Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Damn! That’s what the old gang at Arts at the Albion said recently when the co-op ceased operations after 14 years. But not Barb Stofast. Like an eager beaver, as fast as the doors closed she was working on a plan to bring it back to life. In a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — A “challenging” fire Tuesday morning levelled a cottage on Franklin Island. Seventeen firefighters from the Port Carling, Bala, Walkers Point and Milford Bay stations had to be ferried from Mortimer’s Point Marina after the call came in a 6:30 a.m. And three of their marine units (boat and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Trespassers at the former Muskoka Centre health facility aren’t uncommon. But to be charged with possession of stolen property is unusual. Police didn’t say what was stolen. Police charged two people yesterday in relation to a break and enter in Gravenhurst. Last night, Tuesday, April 28, at 8:30 p.m., […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Water levels on several lakes have declined toward more normal operating ranges, however the MNR says in its weekly report that some lakes still remain well above normal levels. As such they continue to issue the same flood warning as the previous two weeks. Their seven-day weather forecast at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Public pressure is finally paying off. Complaints about a business section that looked to be rotting at its core have led to a new municipal vacant properties bylaw that has met with instant results. Ron Berlet, owner of a corner property at Muskoka Road South and Hotchkiss Street, was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Bob Barnes couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The Train Station rail advocate was stunned. Parked behind a couple of pickups, when the wigwags went down on the main street crossing, he caught a fleeting glimpse of the Northlander Train gliding southbound through town. Destined hopefully for Toronto and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Four for four. That’s Cameron Bird and Om Patel. The Gravenhurst High School doubles seniors badminton players are back at OFSAA Thursday for their final crack at winning a provincial championship. For four years now the Grade 12 Gryphons students have won both the Parry-Sound Muskoka and Georgian Bay […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Eco tourists are busy making the rounds watching flood waters rise ebb and fall around the Muskoka Lakes. And ironically this week they’ve been helped by new signage erected along what’s now called the Great Lakes Water Trail Muskoka Loop. Follow the beige and blue signs with the three […]