Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Who’s your grandma? And how twisted is she? That’s what comedy fans will be wondering next weekend when Jeff Leeson brings his hilarious interactive standup routine to the Gravenhurst Opera House. The London, Ont., comic is here Saturday, Feb. 23 on his “Grandma Used to Heckle Me” tour. It’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Wednesday night was an inspiring start to the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. If it was too cold or snowy to get out, you missed a great night of top talk. At the library and next door at the Opera House, over three hours, two dozen people got up and spoke […]
HUNTSVILLE — Netflix star Marie Kondo now has a decluttering disciple in Huntsville. Geeked about the Japanese sensation? Meet Muskoka’s first certified consultant who is crazy about the KonMari Method™. TidyTim.ca is proud to announce that local decluttering coach Tim Lucier is now the 220th officially Certified Konmari Consultant in the world. (And the first […]
ORILLIA/MUSKOKA — It’s winter — what did you think? Maybe we’ve been spoiled so far this “winter.” But we’re making up for that late start with all this snow. And ice. Here’s a couple of videos on the latter and safety. The first is from Sgt. Steve Miles of the OPP’s Central Region Safety unit, […]
GRAVENHURST — Ignite the night. That’s the hot and cool topic Wednesday at the Gravenhurst Opera House, as a dozen or more speakers will each get five minutes for their “Skokie Talk.” It’s the opening of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival and a number of people have been invited for another in a series of Ted […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Why did Gravenhurst begin as “Sawdust City?” Chiefly for the logging and sawmills at the Muskoka Wharf in 1880s when the town was founded. A by-product was sawdust. And it played an important economic part during and after the Second World War. For Gravenhurst had the best ice around. […]
GRAVENHURST — Five days and nights of fun. That’s this year’s 2019 Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. And Skokie has a ton of events to entertain everyone from Wednesday right through to Monday’s Family Day at the YMCA. Buy a button and pick up a brochure. For full details, go to http://skokie.wixsite.com/gravenhurst/events The fun kicks off with […]
Dear Editor: You are probably aware of the Coldest Night of the Year family-friendly walk coming up in Gravenhurst on February 23. Our fundraising goal is $20,000 and as of Monday Feb. 11 we have raised over $21,000 with 150 walkers planning to come out. More importantly, this is becoming quite a Gravenhurst community effort […]
HUNTSVILLE — The long, remarkably storied history of hospitals in Huntsville is finally being told. Local politicians, health care administrators, their guests and staff were treated tonight to a preview of the brand-new museum exhibit “Healthy Huntsville: A Brief History of Health Care in Huntsville” at Muskoka Heritage Place, located at 88 Brunel Road, in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Given the state of Sino-Canadian relations, some may say it’s foolhardy for the Town of Gravenhurst to continue advocating for private Chinese high school at the old Muskoka Centre this week. But with the stakes high as they are, you could give them credit for at least trying — […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — If you want to get your Valentine a sweet surprise, check your winter coat, drawer, wallet, purse or car if you were in the Bracebridge area a year ago. Because you may have a winning LOTTO/649 ticket worth $100,000. But act fast, there are just two weeks left to claim the Super […]
HUNTSVILLE — Congratulations to Julie Groomes of Huntsville after winning a prize worth $100,000 with ENCORE. On Jan. 19, playing LOTTO 6/49, she matched six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order to win the $100,000 prize. “I buy my LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49 tickets with ENCORE online, because I always forget to check […]
GRAVENHURST — Cold and snow are a welcome combination for some winter enthusiasts. For Devin Morley, he prefers the former to the latter. In fact, he loves the cold and hates the snow, because the owner of Local Landscaping has a crew out on Lake Muskoka making 21 ice hockey rinks. On Feb. 9 they […]
BRACEBRIDGE — When you brought home a straight A’s report card, did your parents pat you on the back or raise your allowance? It seems South Muskoka Memorial Hospital got both. MPP Norm Miller praised SMMH Wednesday, after it received the highest rating from Accreditation Canada – Accredited with Exemplary Standing in a perforance review. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Ivory Coast police have arrested and charged two men accused of posing as a woman online to blackmail MP Tony Clement with sexually explicit photos he sent to them. The RCMP says it is assisting law officials in the West African country In a media statement, the Mounties’ […]
HUNTSVILLE — Is Tony Clement making a comeback? With Groundhog Day a week this Saturday (Feb. 2) MP Tony Clement is slowly coming out of his own forced hibernation. After his self-inclicted fall downfall, he hunkered down over the holidays and it seemed around Christmas he was afraid of his own shadow. Not now. And […]
HUNTSVILLE — Call it cold comfort. Cars honked and onlookers gave the thumbs up or shouted encouragement Saturday afternoon, as more than 125 women and men, boys and girls, young and older braved the start of a frigid weekend by parading downtown Huntsville in the Women’s March Muskoka. The women-led initiative from the Huntsville Place […]
GRAVENHURST — Star gazers, amateur astronomers and insomniacs began today, Jan. 21, howling at the moon. The Super Blood Wolf Moon total elipse. MuskokaTODAY was among them, arriving home about the apex of the rare celestial event just past midnight. With the temperature dipping toward this morning’s minus 28 (feels like minus 39) we were […]
GRAVENHURST — Good news for those interested in the sale of the former Muskoka Centre mental health home on Lake Muskoka. The province said Thursday it had sold the former 160-acre London Psychiatric Hospital site to Old Oak Properties for $17 million. “This accelerated sale of a surplus property by the government reduces liability and maintenance expenses […]
HUNTSVILLE — Walk with and for women Jan. 19 in Huntsville. At 12:30 p.m. the Women’s March Muskoka will lead a walk through the downtown core. A women-led initiative, the walk aims to bring the entire community together, regardless of gender identity, in solidarity of women’s issues that remain prevalent in our society both locally […]