Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Girls hockey — it has a good ring to it, doesn’t it. In Gravenhurst it’s the Muskoka Royals, who play in the Muskoka Ringette Association. A “team-based winter sport played on ice for all ages.” The league, formed almost 20 years ago, services the entire Muskoka area, including Bala […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Nick Vervaeke says he didn’t see it coming. He was the only one in the rink who didn’t Monday, when the Flying Fathers landed in Gravenhurst for a fundraiser for the Free Stuff for Daily Needs charity. What Vervaeke thought was an “ordination” into the famed hockey team turned […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — With another cold snap Thursday calling for an overnight temperature of -16, local organizers of the annual Coldest Night of the Year walk are bundling up for Saturday’s GAP fundraiser. And three days out, the thermometer is expected to creep up to a relatively balmy -5 by 5 p.m. […]
GRAVENHURST — Robotics students here at the local high school welcome those interested in their tech achievements to date. Gryphtech Robobitics will be hosting an open house Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. in their classroom lab, Room #136. It’s located in the west tech wing. All adults and students are welcome free of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Chords and cords. A cold night and a warm room, that was tonight at the Opera House. Where “singer and music maker” hosted the monthly Songs and Stories night Tuesday. Joining him on piano were 17-year-old Meeda Berg and her aunt Ruth Cassie. The trio are all from Huntsville, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST – Day 2 of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival was another opportunity to experience the outdoors at its seasonal best. And a number of people took advantage from early Sunday morning at the Muskoka Wharf. The day began with four lumberjack shows at the sports field. Over on Lake Muskoka, organizer […]
Photos by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There’s still a few more hours of Family Day fun to enjoy the 50th annual Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. But if you missed some or any of the events, here’s a look back on a few of the weekend moments around town, including some of the two dozen […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: Thoughts on the future of the Gravenhurst train station. The building is no longer feasible as a transportation centre. The town should continue to support the heritage building. The Trillium Court at the Opera House now is too expensive for small community groups to rent for meeting space (in the past it […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Muskoka Anglers have played their last game in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League and their owner has been “banned for life” for “not being a team player.” A league announcement Saturday night said the Gravenhurst-based team was suspended, along with the Scarborough Wexford Raiders. So it’ll be […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Meet snowboard sensation Liam Brearley Family Day. The rising Youth Olympic silver medallist will be speaking twice tomorrow in Gravenhurst — at the Muskoka Discovery Centre at 11 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. at the YMCA. And he may be back with more medals after amazingly qualifying third among […]
GRAVENHURST — With perfect ice and weather hundreds of hockey players from across Ontario mingled and mixed it up on and off the ice at the 13th 2020 North American Cup Orginal Pond Hockey Classic. More than 80 teams finished round-robin play Saturday and Sunday, with most being eliminated or thrown in the penalty box […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ignite and unite was the theme of last night’s Gravenhurst Winter Carnival kick-off. Carnival chair and keynote speaker Steve Mulock invited everyone to enjoy 50 events that mark the 50th year of Skokie and friends. The 18 speakers at the Ignite 4.0 event talked about what inspired them in […]
MUSKOKA — Teachers at elementary and high schools will be in the classroom just three days next week — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Following another week of strikes by elementary teachers, the entire Ontario school system will be shut down next Friday. That comes after schools will be closed Monday for Family Day. Yesterday, the […]
GRAVENHURST — Now’s that’s fresh. An hour after its first delivery, the new meat counter at Tiger was full. On the shelf and within minutes the first sale had gone through the cashier. The new “full-service” grocer opened at 8 a.m. yesterday with a packed four-foot cooler full of beef, chicken and chops. Much of […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Call this Frozen 3. Following last weekend’s freezing temperatures, tonight will be downright frigid. Environment Canada has forecasted extreme cold conditions for the region Thursday night A frigid arctic air mass and strong winds are expected, which will result in wind chill values of minus 30 to minus 35 tonight. And it […]
GRAVENHURST — The Flying Fathers are coming to Gravenhurst on Monday, February 17 at 3 p,m. for a Family Day fun-draiser. Theresa Buker says come cheer the Muskoka Anglers as they take on the famed priests (“Playing and Praying for Peace) in a charity event for the entire family. Tickets for the slap-stick event are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Elementary students and their parents will have to fend for themselves again tomorrow. “Please do not put your elementary TLDSB child on the bus on Tuesday,” advises the local school board on its website and social media platforms. Five days after last Thursday’s information picket, teachers will be back on the […]
HUNTSVILLE — A spate of drinking and driving charges here has provincial police noting concerns. They say four out of five recent cases involved local drivers in the Huntsville OPP detachment areas. On Friday, January 24 police were called to a suspicious vehicle that was parked in the Otter Lake area of Lake of Bays […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Under a full moon on a frigid Friday night, Devon Morley’s crew of a half dozen ice makers were straightening boards, putting out nets and turning a huge patch of Lake Muskoka into 22 pristine sheets of pond hockey ice as the temperature plummeted toward minus-22. “Perfect conditions” for […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — With slightly warmer weather this weekend, police remind those planning on outdoor adventures to do so safely. Especially if out on water. Kawartha OPP say if your plans include being on the ice in any capacity, whether that be for a game of hockey, to walk the dog, do some ice fishing, […]