Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Local issues dominated the first of three Ontario election debates in Parry Sound-Muskoka Tuesday night. The hospital and Muskoka Centre were top of mind at the Gravenhurst Opera House, where a two-thirds house heard from MPP Norm Miller and the three challengers looking to unseat the incumbent. Veteran Green […]
Lois Cooper | GHS public relations GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Horticultural Society annual plant and bake sale is fast approaching. The popular annual fundraiser takes place again this Saturday, May 19, at the Opera House Square, from 8:30 a.m. to noon — rain or shine. Get out early for plants, perennials of all kinds. Members offer […]
Rotarian Barb McCabe | Special to TODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Our Rotary Club has proudly selected topnotch students from our High School to send out of the country for a one-year exchange. This wonderful opportunity has been offered for over 44 years in our town. In those 44+ years students have had the chance to experience […]
Lois Cooper | Special to TODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Horticultural Society is looking forward to meeting April 17 with a timely speaker, Ann Bossart, from the Parry Sound master gardeners on Pruning and Maintenance of Trees & Shrubs. Bossart will spur us on to do our spring pruning (correctly) on the next warm day. […]
MIDLAND – Another scam has come to light, this one involving high school students. Southern Georgian Bay OPP are warning area youth, and their families, of a recent scam making the rounds of local secondary schools. They say the scam scam consists of students being approached by other students inside the school and being told […]
MUSKOKA — Who says weather forecasters are always right half the time? Geoff Coulson, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada got it bang on in his latest bulletin. He said seasonal to somewhat warmer-than-seasonal temperatures were expected for much of the province in March. He said: “In regard to precipitation, conditions are […]
The PC Part now has Doug Ford as undisputed leader. Ontario is governed by Premier Kathleen Wynne. New Democrats are led by Andrea Horwath. The Green Party leader is Mike Schreiner. Only Ford is new Thursday June 7 when the provincial election takes place. Who do you like? Who do you want to win? Who […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Ontario PCs finally declared Doug Ford the winner late last night and emerged Sunday a divided party as Christine Elliott vows to fight on and challenge a vote that is reportedly a few hundred votes apart. But don’t worry, it’s only “process.” That’s Tory MPP Norm Miller and MP Tony Clement […]
PARRY SOUND — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 19 charges and issued 29 warnings during a recent fisheries enforcement blitz in the district of Parry Sound. From February 22-25, conservation officers and the ministry’s canine unit focused on the restrictions in place to protect brook and lake trout populations. The canine unit […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — If you live in the Georgian Bay area — or even if you passed through it the past year — you may be $10,000 richer. If you bought a 649 ticket there. According to Ontario Lottery Gaming, there’s just two weeks left to claim anENCORE – LOTTO 6/49 prize worth ten […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Curtis Humber was back on the job early Tuesday morning the day after his last official day as owner of Stedman’s V&S. He was there before the new owners Ian and Tara McNaughton. He was sitting at the front booth in the Copper Grill cafeteria with longtime employee Margaret […]
By Barb McCabe | Rotary PR GRAVENHURST — It is a great pleasure today for our Rotary Club to recognize local citizens who have contributed so much to our community. It was in this vein that we honoured three very […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Rotary plays are traditionally light, frothy, entertaining affairs full of fun dance routines and colourful costume. They’ve been increasingly well done in recent years — both in Bracebridge and Huntsville, where there is an eager, talented pool of players on stage and behind. It’s that cast and crew that […]
ORILLIA – A dental scare in Orillia has the health unit warning patients of a clinic here to get checked out due to “improperly cleaned and sterilized instruments” the past six years. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) warns of possibility of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infections. They say in a release […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — There appears to be a provincial Conservative split in Muskoka. The Tory MP and MPP are on opposite sides when it comes to a new Ontario party leader. Norm Miller supported Christine Elliott in the last leadership race won by Patrick Brown. She, of course, lost — but […]
MUSKOKA- PARRY SOUND – Significant rainfall is on the way beginning Sunday evening for: Bracebridge – Gravenhurst Huntsville – Baysville Port Carling – Port Severn Town of Parry Sound – Rosseau – Killbear Park Rainfall, combined with melting snow, is expected. Environment Canada says several rounds of significant rain are expected giving rainfall amounts of 25 […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police and fire officials are investigating after a body was found in a structure fire early Friday. Provincial police say that at about 12:30 a.m. February 16, Algonquin Highlands, Dorset and Lake of Bays Fire, along with members of Huntsville and Muskoka EMS responded to a structure fire on Daisy Trail in Algonquin […]
ORILLIA — A woman was arrested here Friday night in connection with the passing of counterfeit American dollars here recently. Provincial police say that over the past few weeks the Orillia detachment of the OPP has been investigating counterfeit United States currency in the city. They say that on February 15, at about 8:15 pm […]
MACTIER — Who says hockey isn’t the great Canadian unifer. And that the rink isn’t the centre of smalltowns everywhere. Not here in west Muskoka, where fans and friends and family of Chris Lee have been gathering the past couple of days – morning and night – cheering on the Team Canada defenceman in Pyeonchang. […]