Category Archives: Muskoka News
Air Quality Statement In Effect For Southern Ontario
A special air quality statement in effect for all of southern Ontario, about possible high levels of air pollution due to smoke from ongoing forest fires. Environment Canada says smoke from active for...
Jul 20, 2021
One Person Sent To Hospital Following Hwy 400 Collision
One person has been taken to hospital after a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 400. Bracebridge OPP and Muskoka EMS responded to the collision involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV that was h...
Jul 19, 2021 Image: Ontario Provincial Police, Logo
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 7 new COVID-19 cases today and one new death. New cases include 3 in Innisfil and 1 each in Barrie, Essa, Bradford West Gwillimbury and Severn. Tod...
Jul 19, 2021
Progress Pride Flag Raised At Bracebridge Town Hall
Today members of the Muskoka Pride Committee joined Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith in raising the Progress Pride Flag at the Town of Bracebridge Municipal Office in recognition of the annual Muskoka ...
Jul 19, 2021
OPP Seeking To Identify Suspects Following Thefts From Vehicles
Huntsville OPP is asking people to check their security cameras after a rash of thefts from vehicles in the Selkirk Road and Homestead Lane area. There were multiple thefts from vehicles in that area ...
Jul 19, 2021 Image from Twitter via @OPP_WR
Critical Injuries After Crash On Highway 12 In Ramara.
A person was critically injured late Sunday night in a crash between a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer on Highway 12 in Ramara Township. OPP say it happened just after 10 p.m. near County Road...
Jul 19, 2021 OPP Cruiser
Natural Gas Expansion Announced For Huntsville and Burk's Falls
More than 140 homes and businesses in Huntsville and Burk's Falls will be able to connect to natural gas for the first time soon. Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller joined Todd Smith, Ontario's Minis...
Jul 19, 2021
Burlington Man Facing Impaired By Drug Charge In Bracebridge
A 23-year-old Burlington man faces impaired driving charges after a collision on Fraserburg Road. July 17th at 12:30 pm OPP responded to an incident that saw a vehicle travel 100 meters off the roadwa...
Jul 19, 2021 Photo: OPP Cruiser
It's Drowning Prevention Week
It's Drowning Prevention Week. The Lifesaving Society designates the third full week in July as National Drowning Prevention Week (NDPW) to focus community and media attention on the drowning problem ...
Jul 19, 2021
Clean-Up Crews Making Progress At Barrie Tornado Site
City of Barrie crews and emergency personnel have made significant progress cleaning up at the tornado recovery site. Police will release the site at noon today. The City's information centre located ...
Jul 19, 2021