QUEEN’S PARK — Parry Sound-Muskoka residents are among the top organ donors in Ontario. That’s according to MPP Norm Miller who lauded his constituents. He made the following statement congratulating Parry Sound and other towns in the riding for their high organ donor registration rates and thanking Sandra Holdsworth for her efforts to raise awareness […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Learn how Trillium Lakelands District School Board is supporting Indigenous education through a special presentation May 17. Parents, students and the public are invited hear Jesse Wente speak at the Rene M. Caisse Theatre in Bracebridge at the 11th annual Parent and Community Evening for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education. Wente is Ojibwe, […]
ORILLIA — Criminals prey on your trust and lack of computer literacy to scam you, says the OPP. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says protect yourself from these service fraud scams. They are ploys to extort money and personal information from unwitting, trusting victims. In 2017, service scams […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OTTAWA — Remember the old “Let Your Fingers Do the Walking …” jingle for the YellowPages telephone directory? Well, in the world of digital privacy, no secret is far from your fingertips on Facebook. As the world has learned lately. A new game is coming to Canadian classrooms and homes, designed […]
GRAVENHURST — Terence Haight was a giving man. And it’s his legacy of more than $1 million to the Town of Gravenhurst and its citizens that lives on through community grants. And recently another round of donations was handed out to local groups. Mayor Paisley Donaldson and councillors delivered news to nine applicants who were […]
HUNTSVILLE — Another great concert to watch for this spring is the one by the Muskoka Concert Band. Swing and Dance Your Way Into Spring at the Trinity United Church on May 12 at 2 p.m. It’s a free-will collection concert. Conductor Neil Barlow always has an enjoyable and challenging show for the musicians and […]
GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Elderberries Choir presents their spring concert weekend June 2 and 3 at the legion hall. Saturday night’s show is at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon it’s at 2 p.m. This year’s show is entitled ‘Elemental Elderberries: Forces of Nature.’ The well-respected community choral group has several new songs in it’s library […]
MINETT — Theatre lovers can mark June 2 on their calendars. Dot T. Productions, in association with Muskoka Chautauqa, presents Norm Foster’s “On A First Name Baisis” at The Marriott in Minett. William Colgate and Teal Cochrane star in this delightful play that tells the story of a very successful, but cantankerous, novelist who suddenly discovers […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Sunny, way cool and way over target. That was April 7 when more than 1,650 people were motivated to Move to Give in support of the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka. With the help of YMCA child care centres and school age programs across Simcoe/Muskoka, the event raised $137,000, exceeding its goal of $100,000. “Our […]
MUSKOKA — If you’re hoping this snow melts in time to get out your rake to dispose of winter dead woods, forget it. The district says due to weather conditions, leaf and yard waste pickup has been postponed a few more weeks to help you get it together. The annual curbside collection will be provided […]
Mark Clairmont | TODAY.COM MUSKOKA — Under heat to come clean on more details about the future of hospitals in the region, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has offered more details of programs and services proposed in each of the models. In a release Friday, April 13, they say that “through many workshops with clinicians and […]
GEORGIAN BAY, TOWNSHIP — A pair of bear carvings have been stolen from in front of a home here. Provincial police were called last Thursday about a theft report of a several bear carvings valued at over $3,200. These carvings were stolen from the front lawn of a home on Honey Harbour Road, Georgian Bay […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A scary scam scenario in which door canvassers get into your home has police sending out yet another alert. Provincial police here are currently investigating thefts from homes in the area and are looking for the assistance of the public. It’s been reported to police that a lone male person […]
BALA — Add a little more time to the commute through Bala this week for blasting. Muskoka Road 169 will be fully closed at the North Bridge twice daily for periods up to 30 minutes, warns to the District and Township of Muskoka Lakes. At 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. The closures are required to accommodate […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO – It’s not just snow, but ice pelts are now being reported across Central Ontario late Saturday morning. Weather forecasters are calling for even more snow and freezing rain. Events are already starting to be cancelled. Including the Muskoka Concert Associations’s spring concert, featuring the Metropolitan Silver Band, from Toronto. Let us know […]
Dear Editor: The following piece was submitted by the Ontario Health Coalition. On this week’s swing through Northwestern Ontario PC Party Leader Doug Ford cited wildly incorrect numbers for hospital bed costs and raised the spectre of another round of hospital bed cuts. Mr. Ford was quoted in Thunder Bay’s media yesterday falsely stating that […]
TORONTO — A Huntsville woman is all-in with a big lotto victory. Karin Norman was an ‘ALL IN’ winner in the POKER LOTTO ALL IN jackpot worth $176,747.70 on April 5. She also won $5,000 on the instant portion of her POKER LOTTO play bringing her total winnings to$181,747.70. POKER LOTTO is a lottery game […]
HUNTSVILLE – An Alberta man driving a van — with his spouse and seven young children inside — has been charged with driving while being impaired by drugs and alcohol. And of not having one of his children safely secured in a seat. Provincial police say that on Thursday April 12, 2018, OPP officers were […]
GRAVENHURST — Prominent retired Gravenhurst lawyer Peter Stuart has died. He was 93. For many years he was a partner in the law practice of Stuart and (Jim) Cruickshank. A notice on the Cavill-Turner Funeral Home website said he died peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018, “in the quiet of his home surrounded by the […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — A wet weekend with 50 to 75 mm of rain ahead brings with it a caution from provincial water management officials. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Parry Sound District is advising area residents that a “Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety” is in effect for Central Ontaio. That means […]