Mark Clairmont

LETTER TO EDITOR: To Muskoka Algonguin Healthcare, MPP  Graydon Smith and Bracebridge Town Council Re: Public deserves full transparency of South Muskoka Memorial Hospital development — and obstetrics decision delay I am writing (again) to express profound disappointment — and growing concern — over the actions of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare regarding hospital site selection and […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — More than six months in waiting — and with the summer high hospital season and patients already crowding ERs — an updated release from Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has drawn keen interest. Even as is add next to nothing on the controversial project dividing the District of Muskoka. This also […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Almost three months after moving obstetric services to Huntsville, MAHC remains unsure of whether to allow moms to routinely give birth to their babies at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. During that time about dozen newborns have emerged single-sited at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. Annually just over 200 babies are […]

CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — Two men are dead and a third male was able to swim to shore after their boat capsized here yesterday afternoon. OPP in the City of Kawartha Lakes said early last night they are investigating the accident, which took place mid-afternoon Sunday and claimed the lives of two adult males. […]

HUNTSVILLE — The OPP’s detachment in Huntsville is partnering with the Town of Huntsville and the Algonquin Theatre to present a free learning opportunity for the public about in the areas of Human trafficking and Child Exploitation. Presentations will be made by the O.P.P. Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Units. This session will discuss the ways […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hockey stars are a dime a dozen in Muskoka in summer. But it’s a real thrill when you bump into a Premier League football player browsing a local yard sale. Saturday Canadian Thomas McGill, a keeper with the Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, which plays in the Premier League […]

BRACEBRIDGE — Police are investigating another serious robbery and assault last night in Bracebridge after one person was seriously injured and as a result a local man now stands charged with multiple accounts. On Wednesday June 4, at 9:40 p.m., officers, along with Muskoka EMS responded to reports of a loud disturbance at a motel […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you’ve seen the haze, tasted smoke or your throat is slightly soar, you’re not alone. Smoke from Western and Northern Ontario wildfires is already being felt down here in Muskoka again this summer. It is causing or is expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility into […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A summer summit to unite provinces, territories and First Nations will be a working holiday as premiers “work to build the most competitive economy in the G7.” That’s Doug Ford on a July 21-23 pow-wow with the Council of the Federation (COF) he is chairing this year to tackle brutal […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Mother Tucker’s looked more like defending champions than the Florida Panthers as the women opened their season with a 16-9 win over Peter’s Players Monday. The Hillarie Tucker-sponsored team was in fine form for Game 1 of a fresh start for the 3-pitch Gravenhurst Women’s Softball Association. On a […]

Jack Cline — Special to MuskokaTODAY.com Photos Paul Sprunt GRAVENHURST — As the final notes of the season rise and fall, this closing performance stands as more than just a concert; it is a reflection on a journey. A choir’s last performance is a deeply moving moment, a culmination of voices blending in perfect harmony, […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Scott Taylor was in the Driver Seat this afternoon opening his new office at the Muskoka Airport. His livery service opened a month ago shuttling riders throughout Muskoka and into Toronto and anywhere they want to go. Town Crier Bruce said in his welcoming hail that when he was […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A potent new political force has been struck between Muskoka’s oldest lake association and a comparatively fledgling partner. Call it old money meets the nouveau riche as the Muskoka Lakes Association and the Friends of Muskoka (2017) have merged. In a just released joint statement yesterday, they say they […]

MUSKOKA LAKES — Police have charged another driver with impaired driving, bringing the total of drivers charged in the south of Muskoka to 21. On May 31, at 11:45 p.m., an officer patrols proactively patrolling Muskoka Road 118 in Muskoka Lakes Township and conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driving in a concerning manner, […]

HUNTSVILLE – A motorcyclist remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with another vehicle here yesterday afternoon. On June 1, at 1:10 p.m. police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Muskoka Road 10, west of Brunel Road. Muskoka Road 10 was closed for several hours while police investigated. Police say Huntsville Fire and […]

MUSKOKA — Every day someone is drinking and driving. it’s a rare day when police don’t charge one of them. Saturday to Saturday five people were charged this — across the south of Muskoka alone. This brings the total of drivers charged in May to 20, almost double the number charged last year in that […]

GRAVENHURST — A truck fire here on Bethune Drive North Wednesday afternoon slowed traffic entering and exiting the Gateway to Muskoka community. The mid-week blaze was extinguished and the vehicle was still sitting on the roadside at mid-afternoon.

MUSKOKA — This morning got off to an early start for officers laying charges against three Muskoka residents. At 12:30 a.m. police were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Kanien’keha:ka lohatatie Road, formerly Muskoka Road 38, in Muskoka Lakes Township west of Bala. The vehicle had partially left the roadway and became stuck in […]

HUNTSVILLE — A man spotted overnight parked behind a business was found apparently asleep in the vehicle. Early this morning, May 29, at 2:10 a.m. officers were on patrol on King William Street. The interaction quickly evolved into an impaired investigation and the driver was arrested for impaired driving. During the investigation, a schedule 1 […]

MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A driver who landed on a tennis court at a golf course faces multiple charges. Police arrested her after she rammed a fence at the Windermere Golf & Country Club May 17 causing significant damage to both the property and the vehicle. On May 17, 2025, at 8:15 a.m., officers responded to […]