Mark Clairmont

HUNTSVILLE — This week’s wintry blast yesterday led police to an early morning highway rollover on Hwy. 11. The OPP were notified Wednesday, January 21, at 7:15a.m., by a ONSTAR satellite alert after a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 northbound near Stephenson Rd. between Bracebridge and Huntsville. Reports were the vehicle was on its […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION When Doug Ford rolled in to Deerhurst Resort this summer for Mark Carney talks, his convoy of premier vehicles was led by a GM SUV. Followed by a half-dozen other gleaming back gas guzzlers — most driven up from a Toronto fly-in. Save for Ontario’s premier who breezed in to […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION In the “new world’s” daily parlance of hyperbole, to say Donald Trump got “iced” today at Davos is no exaggeration. An irony on its own — and Golden moment — I’d both suggest. The bullying 45-47 U.S. president was shot down today in the face of allied resistance and public […]

LETTER TO EDITOR: Ed. Note: At a Township of Muskoka Lakes planning meeting Jan. 15, council directed staff to look into the possibility of a Municipal Contractor Licensing System after a resident blamed “illegal work” on a contractor he claimed told him he “didn’t need permits.” While that resident now has to take remedial action […]

BRACEBRIDGE — A collision on Hwy. 11 Southbound at the southbound ramp from Taylor Rd, Bracebridge in Bracebridge has closed all lanes this afternoon. The accident happened just before 2 p.m. as a second day of snow continued across Muskoka. The report comes after the OPP said just after 1 p.m. that there was another […]

HUNTSVILLE — A Bracebridge driver faces impaired charges after police pulled over his unlit vehicle Saturday. On January 17 at 7:45p.m., Huntsville O.P.P. officers were on patrol on Main Street West when they observed a vehicle failing to signal its turns and had no headlights on. Officers pulled over the vehicle and quickly suspected the driver […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A pair of thefts this month from the Sportsplex has police on the lookout for a suspect here. The OPP is investigating the two separate — but possibly related — incidents of theft here on Clearbrook Trail Bracebridge with odd circumstances. On Monday January 5, between 11:30 a.m. and […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE  — Buffalo Bills fans missed most of the second period of the Bears game here last night at home as they kept one eye on the ice and the other on the NFL AFC division game on a new lobby TV behind the Bracebridge arena net. Muskoka’s Jr. C team […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The new year brings more hope for the Muskoka Bears — certainly after last year’s rookie season. Three new players in 2026 — including stealing Nicholas Cooper from Huntsville, a couple of key wins against Orillia (3rd) and Penetang (4th) who they could match up with in February’s playoffs. […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — On and off Sino-Canadian relations are back on today with at least one immediate positive for Muskoka. Among Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade deals announced today in his Beijing state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is an optimistic reference to tourism, he said in an overnight government release […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST —  Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck this afternoon from a commercial property in Gravenhurst — which also involved another vehicle theft and a stolen licence plate nearby. On January 14, just before 2 p.m., officers responded to the reported theft of a grey 2019 Dodge Ram […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — You gotta love Muskoka. Fans of Crave’s “Heated Rivalry” are more in love with us and the hit hockey show as word spread this week that steamy scenes were filmed here in Barlochan. That’s where fictional characters Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), who are fierce competitors […]

MUSKOKA — If your New Year’s resolution is to sharpen your learning and literacy skills, the YMCA has you covered. Step into 2026 with confidence and new skills, starting this month. “We’re excited to offer three hands-on workshops designed to empower you in your personal and professional life. Find the one that’s right for you […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Ramara Township resident faces three charges following an Aug. 5 accident last summer in west Gravenhurst that claimed two Muskoka men. Police laid the charges today against Robyn Tonello, 35. He will be in bail court Wednesday. At 6:45 p.m. that early Tuesday evening, OPP officers along with […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Firefighters had to break into an empty townhome/apartment after a neighbour heard a smoke alarm and smelled smoke. Thankfully due to intact fire separations, the small blaze was unable to spread to other units late Saturday afternoon. Damage is preliminarily estimated at over $80,000, primarily to the kitchen area, […]

PELHAM — Muskoka has a new hockey championship team. The South Muskoka Bears U13 D team went undefeated in winning the International Silver Stick gold medal tournament final in Pelham yesterday. They topped seven other teams in the international invitational tournament with four teams from the U.S. and four from Ontario. The win comes after […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Ontario confirmed this week that it has officially taken possession of the first of three Northlander trains it expects to have on track this year. And that “testing” is underway — as we reported over Christmas — and that Northerners will see the distinctive train set being tested up here. […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST  — It’s out with the old and in with at least one new. With one pending…. Five Gravenhurst main street businesses in the central core are in a state of either moving or renovations as 2025 becomes 2026. The new year sees the block between Sarah and Hotchkiss street about […]