Members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two snowmobiles that went through the ice on Gull Lake. On January 18, 2025, just after 2:00 p.m., members of Haliburton OPP, with the assistance from the Minden Hills Fire Department along with Haliburton County EMS and ...

A major structure fire is being battled this morning at Peter St. & Mississaga in Orillia. OPP say the City's downtown core at Mississaga St. E. from West St. to Matchedash St. over to Colborne St. will be closed to the public for the day while crews gain control of an ongoing fire and assess structural integrity o...

Due to the winter storm event that took place in early December 2024, the roof of the Muskoka Lumber Community Centre has sustained minor damages that have caused internal leaks. Every effort has been made to repair affected areas, but due to the amount of snow that has accumulated, it has posed to be a challenge. Temp...

Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for Bracebridge that could bring up to 100 cm of snow through to Wednesday morning. Public Works crews are actively monitoring the weather and will continue to perform winter maintenance operations on all roads and sidewalks. When severe winter weather occurs: Limit o...

Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) leads to a driver being charged with impaired driving. On January 12, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Almaguin Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting R.I.D.E. at the intersection of Tower Road and High Street in the Town of Sundri...

A snowmobiler was rescued after going through the ice on Miskwabi Lake this past weekend. OPP were dispatched to a snowmobiler that went through the ice on Miskwabi Lake in Dysart et Al Saturday. Emergency officials attended the area as multiple reports were received that a snowmobiler was yelling for help, stating tha...

Due to the Fire and Ice Festival taking place on Saturday, January 25, the Town of Bracebridge will implement temporary road closures and detours. Please follow all on-site signage and plan your trip in advance. Temporary Road Closures Effective: Friday, January 24 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, January 26 at 2 a.m. Dominion ...

The Muskoka Bears Junior C's hosted Innisfil on Sat and were on the wrong end of a 5-2 decision. Ryan Warwick and Jacob Budney had the Bears markers. Sunday's afternoon tilt saw the Bears travel to Stayner and after a valiant first period, they succumbed to a stronger rested team and lost 8-2. Ryan Warwick, and Tyson T...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP arrested two people in two separate shoplifting incidents at the Midland LCBO. The first was on December 19th, when staff saw a person take products and then leave the store on a bicycle. The second was December 28th, after staff saw a 20-year-old man taking liquor products from the store. Mea...

West Perry Sound OPP and the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit have arrested one person following an investigation. Police a 24-year-old man from West Parry Sound for two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of making such material available. A search was conducted at a West Parry Sound home, and of...

Muskoka District Council has just approved its first-ever two-year municipal budget. Council says the 2025-2026 budget is a balance between affordability and addressing the priorities that matter most to our residents, like housing, health care, roads, and paramedic services. As result of this budget approval, resident...

Among the thousands of fire fighters working to control wildfires in California are four from Muskoka The volunteers from Lake of Bays arrived last weekend in Los Angeles. They travelled to LA independently, and their mission is not affiliated with the Huntsville-Lake of Bays Fire Department. Marshall Clarke, Kevin Suk...

Gravenhurst Against Poverty (GAP) is encouraging Gravenhurst residents to once again team up, fundraise, and walk in The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY). This family-friendly, winterrific fundraising walk takes place on the evening of February 22, 2025 and supports people experiencing hunger, hurt, and homelessness in...

Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people with impaired driving between January 11th and 13th, 2025. On Saturday January 11, at 2:40 p.m., while Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting an investigation, they had an interaction with a driver in the area of Southbank Drive in Bracebridge. As a r...

Today, the Town of Bracebridge celebrated the grand opening of the Kubota North Wellness Centre at the Bracebridge Sportsplex. This comprehensive new space helps support community health and wellbeing, and enhances the Sportsplex amenities by offering visitors access to state-of-the-art equipment seven days a week whic...

The Town of Bracebridge is seeking proposals for the redevelopment of the former Memorial Arena site and adjacent lands. The Request for Proposal (RFP) invites qualified developers to submit proposals for transforming the vacant 1.48-acre site to support housing supply, affordability and accessibility as well as other ...

Simcoe County councillors have given initial approval to cut the size of county council. At the moment , there are 32 members. The plan is to reduce that to 17 , which includes a full-time appointed warden. The 16 councillors would be the mayors of the member municipalities. The issue has to go to a public meeting befo...

Police are investigating a break, enter & theft at a business in Gravenhurst. It happened today at a business on Muskoka Road South near Phillip Street between 4:15 and 5 a.m. Someone smashed a window, gained entry and stole a quantity of cash. Anyone with video surveillance in the block including Muskoka Road Sout...

It's a snowy day in Gravenhurst. The Town's snowplow crews are hard at work. Please ensure that obstacles are removed from sidewalks and local roadways. This includes hockey and basketball nets, as well as garbage and recycling containers. they need room to groom! As well, a friendly reminder that overnight parking on ...

There is a snow squall warning in effect...with locally heavy snowfall with total accumulations of 30 to 60 cm. Reduced visibility at times in heavy snow and local blowing snow. Gravenhurst FD on a post to X this afternoon said it's expected to be yet another high impact weather event for the area...adding to avoid tra...

No injuries to report after an electric school bus caught fire this morning in Huntsville. Around 8:30 a.m. fire crews were called to the scene on Earls Road and found the bus engulfed in flames. The bus had broken down prior to the fire starting and the driver had called for a replacement bus which picked up the pas...

Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two local men with impaired driving between January 4th and 7th, 2025. On Saturday January 4, 2025, just before midnight, a member of the public called police concerned about the condition of a driver who appeared to be having trouble with their vehicle in a parki...

Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person after an investigation into a theft from the Royal Canadian Legion in Gravenhurst. On November 16, 2024 police began an investigation into the theft of irreplaceable clothing items from the Royal Canadian Legion in Gravenhurst, ON. Further information w...

Friday Bears travelled to to Alliston to take on 28-0 Hornets. Bears goaltender Connor Sampson stopped an unprecedented 66 shots, in leading Bears to a huge upset win 5-4 in a shootout, and ending Alliston's 28 game win streak. Hayden Anderson scored the shootout winner. Saturday Bears hosted Penetang Kings, and a tire...

The District of Muskoka has temporarily closed Silver Bridge in the Town of Bracebridge to vehicle and pedestrian traffic as a precautionary measure following a review of site conditions earlier this week. The closure ensures public safety while a detailed structural assessment and investigation are completed. During r...