Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Looking for a staycation in your own backyard? There are dozens of day-trip opportunities minutes away for hikers and family-friendly. Many free. Often they take less than an hour to explore and enjoy. With Muskoka sites like Huntsville’s Heritage Village re-opening and Gravenhurst’s Muskoka Steamships set to sail next […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Christine Buckley wants to be “positive” and “kind” and “respectful” about a positive testing of COVID-19 within her firm. The owner of the accounting company, who announced Friday that an unidentified member of her “team” had the corona virus, says she’s wants her message to be “kind and in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A new business in the downtown is closing its doors — after recently being allowed to open — after it says in a release Friday that “one of our team has notified us of a positive COVID-19 test.” Christine Buckley owner and president of the Kilworthy-based accounting company Buckley […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So, how’s it feel having a six-inch q-tip shoved up your nose? “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” Judy Hart said Thursday, from the front seat of her SUV, after her quick drive-through COVID-19 test at the Gravenhurst Community Centre/arena. “It’s nothing to be afraid […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — History buffs, rail and transportation advocates are lauding a town decision this week to preserve the old Railway Station — with much-needed repairs to its three roofs and window replacements. Work should start soon on the Ontario Heritage-designated triplex. After a clarion call went out to Gravenhurst residents this […]
HUNTSVILLE — A young Huntsville man is charged with luring and other sex crimes after police executed a warrant at his home yesterday following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. The provincial police Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and Huntsville OPP detachment officers arrested and charged the 20-year-old after a digital forensics investigation. They say that on […]
At the height of the season, living the pandemic takes ingenuity and joi de vive. That joyfulness, delight, zest and pleasure is evident everywhere, as the world kicks up its heels and trying times. Like Julia and Rachel Taylor who were hangin’ out on a tree at the Gravenhurst High School yesterday. The 12-year-old grade […]
UPDATE: The Town of Huntsville has been notified by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit that the swim advisory issued July 21 has been lifted for Port Sydney Beach . Port Sydney swim lessons will resume at Port Sydney Beach as scheduled. Registered participants will be contacted by Aquatics. For information on beach water testing […]
TORRANCE — The Torrance Barrens in Muskoka Lakes Township is becoming a regular stop for police this summer. They say that on Sunday, July 19, at 3:15 a.m., OPP from the Bracebridge detachment responded to several 911 calls regarding a man who was beating another man. Officers arrived and found the assault underway and immediately […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for a trailer-load of plows stolen in a pair of thefts. They were stolen Saturday night, July 18, on Bickley Country Drive. The trailer was a black, dual axel, 16-foot Gator, model MAD, with both rear and side beaver tail ramp. It is worth about $4,500. They say the suspect(s) […]
HUNTSVILLE — An early morning robbery and minor assault on Mary Lake — which resulted in an extensive police search — has led to charges against a pair of local men in custody. Provincial police from the Huntsville detachment and the Muskoka Crime Unit are investigating last Monday’s break and enter at a residence located […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Dorothy Liddle’s long life will live on in the lives of Gravenhurst students thanks to her family and good friends. Celebrations of life have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. But Liddle’s passing did not go un-noticed in a big way by those who knew the Gravenhurst resident and retired […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Better late than never. As the pandemic persists, public COVID-19 testing is expanding into the summer. After a “record” testing day at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre June 30— when Muskoka Paramedic Services staff swabbed 203 people in their cars and trucks — they’re coming back. Thanks to the demand […]
GRAVENHURST — The pandemic has been good for the GAP as donations continue to pour in. Marlene Buwalda, manager of Gravenhurst Against Poverty, says that after their application they were awarded $50,000 from Community Food Centres Canada (CFCA) for grocery cards. She said that the cards will be distributed similar to the Rotary Club’s Care […]
GRAVENHURST — A man faces charges of assault and theft after an altercation involving hand sanitizer yesterday morning at a downtown business. Provincial police say that on Wednesday July 15, at 9:15 a.m., officers were called to the Fabricare Cleaning Centre in Gravenhurst. They say an employee was assaulted by a man. The employee acknowledged […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — Police divers are searching Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon today for a canoeist who overturned last night. The OPP’s underwater search and recovery unit (USRU) are continuing the search for the missing person Wednesday. They say that on July 14, just after 9 p.m. officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes […]
MUSKOKA — On-and-off beach swim advisories continue across Muskoka are OFF again. (UPDATE: Beaches at West Gravenhurst and Port Sydney are open again for the weekend as of Friday July 17.) Today, Tuesday, July 14, Gravenhurst town officials said based on beach water samples collected by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) on Monday […]
GRAVENHURST — A massive fire that destroyed a cottage under construction early Monday — causing $2.5 million damage — saw the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office investigating the Lake Muskoka blaze. Gravenhurst firefighters, who got the call about 8:30 a.m. off Muskoka Road 169 at McKenzie Road (just west of the Creative Plate Eatery restaurant), managed […]
GRAVENHURST — Recent rains have resulted in the open burning ban being rescinded as of July 14. The Gravenhurst Fire Department tweeted today that: “The weather over the weekend has improved conditions throughout our community to the point where the OPEN BURNING BAN has been RESCINDED.” They say the Fire Danger Rating is now set […]
GRAVENHURST — The heat’s on those who spark fires now. The Forest Fire Danger Rating has been elevated to “Extreme” for the Town of Gravenhurst. That means a total fire ban is now in effect. So “absolutely NO burning at any time, including fires for cooking or warmth,” says a fire department release Friday afternoon. Fire […]