GRAVENHURST — Six students will be heading back to university with a little financial reassurance thanks to Tim and Kim Forwell. The Gravenhurst cottagers donated $25,000 to the Gravenhurst Rotary Bursary Fund that will help Olivia Kellam, McKenna Manser, Lianne Brandt, Nicole Brandt, Claudia Spengler and continue their post-secondary studies with the dedicated funding between […]
MINETT — Share the road — again — Monday, Aug. 19, when more than two dozen cyclists head from Gravenhurst to Minett in the 23rd annual Ride for Kayla’s Children Centre (KCC) to raise critical funds for children with special needs. The rides (100K/135K) attract cyclists of all experience levels who compete in a two-part […]
GRAVENHURST — Service Before Self. That’s the Rotary way and Rotary International’s motto. And few others exhibit the way Rob and Allyn Abbott. The Gravenhurst couple and Rotarians were recently recognized for unyielding dedication the to the town and wider Muskoka community for their volunteer efforts. They each received the club’s prestigious Paul Harris Honour […]
GRAVENHURST — In a turn on the old line about “work for food,” Samuel Wood “Will Swim for Food.” The 14 year old competitive swimmer and Muldrew Lake cottager is part of the ‘Will Swim for Food’ campaign that is raising money and food for the Orangeville Food Bank. The last six summers he has […]
GRAVENNHURST — It seems repair work at the Muskoka Wharf is gong to take longer than expected. A completion date of last Friday, Aug. 9 has been pushed back until at least Tuesday, Aug. 13. The town said in a release Friday morning that its infrastructure department in collaboration with Galcon Marina will continue to […]
HUNTSVILLE — Unintended consequences, That’s the latest alarm from OPP here after police were forced to deal with almost 40 “pocket dials” and unintentional calls. Between Friday, Aug. 9 and Sunday July 11, officers from the Huntsville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to them all. They say that for every unintentional call or […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man arrested on gun and related drug charges was in court Friday at Braicebridge for bail hearing. Provincial police at Huntsville say they stopped a vehicle on Main St. West in Huntsville Thursday, August 8, 2019. Their investigation into the driver of the car led to the arrest of a 49 year […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police say they are seeking witnesses after a 10-year-old boy cycling on the main street sidewalk here Thursday afternoon was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision with a marked provincial police cruiser. OPP at Bracebridge say they responded to a call about the collision on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst […]
GRAVENHURST — The Horticultural Society of Gravenhurst invites you to their 71st annual Garden Show featuring flower and gegetable exhibits along with vendors (new this year) from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Refreshments will be served. Lots of great door prizes including gift certificates. With more than 70 members — and each […]
GRVENHURST – A hot weekend ahead and it’s safe to return to the water at Gull Lake Rotary Park. The two-day health advisory issued Wednesday has been lifted, as of Friday.
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — For a taste of Muskoka, Ontario, dining and dancing on the dock are staples of every summer menu anywhere near Algonquin Park. Thursday night on the new docks downtown Huntsville on the river between Lake Vernon and Fairy Lake, 114 people sat down under a ten that looked like […]
GRAVENHURST — The (n)ever-ending round of swim advisories for Gull Lake is rearing its ugly head again. The Town of Gravenhurst said Wednesday that based on beach water samples collected on Tuesday Aug. 6, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is recommending that Gull Lake Rotary Park Beach be posted with swim advisory signs due to elevated levels of E. […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskoka dock experts (of which there are many) and spring flood victims must be scratching their heads at news that at least one of the docks at the Muskoka Wharf is shutting down Thursday for new pile repairs just 13 years after being installed. The town has hired a company to do work on […]
PORT CARLING — The ever-expanding tool box of knowledge and skills it takes to bridge the gap between poverty and sustainability is slowly filling. Recently, almost two dozen people from across Muskoka took part in a half-day YWCA-organized workshop here to share ideas and come up with strategies and workable solutions to try and overcome […]
GRAVENHURST — Week 2 of the fabulous free(will) noon August Organ Recital series at Trinity United Church continues with Ensemble Outcast a trio sonatas featuring organ, oboe, and viola. Join them for 30-minute concerts each Thursday in August 2019 from 12:15-12:45 p.m. Celebrate our 7th season as they introduce the new giant screens with live […]
ORILLIA — Police are still looking for a man who committed an indecent act in the middle of the night after exiting a washroom at an Atherly gas bar. Provincial police say that on Friday, July 26, the OPP received a call for an indecent act at an Atherley Road business. They say that shortly […]
GRAVENHURST — What a team — make that teams. Mutual aid came to the rescue again today, Aug. 2, when Gravenhurst firefighters called on their counterparts in Bracebridge to help out with a growing grass fire at the Muskoka Airport on their shared border. It was just like the recent blaze when Bracebridge called on […]
GRAVENHURST — Fire officials are crediting a North Muldrew Lake resident for “having a working portable fire extinguisher nearby and knowing how to use it.” A 911 call sent Gravenhurst Fire Department members out to the west end of town Tuesday evening, July 30, for a report of structure fire. “Crews responded and found a […]
GRAVENHURST — Wartime Houses residents received a jolt Wednesday evening when vehicle ran off the road, crashing across a lawn and striking a pole. Police say that July 31, at 6 p.m. on Kingswood Road Muskoka Paramedic Services were called to help the driver, who was transported him to hospital. As a result of an […]
GRAVENHURST — Just in time for the Civic Holiday weekend, an advisory for the beach at Gull Lake Rotary Park has been lifted. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Town of Gravenhurst tweeted that the health unit had tested the water and deemed it safe again for swimming. The swim advisory was issued July 23, encouraging […]