Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Women’s work is never done. And then they go to work. Jacqui Kramer, a project manager at Fowler Construction, knows that all too well. That’s just part of the reason why she’s Muskoka’s Woman in Construction winner. And will be honoured for her more than 30 years in the trades […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — With five candidates now — and two pending —Ontario voters can go to advance polls Feb. 20-22 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you can’t wait, visit the Elections Ontario returning office at the north end of Huntsville to cast your ballot till Feb. 26. The office […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A plan to open a new “Health Hub” here in a year looks well on its way. The proposal would finally see the second floor of the Cottage Country Family Health Team’s clinic next to the town hall finished off by January 2026. With a new doctor due there […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The fight everyone is watching is getting dirty with the gloves coming off as each party claims their opponent is lying. Accusations are part of the election game. But it’s beginning to look and sound personal as emotions mount in the race to represent Parry Sound-Muskoka voters at […]
Monday’s Promises, promises … on Ontario campaign trail. NDP Leader Marit Stiles was joined today by Erin Ariss, provincial president of the Ontario Nurses Association, in commit the party to safe staffing ratios in hospitals. Liberals Rent, groceries and health care costs are rising beyond the average person’s controls, and the Leader Bonnie Crombie blames […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Six distinguished women will be recognized for their youthful leadership, arts contribution, entrepreneurship, community transformation, health and wellness and lifetime dedication to quality of life. They are recipients of this year’s YWCA Muskoka’s 2025 Women of Distinction Awards. Presented in six categories, they were nominated by community members for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Impaired driving charges are appearing almost daily across the district. The weekend got off to a dangerous start with one each in Gravenhurst and Bala Friday, and one each Saturday and Sunday in Huntsville. That after the week began with one last Monday in Gravenhurst. One of those charged […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION Muskokans don’t take our rock for granite. Canadians should do likewise, as the Americans are coming fast for what we’ve got. And what we hold dear to our red hearts. The Canadian Shield is our bedrock. We’re built on it and have lived off it since pre-Confederation. We are the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — It’s now a four-way race for Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP to sit at Queen’s Park The provincial Liberals have announced their candidate for the upcoming election 27, riding president Bill Condy said Sunday morning. David Innes is a life-long Liberal and currently Leader Bonnie Crombie’s tech director. A release […]
Greens … Greens’ Richter, Schreiner said Saturday they will address affordability by lowering taxes for people making under $65K and households under $100K. Party at zero in public trust poll on affordable housing trust. . . . PCs Smith and Ford still ahead at polls, but suffer dip after premier’s support for Trump before walking […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — John Cooper is already a big winner and international sports champion. If you know the outgoing, involved retired businessman — and who doesn’t — you already know how much he loves Muskoka. Just ask James Murphy, CEO of Explorers’ Edge, central Ontario’s top tourism executive. “John Cooper is no […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — With seven beds now funded by the province and three more by MAHC (until April 1), Hospice Muskoka is joining a new partnership to improve patient care by enhancing information privacy and security, streamlining documentation sharing, and strengthening quality of care for those with life-limiting illnesses. Led by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Muskoka motorists heading south were detoured off Hwy. 11 Friday when the latest winter storm struck Simcoe County causing multiple “very serious” accidents and leading to hospitalizations as snow continued to fall. This as Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for Muskoka where brilliant sun shone in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — A mischievous teen was charged yesterday after emergency services responded en masse to repeated 911 call about a structure fire and a “a 13-year-old female who had been shot and was lying in the middle of the street bleeding.” Police continue to investigate the incident involving a youth making […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — There’s another face in the race. And a formidable one for the NDP who are running Jim Ronholm, a retired Canadian Armed Forces member and an almost 28-year fulltime systems analyst computer professor at Canadore College in North Bay. “I typically tell people if it has to do […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person who has been committing several thefts at a local downtown business. The suspect usually creates a distraction in the business and then steals items. One business is suffering losses in excess hundreds of dollars. The OPP remind the public and retail store […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Matt Richter and Mike Schreiner have had a list of beefs with Doug Ford and his government for years including “ignoring rural Ontario.” Today the Greens leadership team re-iterated most of them when Richter “shared” his ‘5-point plan’ for the riding that will “take action to address five […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Waking up tomorrow without Florida orange juice is your choice. A glass of Canadian apple juice is cheaper. This as Donald Trump gave Canada a 30-day tariff reprieve this afternoon. Meanwhile this afternoon, U.S. booze and produce were still on some store shelves in Gravenhurst like the LCBO and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST (Feb. 3) — A $29 million drug bust that netted police almost 300 kilos of cocaine included a search warrant in Gravenhurst last month. Police say five people face a dozen charges after search warrants in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Gravenhurst. One of the accused is a Mexican […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Where to begin this week …. Canada and the U.S. are at odds worse than groundhogs are over the start of spring. A provincial election will come sooner than voters want. And Justin Trudeau will be gone before Donald Trump. “This is crazy,” to quote the bogeyman Nov. 5. Well it […]
