BRACEBRIDGE — An attempted theft turned dangerous when a suspected shoplifter pulled an “edged weapon” Tuesday. Police are investigating after a disturbance was reported a retail store in Bracebridge July 30, at 3:50 p.m. on Depot Drive. Police responded after staff members spotted three suspected shoplifters. Witnesses reported three males and when confronted the situation […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Pavers are on standby tonight waiting to hit the road Wednesday morning at the Muskoka Wharf as the first phase of Bay & Beyond inches closer to completion. However, frustrated drivers detoured east and west on/off James Street will still have months more of wait times on the back […]
HUNTSVILLE — You can shake off police, but not security cameras. A Huntsville man accused of break and enter avoided police attempts to capture him in the building when they received a second alarm call at the same location last Tuesday. But with the assistance of the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), officers eventually […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Don Ho wasn’t there, but he was present in sound and spirit Friday during a Hawaiian Luhau at Gravenhurst Manor. Residents dressed in bright shirts shouting with hues and shades of red, green, blue and orange. Women with grass skirts. Everyone draped in leis wrapped round necks. It was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Indoors and outdoors music is alive in Muskoka. Great performers are taking to stages to entertain in Gravenhurst. Tuesday night the Baytowne Big Band, from Barrie, jazzed up the Barge with nostalgic tunes as a fill-in for Sunday night’s regular weekly concerts interrupted by the Tall Trees concerts at […]
MINETTT — Police in south Muskoka say they have noticed an increase in the number of collisions related impaired driving charges. The OPP charged yet another person with impaired driving offences after responding to a motor vehicle collision in Muskoka Lakes Township. Last night at 10:30 p.m. they responded to reports of a vehicle that […]
HUNTSVILLE — A basement electrical panel that produced sparks and smoke caused under $10,000 in damage early last night. About 7:30 p.m. Huntsville/Lake of Bays firefighters from Station One in Huntsville and Station Five in Port Sydney responded to a report on Domtar Road west of the town’s core. They discovered smoke on the ground floor […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A mischief charge has been laid against a 19-year-old Bracebridge man for vandalizing flowers on the Ecclestone Bridge 10 days ago. Police charged Ryler Smith with damaging the flower pots. On July 14, at 3:30 a.m., officers conducting patrols of the downtown core in Bracebridge received calls from residents and business owners about […]