Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The “growing gap in food security” in Gravenhurst — which has GAP looking into a community wellness centre — got a couple of big financial donations again this week. They received $3,000 in proceeds from a Muskoka Drive-In movie night Wednesday, organized by the Kahshe Lake Ratepayers’ Association (KLRA). […]
DWIGHT — A missing man was located earlier this morning at 2 a.m. after being lost four nights in the bush near Algonquin Park. Ted Nasmith was taken to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Friday for treatment of hypothermia and otherwise is in good health, say police. He was last spotted by his wife on Sept. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com WINDERMERE — Terry Fox may have stopped his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay in 1980 — after passing through Muskoka. But legions of his supporters since then have carried on his hopes till 2020. They have raised more than $700 million worldwide to fight cancers like the one that claimed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Health officials have no clear idea how COVID-19 got into The Pines, but they are doing all they can to contain and prevent its spread within and beyond the long-term care facility. The two men who tested positive for the coronavirus this week — a resident and staff member […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A second person at The Pines has tested positive for COVID-19. After a male worker tested positive a resident has now come down with the coronavirus. Both have mild symptoms, says a District of Muskoka release tonight. They say the resident has been moved to an isolation area to […]
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 […]