Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURT — When the MP and MPP fought over a new hospital for Muskoka, Graydon Smith stunned Scott Aitchison by offering free land on Hwy. 11. The former mayors of Bracebridge and Huntsville came to terms splitting their differences — and thus was born the “one hospital” concept in Port Sydney. […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police have identified the driver who died in a collision here yesterday afternoon. They say Lawrence Tomblin, of Gravenhurst, died Monday after emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle collision on Winhara Road at Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge Jan. 17 at 1:40 pm. Tomblin, 77, was transported to hospital, however life saving efforts […]
Ed. note: The province’s latest “fix” to the ailing health-care system, by opening it up to even more privatized surgeries, has drawn widespread criticism for its hatchet approach to the surgical backlog with private clinics — rather than using a scalpel. Columnist Lois Cooper, a senior, shares her recent optical personal experiences, which many others […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision early this afternoon that claimed the life of a driver, just off the south-west Hwy. 11 entrance to Bracebridge. They say emergency crews responded after two vehicles collided on Winhara Road at Ecclestone Drive at 1:40 p.m. Monday. One person was transported to hospital, however life saving […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR : The Government of Ontario may have finally taken its first real tangible step forward to make the return of passenger rail service in the northeast a reality. The associate Minister of Transportation, Stan Cho, and his ministerial colleagues — Victor Fedeli (MPP for Nipissing), George Pirie (Timmins) and Graydon Smith (Parry Sound-Muskoka) […]
GRAVENHURST — Rotarians are looking to recognize a valued community member who provides ‘Service Above Self.’ That’s the motto of the Gravenhurst service club, celebrating its 85th year in 2023. As part of its major celebration — including new Rotary Rocks the Barge amphitheatre seating at Gull Lake Rotary Park — the Rotary Club is […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A careless operation of a vessel charge has been laid against a Huntsville man after another man out for an early morning swim last summer died after being struck on Lake Rosseau. Police said today that after a “thorough investigation into the collision” they have now charged 26-year-old Zavier Foyston with Operating […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A good Samaritan who turned in money found at a bank still has police looking for the owner. They say that on Sept. 5, 2022, a member of the public attended a bank in Bracebridge and while conducting their business located a significant amount of money. The finder brought the money to the […]
GRAVENHURST — A radar check has led to an impaired driving charge against a Bracebridge driver Saturday. Police say that on Jan. 7, just after 5 p.m. an officer with the Central Region Traffic team was conducting speed enforcement on Hwy. 11 north in Gravenhurst and stopped a vehicle near Doe Lake Road. An investigation led […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A month after fleeing a RIDE check in Port Carling, a Bracebridge driver has been charged with impaired driving. Police say that on Dec. 9, just after 11:15 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Medora Street at Ferndale Road in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. When a vehicle approached and […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are investigating after a Gravenhurst two-year-old died in hospital at Toronto Saturday after suffering what they are calling “significant injuries” when they responded last Thursday. They say that on Jan. 5, at 7:45 p.m., officers and paramedics responded to a call for toddler who was reported injured. The child was transported to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The location of a new hospital site in Bracebridge will be discussed at public meeting this month. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is hosting a series of community open houses — in-person and one online — to engage community members and update the public on the capital redevelopment journey to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So much for drag and drop. A tech-savvy suspect is accused flying a drone to drop illegal contraband into the Beaver Creek Correctional Institution in Gravenhurst last night. Police say neighbours called the OPP to report a trespasser, who they say was flying a drone in the area and that […]
MUSKOKA — The new year began anew as with an end to the old. Police in Bracebridge laid their first impaired charge of 2023 on Jan. 1 — after arresting three others in the final week of 2022. None were on New Year’s Eve or morn. On Sunday, Jan. 1, officers responded to concerns from […]
HUNTSVILLE — Happy New Year to the Smiths of Huntsville — Theresa, Kyle, Kaleb and now Ryleigh. Mom gave birth to the first-born of 2023 at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. Ryleigh was delivered to Theresa and Kyle by Dr. Sheena Branigan. The newborn weighed in at 9 pounds, 9 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What do you do when it’s 2 a.m., the window on your snow plow is broken and the wind and snow are blowing a blizzard into your cab? Well if you’re Charlie, who drives for Coon Bros. — and you’re facing several feet of snow on the ground and […]
RUNNING STORY … WATCH FOR STORM WATCH UPDATES HERE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s white and it’s light. That’s the most you can say about the worst storm of the year whipping across Muskoka yesterday, today, tomorrow and the day after. It’s been a doozy with winds whipping up to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Call it cold comfort — or the calm before the storm. A Christmas Carol sing-along last night — out at the Rotary Club of Bracebridge Centennial Garden was a cool yule — enough to warm your heart and melt any back of minds thoughts of the snow blowing in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A first-degree murder charge has been laid against a Beaver Creek federal prison inmate here after a fellow convict died Sunday. The OPP have since charged Devon Saunders, 54, with First Degree Murder contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada (CC) sec. 235(1). Saunders was to appear before the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police can’t — or won’t — release the name of a woman who crashed her vehicle here last night while “having five times the legal limit in her of alcohol in her blood.” They say it’s because they chose to identify the amount of her breathalyser test rather than […]