PORT CARLING — A butterfly garden next Andy’s House is emerging thanks to another generous donation by the Gravenhurst Horticulture Society. President Mark Clairmont, treasurer Kathryn Joselin and member Lois Cooper dropped by the Hospice Muskoka residence to drop off a cheque on behalf of the society for $1,000. The money is partial proceeds from […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people in dispute here yesterday has led to one of them being charged with drug possession, after police say they received a call about a gun shot and one person landing in hospital with minor injuries During the mid afternoon and into the evening a heavy police presence was in the South […]
MUSKOKA — A Gravenhurst man is in bail court this morning, one of three Muskoka drivers charged yesterday with impaired driving following three accidents. Police were busy morning, noon and night Sept. 19 investigating motor vehicle collisions ultimately charging three drivers with impaired driving. At 9:50 a.m. a member of the public reported that a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com After a morning of mourning — it’s E-II-R.I.P. Canadians who got up five hours early today shared a memorable TV spectacle. Queen Elizabeth’s funeral was a fitting celebration of life full of pomp and pageantry as only the British can muster with centuries of empiricism. Including a 96-gun salute. For six […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Dan Brooks knows his way around Bracebridge. So the former Dura Automotive executive, Bracebridge Bear hockey player, well-known Muskoka musician and former local politico should have little difficulty helping tap residents and cottagers for financial resources for the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. At Wednesday’s Sept 14 board of directors […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Lions Club members here have been donating money to keep their local hospital healthy since at least 2000. During those two decades their efforts have raised more than $150,000. This week they made their single largest donation ever. In a “proud moment for all members,” they presented a cheque […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com DORSET — Chuck McClelland knows Lake of Bays like the back of his hand. A good thing for the captain of the S.S. Bigwin as he peeks from behind the big wooden wheel steering port to starboard. McClelland grew up on Muskoka’s second largest lake. His grandparents became cottagers before the Second […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A “suspicious’ fire here early Monday has the Muskoka Crime Unit investigating the structure fire on Cedar Lane. And they are asking the public if they have any information. They say shortly after 2 a.m. Sept. 12 the Bracebridge Fire Department and OPP responded to a fully engulfed fire. The structure was unoccupied […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The new norm kicking in sees residents and staff at LTCs and those 70+ among those receiving another round of COVID protection this fall. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says it is now offering the bivalent COVID-19 booster to priority groups who are at greatest risk of hospitalization, severe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There may be a national holiday Monday to mark the Queen’s passing. And a day of mourning in Ontario. But at the Royal Canadian Legion here the monarch’s death means no branch events till after Elizabeth’s funeral. That’s led to the postponement of Thursday night’s billiards downstairs and bingo […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — MP Scott Aitchison may have an office next to Pierre Poilievre, but it seems he’s not that close to his new CPC leader. Not only was the Parry Sound-Muskoka member of Parliament last in Saturday’s Conservative Party of Canada race with just 1.06 per cent of the vote […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 22-year-old charged yesterday faces two sex assault charges and police say there may be more potential victims in relation to the accused. Police say they charged the Huntsville man with sexual offences on a young person. The sexual assault took place Sept. 11 in Huntsville and was recently reported to police. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Queen and I have a soft spot for Scotland. As she left her Highlands “home away from home” for the last time today it reminded me of my roots. Like many Canadian immigrants there were thousands of Scots who helped build Canada before and after Confederation in 1867. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Bifocals Band played a musical tribute to Queen Elizabeth today. As the community band resumes rehearsals and prepares for its first gig outdoors Remembrance Day at the Royal Canadian Legion, it’s not unusual for conductor Kim Barlow to run through tunes in preparation for the memorial marking. Some […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com DORSET — June Johnson doesn’t mind hard work. She grew up working for a living and continues to do so. The 86-year-old short-order cook at Zachary’s can’t just can’t find staff to help. So she’s been double-shifting with 73-year-old waiter Doris Nash dishing up the plates of family fare in the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Queen’s visit to Gravenhurst in 1959 has an interesting sidebar that will be remembered Sept. 21 when the Municipal Heritage Committee (MHC) will officially dedicate a panel commemorating “Swedetown” at an east entrance to the park down on Phillip Street. The neighbourhood surrounding then Gull Lake Park, where […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Queen’s sudden death was a “where were you” moment for another generation. One that has special meaning for many who lived and grew up in Gravenhurst, not many years after Elizabeth Regina ascended the British throne in 1953. Among Royal Tours, her visit here with Prince Philip in […]
GRAVENHURST — Would-be thieves chickened out after breaking in to a fast food restaurant here early yesterday. Police say that on Wednesday, Sept. 7 the Kentucky Fried Chicken owner arrived at work to find someone had broken in. At 9 a.m. police were called to the KFC on Winewood Avenue. They say suspects broke a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Good-bye, Jessie! It was a grand farewell last night for Jessie Napper and her sister Emily. Or at least half a grand. The two sisters are off this Sunday to work in the Cayman Islands for the winter. And boss Annette Gillan, at Well Fed, where Jessie works invited […]
GRAVENHURST — Membership is returning to pre-COVID numbers here at the Gravenhurst Seniors Active Living Centre. Attendance at activities is busy including a round-robin shuffleboard tournament and lunch today. Yesterday’s weekly Tuesday bingo had about a dozen out with president Loulla Witney calling the numbers. It’s been a tough couple of years, but she says […]