Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE  — Muskoka’s got talent and the cream surfaces Saturday. Ten finalists have been winnowed down the past couple months from 25 applicants for top honour of Muskoka’s Got Talent. Formerly Huntsville’s Got Talent till 2023, Community Living Huntsville has successfully transitioned the popular music fest after dentist Drew Markham and […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s never too cold to walk. So if you’re out walking  Saturday — as I see many of you each morning, afternoon and evening — why not walk for a great cause. Not just your own health but for the food safety, transportation help and mental health of others […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE  —  It wasn’t golden. But by last night’s standards, this afternoon’s Game 2 playoff was Orillia silver, Bears bronze. A bit as it was in Orillia in Game 1 with the same 6-2 score, but much better hustle and play by both teams — particularly from the goalies (save for […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Penalties, power plays and a penalty shot cost the Muskoka Bears their first game of the playoffs here tonight. Oh … and three goals by Lleyton McClean — including a second period power play — that proved the end of the visiting team. Add preparation, pep and persistence that […]

BRACEBRIDGE — Police charged three local people overnight today with drug offences after a vehicle caught their attention. They say that on Saturday February 21, at 3:15 a.m., officers conducting proactive patrols in the town of Bracebridge spotted the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. Upon further investigation, they arrested and charged the driver, 43-year-old […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Grab your kilt and travel to Scotland with the Orillia Silver Band for their spring ‘Highland Fling.’ The Orillia Silver Band is taking an exciting trip to Scotland and invites the public to come along with its ‘Highland Fling Multimedia Concert.’ The concert is Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at the Rene Caisse Theatre in Bracebridge.  Tickets available […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — A Huntsville woman was in bail court here today facing early morning robbery charges. Police there say that on February 21, at 1:20 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call about an unwanted woman at a business on Atherley Road, in Orillia. When officers responded, the employee said a […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Bob Jacob believes it’s better to give than receive. The generous Bracebridge philanthropist has done it again. Donating a second million dollars in shares to the “South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Foundation.” His latest contribution is for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s southern site “only,” the retired computer worker, investor, developer, cottager, […]