LONDON — Coach Gillian Humphries wanted her Gravenhurst Gryphons to get off to a good start and an early lead in their first time on the floor here at the 2019 OFSSA high school hoops championships Monday morning. That would be key to beating Villanova College. And her players responded, led by veteran Logan Fick […]
PORT SYDNEY — A Moosonee man was taken to hospital last Friday with serious injuries after an early morning assault. Provincial police say that on March 1, 2019, at about 1:50 a.m., officers from the Huntsville OPP detachment were called to Muskoka Road 10, in Port Sydney, to investigate a fight between to adult males. […]
GRAVENHURST — Two boys, 11 and 15, drowned early today in a snowmobile accident near the Narrows on Lake Muskoka. Provincial police, Gravenhurst Fire and Muskoka EMS responded to the accident just after midnight, March 4, in which three snowmobiles and the five people riding on them went through the ice and into the water. […]
LONDON, Ont. — The Gryphs are on the ground here and ready to spring in to action Monday morning. They’ll tip off at 10:30 a.m. against Villanova College. The defending GBSSA (Georgian Bay Secondary School Association) senior boys champ hasn’t played any of the 20 teams they could face as they begin round-robin play. But […]
GRAVENHURST — Lookout London, the Gryphons are back. The defending GBSSA boys senior basketball champions is headed to southwestern Ontario Sunday for the OFSSA provincial championships, after beating Barrie’s Unity Christian School 48-37 last Friday. And the best team in Georgian Bay two years running, with a 12-3 record, is ready for the challenge says […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — It’s been a “hairy ride” for Tony Clement. Not just the four months since his personal life and political career blew up. But on Monday, when he was driving to Toronto and ran into “five whiteouts north of Barrie,” avoiding the 70-car pileup beyond via an EDR that […]
FRASERBURG — A Bracebridge man and woman were among four people charged Saturday in an investigation into a Toronto library shooting this month. Local OPP and Toronto police went to a Fraserburg home Feb. 23 with a warrant for a man wanted for charges relating to the Downsview shooting Feb. 7 after two men got […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Apparently Tony Schell is a “celebrity” in Gravenhurst. The painter sitting in the front row of Jeff Leeson’s comedy show at the Opera House last night was painted as some kind of hometown hero. A shout out from the back of the auditorium ensured that. “That’s why I love […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The temperature was above zero tonight. That was probably because of all the love and warmth in town. So much that it would melt your heart And while it may not have been the coldest night of the year — officially it was. More than 200 people — maybe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Anyone who thought it would be cheaper keeping two existing hospitals in Muskoka than one new one are in for a big surprise. Community members are being invited to six open houses March 4-8 to examine changes that could see two new hospitals some day. The cost could easily […]
GRAVENHURST — What would you do with a block of ice that would perfectly fill the back of a pickup? If you’re creative — and you like cold and snow — you stick with what you know. And here in the land of the Muskoka Lakes, it’s water creatures. Not exactly the kind you find […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If you like amateur theatre at its best, you’ll love the latest new creation of the Bracebridge and Huntsville Rotary Clubs in co-operation with the Huntsville Festival of the Arts. After running musical theatre shows separately for decades, the clubs have partnered with the arts festival for something they expect will be more […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A young male driver faces a slew of Highway Traffic Act, alcohol and drug charges after becoming stuck in a snowbank after police received public complaints about an erratic driver Tuesday night. Provincial police in pursuit of the suspect arrested the driver just after midnight today, after his driving compelled concerned members of […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — Heavy snow and an “overly adventurous,” and inexperienced fisherman and snowmobiler are being blamed after a train struck a snowmachine at a railway crossing in Muskoka Lakes Township Saturday. Provincial police at Bracebridge report that officers were dispatched to a vehicle that had Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Bracebridge […]
MUSKOKA — It takes a community to build a business. That’s the theme of the 13th annual Bridges to Better Business Conference on March 5 at the Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville. The all-day event (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) is celebrating Muskoka’s hundreds of successful small business owners working and building the district one customer […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Scouters, Guiders, and youth from Bracebridge Scouting and Guiding, joined Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith in raising the Scouts Canada Flag at the Bracebridge town hall. February is a special month for Scouts and Girl Guides worldwide. This is a time of celebration for Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada – a time when […]
Photos, story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A packed house celebrated the “official” end of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival Sunday night. While there’s still Family Day activities back at the YMCA — including a sledge hockey game, more pancakes, kids events, pickle ball and basketball — officials ended Day 5 of the six-day winter […]
GRAVENHURST – Here’s another look at the weekend Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. Go to our Flickr page – below the weather right – called ‘Photo Feature’ to see a Photostream; or in Flickr click “Photo Album.” Click on each photo to enlarge it, and also to see brief photo description cutline with any names of the people in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST – Eric Foss owns 16 classic snowmobiles, and had he three of them at the Muskoka Wharf Saturday afternoon as part of vintage snowmobile display. It’s the Aurora car dealer’s hobby, one he admits is cheaper than collecting old cars. A couple of the sleds he brought up were real beauts. […]
Photos, story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sunny and cold, fun and friendly. That was Day 4 of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival, the fullest, busiest time for outdoor lovers of the five-day annual festival. The wind was whipping on the lakes both sides of the main street in the morning, as snowmobilers were the […]