MUSKOKA — It’s their future — and they want a say. And loud, too. Hundred of elementary and high school students in Bracebridge and Huntsville walked away from school Friday for their future. They held their own demonstration in small towns away from the massive crowds urban protests in Toronto and Montreal. Social media was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Conservatives criticized for not jumping on the climate strike marches today will see local CPC candidate Scott Aitchison front and centre at today’s main Muskoka protest in Huntsville. The town’s on-leave mayor will be on the front steps of town hall, this time joining an expected crowd of more […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com As Canadians in Bracebridge and Huntsville today join the global climate strike marches to fight climate change, a startling, sad story on Canada’s waste recycling is set to air tonight on the CBC. It seems a lot of our plastic is not being recycled as promised. It’s a similar story to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Days after a frail, elderly Gravenhurst woman who wandered away from her home was found dead, Ontario’s minister for seniors and accessibility dropped into the riding today to announce funding for elder care. MPP Norm Miller welcomed Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility, who announced funding for Alzheimer’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — Years of planning, protesting and broken political promises have come to fruition for Swift River Energy Limited (SREL), the builder, owner and operator of the controversial new Bala hydro generating station on the Moon River in Muskoka Lakes Township. Testing is underway as of Sept. 18, 2019, and is […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The growing Fridays4Future movement is gaining momentum in Muskoka. Following last week’s demonstration at the Huntsville Town Hall, and another one this Friday, students at Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes Secondary are planning a protest. BMLFridays4Future is organizing a student walkout at 1:30 p.m. BMLSS organizers now say their Climate Action Bracebridge Strike is in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Fridays are heating up as protest du jour to save the planet. And you’ll hear about it loud and clear as many Muskoka churches sound the alarm by ringing their bells. It’s part of a “Week for Future” events. Protesters say the ringing of bells is an ancient […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A small start-up business that received a $15,000 first prize in the 2019 Muskoka Founders Circle business promotion is moving to Montreal. But not before giving back the money, framed as a “pay-it-forward donation” to the private economic development fund. Sheertex recently announced plans to move its operations to Montreal. It is located […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An environmentally-friendly food drive Oct. 8 is the order of the day, as the Muskoka Oldtimers hockey team hold its annual drive by your home. The hockey team wants residents to gather non-perishable food items and set them outside their doors by 5 p.m, where Bracebridge school kids will be running door-to-door collecting […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | Opinion PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Election Day may be a month away, but the vote was Thursday. Canadians decided the next prime minister — one way or the other — after seeing multiple pictures of a young racist Justin Trudeau in black- and brown-face. Then hearing his apologies. “I’m sorry!” It’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Donald and Barbra Desmond didn’t pick the winner at the Kentucky Derby, but they came away with some great hats and bow ties. And they were the big winners Saturday night at the Rotary Races. The Gravenhurst Lakeshore Road residents ran away with top prize, a week’s vacation in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Do old photos tell the whole story? While the country reels over racist school photos by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a group of 60-year-old GHS grads were sharing their past and present on the weekend at a birthday reunion around town. Photos from more than 40 years ago were […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A young Huntsville woman’s story about family upheaval amid a move is one of five finalists for a CBC nonfiction writing contest. Kathleen May’s story, “The Long Driveway,” is up for a major prize with the winner to receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, and a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If Elizabeth May wants “all hands on deck” to fight climate change, she had a boatful here last night in a sea of green-shirted volunteers. A crowd of 200 crammed the Muskoka Discovery Centre to hear the Green Party leader talk about the environment. “We’ve entered a period of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Signs, signs, everywhere elections signs — except in Bracebridge. Party reports of signs in ditches and town works staff pulling them up are proving true in Bracebridge. Greens and Liberals say their signs have been ditched days after the federal election was officially called. Apparently everywhere but in Bracebridge […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “Pharmacare head-to-toe for everyone.” That’s the NDP promise “if you vote for the right party,” says their Parry Sound-Muskoka candidate. In an interview Saturday with MuskokaTODAY.com, Tom Young says it would be “wonderful for everyone.” He says businesses could save money if the government paid for dental, medical, mental […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “Curious about our final numbers?” That’s organizers of the 39th annual Terry Fox Run in Gravenhurst yesterday. “Well, here they are as of 6:30 p.m.” Sept. 15m , just over eight hours after the first of almost 100 runners and walkers trekked 10K out along Muskoka Beach Road to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Anyone who thought rural Canada isn’t in play in the federal election — or that the local riding race isn’t a tight one — will be interested to know that Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will be in Gravenhurst on Tuesday afternoon and evening for about a five-hour stop. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — About 100 Terry Fox supporter are pounding the pavement in raincoats and walking/running with umbrellas this morning (Sunday, Sept. 15) for the annual cancer run. They were reminded that Terry Fox, who ran through Gravenhurst in 1981 and celebrated his birthday here at huge public celebration, weathered the same […]
GRAVENHURST — There’s no volunteering when the alarm goes. Local firefighters go when called. Now, there are nine new “volunteer firefighters” to answer 911 when cars crash and fires erupt. The Gravenhurst Fire Department welcomed them after weeks of summer training. Four other officers were promoted, and 11 firefighters received long service awards, including 20 […]