Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What’s a job without housing? Trisha Cowie says jobs are going begging in Parry Sound-Muskoka, but there aren’t enough attainable, let alone affordable, living spaces to accommodate those who want to work, live, contribute and raise a family in the riding. The federal Liberal candidate told a large audience […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Muskoka Concert Association (MCA) commences its 72nd season Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Gravenhurst Opera House with the Hogtown Brass Quintet (HBQ), a chamber ensemble dedicated to pushing the boundaries of traditional brass music. A goal near and dear to the hearts of the MCA directors, whose reputation […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — “Friday and EVERY FRIDAY.” That’s the promise of the Facebook group Climate Action Muskoka, who have taken on and expanded student protests the past two weeks in Huntsville and Bracebridge with the help of another grassroots group, Muskoka Power of Many. Tamsen Tillson and Krystal Speck, of Climate Action […]
Clifford Flavell and Mary Flavell Leger | Special to MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Are you a polio survivor? Do you know someone who is? Are you interested in knowing more about this debilitating disease that is still with us from those who have survived it? Then you are encouraged to attend an informal meeting of survivors, […]
GRAVENHURST — Candidates got to sum up their federal election campaigns at the end of Tuesday night’s meeting at Opera House, with concluding remarks. Here’s what the Liberal’s Trisha Cowie had to say.
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | Opinion GRAVENHURST — The “bogey man” came late, but didn’t scare anyone. Scott Aitchison was, well, conservative compared to Gord Miller’s “the house is on fire.” Trisha Cowie was Justin Trudeau in a drag; and Tom Young was an old democrat. A Gravenhurst Chamber of commerce all-candidates meeting tonight, sans […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — October is small business month and big business in the federal election. Party leaders are all over themselves agreeing on one thing — Canada’s economy depends on small business jobs, the money the spend in the community and their environmental concerns in a rural digital world. To celebrate Small […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Town of Bracebridge is slowly putting together its dream team to replace its decades old arena with a combined new ice pad, library and community events hub. Much like the Sportsplex at the north end of town — only this time between to the Monck elementary school and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Michael Duncan’s head is still spinning after winning the biggest prize of his life. The Gravenhurst resident picked up $150,000 in a recent Bigger Spin Instant lotto game (#2125). “I am still shaking,” he said while picking up his winning cheque at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. The 58-year old […]
GRAVENHURST — The popular annual Blessing of the Animals is happening at St. James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street, Gravenhurst on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. This short, informal service is an opportunity to bless our animal friends who bless us with their unconditional love all year. It is a community event and all animals […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST/BRACEBRIDGE — The great federal debates — if you can call speeches and a Q & A that — continue this week in a desperate bid to find a decent rep to send up the Ottawa River. The first is in Gravenhurst Tuesday night, at the Opera House, and is sponsored […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Following last week’s grant to the Muskoka Lawn Bowling Club, the province has handed out more money to “help seniors stay healthy, safe and socially connected within their own communities.” It’s part of an investment of $3 million in more than 260 projects that will benefit seniors across Ontario […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Every time Rusty Draper drives south from Orillia, heading down the hill on Hwy. 11 under the old Barrie Road bypass, he “rubs his wrist.” And thinks about his “Uncle Stan.” “Just to keep his memory alive.” Stan Simpson, 27, died Oct. 3, 1958 after his southbound car hit […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT SYDNEY — With summer camps season over now, most are looking back on fun learning experiences for young campers. Muskoka’s many camps, many of which are decades old, boast a history of amazing times filled with swimming an running races. But few have had one like Camp Mini-Yo-We, on Mary […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Conservatives criticized for not jumping on the climate strike marches today will see local CPC candidate Scott Aitchison front and centre at today’s main Muskoka protest in Huntsville. The town’s on-leave mayor will be on the front steps of town hall, this time joining an expected crowd of more […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com As Canadians in Bracebridge and Huntsville today join the global climate strike marches to fight climate change, a startling, sad story on Canada’s waste recycling is set to air tonight on the CBC. It seems a lot of our plastic is not being recycled as promised. It’s a similar story to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Days after a frail, elderly Gravenhurst woman who wandered away from her home was found dead, Ontario’s minister for seniors and accessibility dropped into the riding today to announce funding for elder care. MPP Norm Miller welcomed Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility, who announced funding for Alzheimer’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — Years of planning, protesting and broken political promises have come to fruition for Swift River Energy Limited (SREL), the builder, owner and operator of the controversial new Bala hydro generating station on the Moon River in Muskoka Lakes Township. Testing is underway as of Sept. 18, 2019, and is […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MINETT — Years of raw sewage spills into Lake Rosseau at the JW Marriott Muskoka resort and spa continue to be monitored weekly after provincial order in August. The matter came to a head Canada Day weekend with the latest spill. This week, the District of Muskoka and the Township of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Rural mail boxes in two separate locations were reportedly broken into here over the weekend. Provincial police say that on Monday September 23, officers were notified by Canada Post that a rural mailbox was broken into. They say that sometime over the weekend, unknown culprit’s pried open six out […]