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 […]
EDITORIAL Is it business as usual or is the hospital debate dysfunctional? The public love-in between all parties was shattered this week with Huntsville’s threat to blow up the process by going to province and calling for the MAHC board to resign, along with its CEO Natalie Bubela. One can only wonder what real estate […]
MUSKOKA — Confused about the hospital situation in Muskoka? Join the crowd. There’s a lot of talk on both sides of the issue. The towns of Bracebridge and Huntsville have been outspoken and controversial in their opinions. And public opinion has even gotten personal on social media forcing the MAHC board to issue a defence […]
BRACEBRIDGE — With the provincial election fast approaching, New Democrat Party members in Parry Sound-Muskoka are getting ready for it. On March 24 they met at the Your Independent Grocer (YIG) Community Room for their annual general meeting and to elect an executive. “This year’s AGM was well attended with lots of new energized and […]