Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com D-Day June 6, 1944: Today, as I listen to the BBC broadcast of the weather report that delayed D-Day from June 5th to the 6th, I remember Uncle Ernie Kennedy. He was on that landing 80 years ago today — on the shores of Normandy. And although he did not talk […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Barb McCabe may be Senior of the Year. But the town should either re-define name of the award or the meaning of senior. Because “Barb” defies her age, being one of the busiest “young” volunteers in Gravenhurst. This afternoon she was “very, very humbled” at receiving the recognition at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a hard day’s night for pavers on James Street. Last night and this morning C Valley Paving put a hard top of 45 millimetres on the road detour around Bay Street. Workers were out in the dark with the street closed a dozen hours from 7 p.m. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — As the start of major Bay & Beyond road work begins today on James Street and with the closing of the main east-west artery through town here Wednesday, the closure and ensuing confusion and chaos about to erupt has commuters still concerned. Bay Street (Hwy. 169) is closing Wednesday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You know it’s a great concert when the ticket-taker has to give up his seat. John Hillier did just that this afternoon while welcoming more than 125 fans and lovers of the popular Elderberries Choir. The choristers, under the direction of Louise Jardine, wrapped up their ‘Summer Days Summer […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Joe Bellissimo “could talk medicine all day.” Lucky for Muskoka the first-year medical student did that on a sort of summer vacation. But over lunch Friday he admitted that — like his dad — he’s a huge Blue Jays fan and is “frustrated” with the Leafs. He’s only 23 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GANANOQUE — You can’t get away from Donald J. Trump … yesterday, today and for the next five months. Or the past weeks. Ten days ago Lois and I found out how far his supporters’ tentacles reach as we bridged the border between Canada and insanity. If you take a Thousand […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Public speaking is easy. If you’re Anna Gage and you’re doing political studies this fall — in the States. It helps if you’re the 2024 World Individual Debate and Public Speaking Champion. Gage was in her element yesterday speaking to Rotarians yesterday, where her grandmother Barb is a past […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Save South Muskoka Hospital supporters are boarding a bus tomorrow for a rally and march to Queen’s Park in protest of MAHC’s hospital downsizing. Protester are leaving the Sportsplex in Bracebridge at 8:30 a.m. headed for Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, where they will joined other Ontarians concerned about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — Harry Bentley was a bedrock of the Bala community. A stonemason, he laid the foundation for much of Muskoka Lakes. His son Harry Jr. (a.k.a. “Doug”) — like father, like son — is as rock solid. You’d know that if you lived in or cottaged in west Muskoka. Or […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORRANCE — It was happy trails to all Sunday at the Torrance Barrens. Friends of the dark sky park and preserve gathered for a rain date on another gorgeous sunny Muskoka afternoon to mark a local landmark, which is provincially — if not nationally — recognized. Certainly more so now that […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — A Muskoka paramedic honoured in 2019 for helping save a mother and two children during a fire is being further recognized tonight with the Ontario Medal for Paramedic Bravery. The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, will present medals […]
MUSKOKA — The Alzheimer Society of Muskoka is ramping up for its annual ‘Walk for Alzheimer’s’ fundraising this weekend in Huntsville and Bracebridge. The event is very important to them as they are required to fundraise 40 per cent of their operating costs to support individuals affected by dementia in our communities. They plan to […]
TORRANCE – Due a to a rain forecast, Saturday’s dedication of an Ontario Parks installation at the Torrance Barrens has been moved to Sunday at 1 p.m. The new kiosk will highlight information on the trails for the popular night and day attractions located off Hwy. 169 on Southwood Road between Gravenhurst and Bala. The […]
Fran Harvey, MCB conductor, Special to MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The Muskoka Concert Band’s ‘Around the World Concert’ is our annual spring concert this year. You can join us this Saturday, May 25 at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Church in Gravenhurst or on Monday, May 27th at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church in Huntsville. It’s an exciting musical tour that features […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The long weekend, a start to summer and another busy three days at local emergency rooms. Just another day, another weekend say, doctors at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. It’s also another opportunity for permanent and seasonal residents to learn more about ER wait times and the controversy around one […]
By Jack Cline, Special to MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What started out 32 years ago as a simple celebration of music by an eager group of seniors has emerged into one of the most anticipated concert series of the season. In 1992 the Elderberries Choir assembled in the Senior Centre here under the formation of founder […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A march on town hall fell on deaf ears today. Two dozen hospitals supporters were met with political silence as they walked up and down Pineridge Gate and stood on Bethune Drive between 2-3 p.m. The mayor and council didn’t dignify or acknowledge their presence by going out to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Four people — including two kids 9 and 10 — fell overboard into “frigid” water Friday morning after their canoe capsized on the Muskoka River. At 11:20 a.m., on May 10, emergency services responded to a call regarding the canoe accident near Holditch Street, below the downtown Bracebridge Falls […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Town bylaw staff has begun removing some red signs supporting two hospitals in Muskoka, which they say are illegally on town property. So when Save South Muskoka Hospital supporters march outside the town hall tomorrow from 2-3 p.m. before a council meeting, they can ask for them back, bylaw […]