an […]
MUSKOKA — The Town of Bracebridge and the Town of Huntsville would like to remind residents that Parry Sound–Muskoka MPP Norm Miller has recently launched another petition, calling upon the Minister of Health and LongTerm Care, to commit to maintaining core hospital services at both South Muskoka Memorial Hospital site in Bracebridge and the Huntsville […]
HUNTSVILLE — Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Tony Clement will be hosting a Marching for Veterans event tomorrow (April 12) at his Huntsville constituency office, accepting and packing donations for a shipment to our soldiers serving in Latvia on a NATO mission. Toiletries, snacks, lip balms, sunblock, towels, socks, sweats and sewing kits are welcome – along […]