FLOOD NOTES: Thursday, May 2 BRACEBRIDGE: 100 troops re-deployed Thursday away from Bracebridge to help Ottawa, where some 700 mostly regular forces are on scene. … The reservists also say they have been warmly welcomed, with honking horns when their trucks rumbled off Hwy. 11 into town. … They also say it’s hard for any […]
HUNTSVILLE — Flooding has brought the best — and worst — in people. OPP in Huntsville have received reports of individuals going door-to- door in the Huntsville area collecting money for flood relief. Police would like residents to know that this is a scam. They says individuals involved in this are preying on the generosity […]
MUSKOKA — The federal boating restriction ordered for Muskoka does not apply to those who live on islands, emergency workers or contractors who are helping them. Failing to abide by this order could result in fines of up to $5,000. The move comes as a few people have been on the water causing wakes that […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A break in the rain Thursday will let some people catch their breath after on and off showers this week that have made life miserable for all who are caught up in the Flood of 2019. With 200 troops in town now assisting those who are flooded, helping town […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK, TORONTO — The Flood of 2019 isn’t anywhere near over, and as aid continues to pour in for victims, the province which has been criticized for its handling of the disaster is coming to the table with possible funding for those affected. On Thursday Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal […]
GRAVENHURST — In case you missed it, Muskoka tides are rising. And town officials here are touting the scouting motto — “Be prepared.” They remind residents that Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the Muskoka watershed, forecasting an additional 30- 45 mm of rain through the end of the week, compounding existing […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As emergency help pours into Muskoka, an army of amateur photographers have been flooding social media with vivid images. As of Thursday, 160 Canadian Armed Forces reservists from Toronto have arrive in Bracebridge and have spread out across the stricken Heart of Muskoka community. As well, a team of […]
Photos © by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In 1892 when entrepreneur William Shaw built Bracebridge’s first power-generating station, he never would have dreamed of the flooding today. And the immense, angry falls that has emerged in 2019. He drew his first water from a source owned Henry J. Bird. But in 1894 when […]
Photos © by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — There was a lot of talk Tuesday about receding water levels. But the damage has been done. Here’s another look at some of the flooding so far, in around Bracebridge — just one of the communities hit hard. And which is getting a lot attention, thanks […]
GRAVENHURST — Someone knows who hit a female pedestrian walking on Hwy. 11 south of Gravenhurst last week. The driver involved in the hit-and-run. And possibly witnesses, say police who are looking for information after a 30-year-woman was struck early Wednesday morning, April 24. Police think someone must have seen a pedestrian who was hit. […]
Photos © by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A look down the Muskoka Rivers Saturday saw a picture(s) of Muskokans at their best and worst coping with flooding, while continuing to carry on with their lives knowing they were helping friends and neighbours. If you have any pictures of the flooding, send them to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “My community is under water. That’s why I’m here.” So said Griff Ferguson, who was at the Fowler Construction yard Saturday afternoon. Along with about 100 other people, mostly volunteers and homeowners, filling or picking up sand bags as a skiff of snow remained from the night before. They […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKKA — Heavy rains that continued into Friday night — and which could exceed 50 mm — along with a continuing snow presence in Algonquin Park have everyone fearing the worst is not over for flooded parts of Muskoka. As a result the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reminds residents that a Flood […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The ASHMuskoka Project kicked off this week. On Tuesday, MPP Norman Miller and Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) rep Patricia Arney met with the Friends of the Muskoka Watershed at Brooklands Farm to learn more about an innovative study that’s being done, thanks to a three-year, $733,600 OTF Grow grant awarded last fall. This […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The downtown is about to undergo further great new changes. Ian and Tara McNaughton, owner-operators of Gravenhurst Home Hardware and Stedmans V&S Department Store, today announced plans for two new stores. The hardware will move into an expanded and renovated Stedmans building; and they will open a new separate […]
MUSKOKA — Anyone in flooded areas with a private well that may been flooded is advised to switch to bottled water for drinking or cooking or even washing dishes. And don’t bother boiling. That won’t help you if your well water is contaminated. The message is: Stay away from well water all together if your […]
HUNTSVILLE — The Big East has peaked, but there’s more rain to come the next 72 hours and that means local lakes, at least in north Muskoka, will continue to rise. That’s the news from the Town of Huntsville as it monitors the worst flooding in six years, with downtown streets flooded. It’s the same in […]
Advertorial GRAVENHURST — Spring has sprung and so has the 28th Annual Muskoka Builders’ Association, Home and Cottage Show and upstairs craft show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 26 – 28 at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre. With spring in the air you won’t want to miss this extraordinary show and the chance to come […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Fascination with Paris has never been higher after the fire at the Notre Dame in Paris. The saving grace is the 856-year-old church will be rebuilt for future generations to gaze upon its towering architectural beauty and admire it as others have for nine centuries. Among them, artists such […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — With calls coming in about people being stranded and roads being closed, it’s now official and it doesn’t sound or look good for flood watchers this Easter weekend and beyond. Persistent rainfall has been more than a pain. Approximately 30-40mm of rain fell across the area Thursday and […]