GRAVENHURST — If you’re in the mood early for Christmas shopping, the Gravenhurst Fire Department welcomes your donations this Sunday at the Canadian Tire. Firefighters are preparing for the Santa Claus Parade Saturday Nov. 23, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. As usual, firefighters will be will be leading off the parade with their 4th Annual Toy […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Remembrances have begun early for Muskoka. Friday, in the Ontario Legislature, MPP Norm Miller congratulated MacTier on its new cenotaph and he highlighted Patrick Boyer’s new book about the First World War. Miller also encouraged all Ontarians to take part in Remembrance Day next Monday, Nov. 11. Miller: “I rise today as […]
GRAVENHURST — A young Halloween participant was struck by a vehicle while trick-or-treating here in one of the most popular neighbourhoods for shelling out. Provincial police says six-year-old was struck on Fernwood Drive, in the Wartime Houses area, about 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 near sunset. The child was taken to hospital with minor […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There were a lot of empty soup bowls here last night. But all of them were filled with love and wish to help at the 12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, which has collected about $60,000 since 2007. Because at GHS: going hungry sucks. Students welcomed close to 200 people […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Halloween comes early here downtown Saturday morning. Watch for ghosts and goblins with a sweet tooth wandering the Muskoka Road in search of candy and fun. Participating merchants will be taking part in the free giveway from 10 a.m. to noon. The BIA even is called Let the Spirits […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Bus service is back on the main street in Gravenhurst Friday. As of Oct. 25 watch, for Ontario Northland buses to breeze down main street to its new depot. They will stop at its new bus stop and agency location at the Gravenhurst Bait & Tackle at 141 Philip St. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Almost a week into moose hunting season, Ontario’s Conservation Officers want to make sure new hunters know what they’re doing. While most first-timers travel with an experienced party of often family and friends at a camp, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants a safe hunt. If […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — You gotta hand it to these folks. What a great idea. Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca (Hands) is hosting free Sensory Sensitive Halloween Celebrations for children and youth with Autism, and their families. Sensory Sensitive events provide children with Autism the opportunity to practice trick-or-treating and other activities associated with Halloween in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Annual Empty Bowls Event will be taking place at 6 pm on Thursday, October 24 at the Gravenhurst High School. This is truly a community event organized in partnership with the Gravenhurst Rotary Club, Gravenhurst Lions Club and the Gravenhurst High School including the Grade 11 Ceramics Class, senior […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Scott Aitchison wasted no time after winning the federal election last night. Within two hours of declaring victory, the Conservative MP-elect ended his leave of absence as Huntsville’s mayor, effective at 11:59 p.m. This morning he was back in his office at town hall cleaning out his desk […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A new MP, the same party and same result. The seat of power in Parry Sound-Muskoka shifted just slightly north tonight, from Port Sydney to Huntsville, where the mayor here is now the MP-elect. Conservative Scott Aitchison swept to power with an easy win in his first attempt at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Voters were lined up early at the first chance to cast a ballot this morning. “It’s always like this the first hour,” said poll clerk Jack Cline, as dozens of Gravenhurst residents who had waited to get in for the 9:30 a.m. opening poured in to the Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | OPINION Good morning voters. It’s Oct. 21, Election Day in your country. A day you’ll have to live with for four years. For half of it you matter. Tuesday, you’ll return to political obscurity. But for 12 hours, you’re more important than Trudeau, Trump, Ford, Scheer, Singh, May or Greta. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | EDITORIAL Choose forward …, In it for you …, Forward together …, It’s time for you to get ahead …. They all say the same thing, they all mean well in one way or another. But Liberals, New Democrats, Greens and Conservatives would all do it differently. Picking a party […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Business is picking up in town here — as in pick up and delivery. No Uber eats or Skip the Dishes. But talk of a new fast food outlet appears to be true. Pizza Hut is said to be moving onto the main street in Gravenhurst. The takeout and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Lest we forget — not in your life or theirs. Muskoka author and historian Patrick Boyer has his latest book out now, appropriately for Remembrance Day. “Muskokans Fight the Great War” is the first book in his MODERN HISTORY OF MUSKOKA series. In August 1914 Muskokans rushed to enlist […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — High housing costs that have driven people out of Muskoka and its core communities are a hot topic on the federal election campaign. If you’re lucky enough to have a job, getting to work can be a problem in a district that stretches an hour in any direction. Shoppers […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sunday’s concert at the Gravenhurst Opera House will be a blast. A cannon blast, as the Orillia Silver Band is set to perform its Light Fantastic Concert. The afternoon concert is Oct. 20 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students/children and are available from the Opera […]
BAYSVILLE — Why are our waters so bad this year? Residents are wondering that after yet another environmental report of a blue-green algae bloom in Muskoka, just outside Baysville in Lake of Bays Township. It’s been a widespready ongoing problem this summer and this is at least the third incident, this one reported just before […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6 …. The countown is on to the Oct. 21 election. With just over a week to go, talk around the turkey table will be about more than what’s for dessert. And it’s not dry white meat that may give you indigestion, election debate will […]