Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Living the dream is proving costly for some would-be cottagers. Imagine packing the car, stopping a Weber’s and arriving at the lake Friday to find the cottage owner doesn’t know who you are or what you’re doing there. Police here are warning of on-line cottage rental scam they’re investigating. […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Kitchener man charged with theft a week ago was arrested again last night in Huntsville after police got a 911 call about vehicles being broken into on Veteran’s Way. Police say that on Tuesday Sept. 1 about 10:35 p.m., officers responded to a downtown address here, where they found Bryan Noble, 25. […]
MUSKOKA — As predicted, September is off to a wet start. Heavy rain overnight and again Wednesday morning is typical for this month, which typically sees the beginning of the gradual decrease in temperatures of autumn. This year should be no exception, writes Peter Kimbell of Environment Canada. That being said, he says the temperature […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Normal school it’s not. But it will be instructed in a normal calendar year. So don’t expect extra days of classes or fewer holidays to make up for lost time this spring as students, teachers and custodians return to the classroom. Christmas and March breaks remain the same. That’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you haven’t got cloth mask for your school kid now — better get sewing fast. Or save up — because buying a good one isn’t cheap if you can’t pick up a free one from local volunteers. With Ontario students returning to the classroom next week, new guidelines […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s a new season today — and a new opportunity. Summer is virtually over — according to the calendar. And it’s been one for the books. Not only are schools getting ready to open, but businesses are looking forward to a great new beginning. With the help of the […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were called out on average every day this month. Of the 31 days in August they responded to 31 911 calls for service. “August was a fairly active month for your volunteer firefighters in Gravenhurst,” they say on Twitter. “Our monthly ‘stats’ are illustrated for you below.” They add: “As we prepare […]
HUNTSVILLE — An abduction and robbery has police on the hunt for three men in an old Camry. Local cops and the OPP Muskoka Crime Unit are asking for help following Saturday’s incident. About 10 a.m. Aug. 29 the male victim was walking on Sabrina Park Drive when police say an older model Toyota Camry […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The importance of regular COVID testing has hit home hard at The Pines. The same day pandemic testing was reduced to one local site, a staff member at the District of Muskoka long-term care (LTC) home here has tested positive after being swabbed in testing last week. The district […]
GRAVENHURST — If you want to help in the COVID-19 fight, giving blood is a great way. With hospitals under increasing pressure — and donations strained — you can do your part by giving Monday at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre’s YMCA from 3 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 31. But you must book an appointment. […]
GRAVENHURST — Delayed but not denied. That’s the Gravenhurst Rotary Club’s “Trunk Sale” Sunday morning at the arena parking lot. After Saturday’s downpour put a damper on the day’s planned sale, Rotarians will be out at the Centennial Centre to fundraise for their community and international charitable endeavours. They will be backing up their cars, […]
GRAVENHURST – A Kitchener driver who hit a rock cut has been charged with impaired driving early this morning. On Friday Aug. 28 at 4:30 a.m. OPP got a 911 call officers from a transport truck who said he struck debris on Hwy. 11 northbound, just south of Luigi Road in Gravenhurst. He said it caused […]
SEVERN TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist who stuck a truck this morning has died. Police in Orillia are investigating the fatality on Upper Big Chute Road in the Township of Severn. They say that on Aug. 28, just before 11 a.m. officers got a 911 call about the collision near Quarry Road. A preliminary investigation reveals […]
BRACEBRIDE — Another driver has fled an accident and police, Thursday, in a stolen vehicle. OPP at Huntsville are investigating an auto theft on Peters Road Wednesday. They say sometime after 10 p.m. Aug. 26 an unknown suspect(s) drove off in the stolen car. The stolen vehicle is described as a 2006 black Buick Allure four-door […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s an ounce of prevention …. The Service Ontario office is temporarily closed as a precaution after a staff member may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce, which operates the Muskoka Road office downtown, closed its doors and won’t open as usual Saturday. In a release, chamber director Sandy […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Kitchener man was arrested early yesterday after police responded to a vehicle break-in in progress. Police say that on Wednesday Aug. 26 at 5:50 a.m., officers responded to a theft from a car on Shaw Crescent, Huntsville. They charged Bryan Noble, 25, with: – Theft under $5000 from a motor vehicle contrary […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — In the middle of the pandemic, drivers this morning were surprised to learn they were in line at Muskoka’s last drive-through COVID testing pop-up. Tomorrow the district’s two permanent assessment centre (AC) sites in Bracebridge and Huntsville will also close. As of Monday, the only location in Muskoka you […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Show some local love for your local businesses.” The shops and restaurants that were there for you before the pandemic and that will be there for you in the months ahead and after COVID-19. That’s the message and theme this weekend from Muskoka chambers of commerce promoting the Canada […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Another man has been charged twice in the same day — 12 hours apart — this time in Bracebridge, where he will appear in court a week apart on the two separate theft and drug charges. Dean Mann, 36, was charged with theft from the Home Depot just before […]
WASHAGO — Rising water levels on Lake Simcoe are a concern for boaters on the Trent Severn Waterway. Parks Canada began warning boaters Aug. 22 to expect higher than normal water flows around the Washago dams. They blame recent rains and in the interests of safety, the public is urged to exercise extra caution on […]