HUNTSVILLE — A week of COVID in the south wing of the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital is over. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) says today that — in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit —it has confirmed the COVID-19 outbreak is over. They say the outbreak lasted seven days, and through outbreak management protocols […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST/HUNTSVILLE — Will you hear what I hear? There’s a lot of great Christmas music and concerts this month. And while you can’t get out to all of them, one (or two) you’ll want to catch is by the Muskoka Concert Band — with a special narrated piece by actor Pru […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In a move today that showed both respect and class, Bracebridge council dedicated its press table in memory of the late local journalist Mary Beth Hartill. The Muskoka Region reporter, who died of cancer last April, was a regular reporting weekly from the council chambers and on community events […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Video of a malicious two-fisted, hammer-wielding vandal who smashed a pair of windows at the Muskoka Wharf early Monday shows the acts were definitely “deliberate” and “pre-meditated.” And not random, say the owners of the Shipyards of Muskoka Marketplace and Blue Willow Tea Room who both a little shaken […]
HUNTSVILLE — COVID’s rapid return has another health care facility reporting an outbreak. Visiting to the South Wing inpatient unit at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. “For safety reasons, visiting restrictions are in place […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Business is no longer 9 to 5. Since COVID it’s more 24-7. So it wasn’t unusual to see a couple dozen people in the Arts at the Albion Thursday — after work. The arts shop’s doors were open for another of the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours […]
GRAVENHURST — An overnight theft of three recreatational vehicles has police looking for suspects involved. And they say they are once again are seeking help from the public. On December 5 at 3:11 p.m. officers were dispatched to Kubota North Canada located on Winhara Road in Gravenhurst. It was reported that sometime over night on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The man charged twice in a week for drug-trafficking remains in police custody. After a bail hearing yesterday Shane Ketelaar was held in custody, police say. The Gravenhurst resident was arrested, charged and released on Friday December 1 and then arrested again with new charges on Wednesday December 6 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A man charged twice the past week with drug-trafficking was in court this morning facing a bail hearing. Shane Ketelaar, of Gravenhurst, was arrested yesterday and held overnight. He was previously arrested last Friday on similar charges. Police say today the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and local […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com CENTRAL ONTARIO — The local school board has a new chair and vice chair today. Last night Trillium Lakelands District School Board elected Kawartha City trustee Colleen Wilcox as chair and Bracebridge trustee Esther Childs was elected vice-chair. Bruce Reain remains as past chair, says TLDSB release. The position of chair […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — First Street North at Brock Street was closed for a minor accident early this afternoon involving a pickup truck and car. About 1:30 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 6, police and paramedics responded to the downtown collision in front of Gravenhurst Plumbing and Heating. According to police no one was seriously […]
BRACEBRIDGE — One person’s Merry Christmas can be another’s happy holidays. Police are looking for the owner of a “quantity of cash” that was found in Bracebridge last week. On November 29, at 4:45 p.m. a good Samaritan called the local OPP to report they found the money in a parking lot near a commercial area […]
REVIEW Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Behind bars Christmas and the holidays aren’t usually that big a deal at Beaver Creek. So inmates at the federal prison will welcome the Advent Choir tomorrow night. If it weren’t for an hour or more of hearing the 52 choristers it would be even bleaker, says a […]
REVIEW Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Mirlitons” and “Marche of the Toy Soldiers” are as familiar to holiday listeners come December as “Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells.” His Nutcracker ballet as beloved as many Christmas carols and hymns. Just for Kicks dancers brought the cherished fairy tale to the stage […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — Motion-detecting surveillance cameras that alerted a cottage property owner of possible intruders have police looking for a pair of suspects. They are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two people in a daytime attempted break and enter in Muskoka Lakes Township. On November 26 officers from the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A woman who was caught shoplifting Wednesday was back in the same store Friday this time charged by police with theft; and a man accused of stealing heated coats after fleeing into a snow bank with only one shoe are two of three similar incidents that kept police busy […]
GRAVENHURST — After a triumphant return to Port Carling’s Anglican church last night, the Muskoka Advent Choir will raise the roof again here at the Catholic church tomorrow night. Following a night off Saturday, the 50+ members of the choral group will reprise their performance at St. Paul’s starting at 7 p.m. Sunday under the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Santa’s fourth stop here on his Muskoka Christmas tour last night was another sparkling display of lights, colour and festive fun for the season. The annual Bracebridge Rotary Club’s holiday smorgasbord brought smiles, waves, plenty of music and shouts of joy from young and old. The argument over daytime […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Gravenhurst man faces multiple charges after an attempt to remove him from a home here early this morning turned “violent.” Police say they charged him with several offences after what they are calling a “violent incident” in Bracebridge. On December 1, 2023 at 2:45 a.m. police were called to a residence near […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Winter’s real return resulted in several accidents yesterday amid whiteouts, including a truck hauling a trailer that flipped over on Hwy. 11 South. Police say officers were very busy Monday, November 27, responding to collisions as the winter weather arrived in force. One of the collisions on Hwy. 11 South ended with the […]