Category Archives: Muskoka News
Almaguin Highlands OPP Investigate Drowning
A Bradford resident is dead after going for a swim in Almaguin Highlands Friday night around 11 pm, Almaguin Highlands OPP responded to a missing person off Doe Lake Road who had entered the water and...
Jun 28, 2021 Logo: Ontario Provincial Police
Huntsville Canada Day Photo Contest Begins
Community Canada Day celebrations and fireworks are cancelled in Huntsville, but the town has launched the Canadian Spirit Photo Contest. It is asking residents over the age of 19 to take pictures dep...
Jun 28, 2021
Ontarians 18+ Eligible For Second Dose Vaccine Appointments Today
Starting today, all Ontarians aged 18 and over are eligible to book an appointment to receive their second vaccine dose ahead of schedule. The government says that accelerates second dose eligibility ...
Jun 28, 2021
Two Men Dead, One In Hospital After Drowning In Port Sydney
A summer outing in Port Sydney has turned tragic, after two men drowned and a third was taken to hospital. Police received reports of a drowning yesterday, when three men were last seen in the water a...
Jun 27, 2021
Black Bridge In Bracebridge Has Reopened
Bracebridge's Black Bridge has been re-opened. The bridge replacement, which was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020, was delayed due to supply-chain issues caused by the COVID-19 ...
Jun 25, 2021
UPDATE: Health Unit Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 12 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. Today's update also includes 8 new recoveries. To date, 74 percent of Simcoe-Muskoka's over 18 popul...
Jun 25, 2021
Flags Lowered to Half Mast in Memory of the People Whose Remains Were Discovered near the Marieval Indian Residential School
The Town of Bracebridge has lowered flags at the municipal office to half-mast in memory of what is believed to be 751 people whose remains were discovered on the grounds of the Marieval Indian Reside...
Jun 25, 2021 Town of Bracebridge Logo
Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22 and a Half Years In George Floyd Murder Case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison in the George Floyd murder case. Floyd, (below) died of suffocation when Chauvin knelt on his neck f...
Jun 25, 2021
Off-Road Vehicle Driver Facing Charges In Sundridge
A 21-year-old Springwater man faces charges after an incident in Sundridge involving an off-road vehicle. The night of June 18th Almaguin Highlands OPP investigated an unknown vehicle parked near a re...
Jun 25, 2021 OPP Cruiser
Multiple Muskoka Lakes Property Owners Charged Under Tree Preservation & Site Alteration Bylaws
Following the issuance of Stop Work Orders, multiple property owners and their contractors have been charged under Muskoka Lakes' Tree Preservation By-law and Site Alteration By-law. The charges invol...
Jun 25, 2021