MUSKOKA — Friends and colleagues have raised almost $30,000 as of Thursday to ‘Bring Gord Kidder home.’ A gofundme account has been set up, with a goal of $100,000, for the Port Sydney resident and radio salesperson with Muskoka Tourist Radio 98.3 FM. The account was set up Sunday, April 14, by Jane Watkinson, of […]
QUEEN’S PARK, TORONTO — Local residents from Gravenhurst and Bracebridge received recognition in the legislature Wednesday. Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norman Miller rose to congratulate three residents who have recently received awards from the Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. Said Miller quoting himself in a release Thursday: “Three residents of Muskoka have recently been recognized by our lieutenant […]
GRAVENHURST — Norm Miller knows Gravenhurst well, his father was born here and his mother died here. They’re buried at Lakeview Cemetery at the north end of town. And, of course, he’s the MPP. Last Thursday, he was at the Gravenhurst High School to learn more about the progress of an innovative technological and heritage […]
MUSKOKA – The call of the loon. If you can hear it you can count it. So, if you can count sheep in your sleep, how about counting loons. Those soft, gentle calls that epitomize a summer’s night or misty morning in Muskoka and that lull you to sleep. You can help loons while enjoying our […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — At 93 and to still be interested — let alone caring — about the politics of Alberta is amazing in itself. But for Cyril Fry it ties in nicely with the provincial honours for each of he and his wife, Marion. They were feted at home last week in […]
GRAVENHURST — One of the first things you notice about the Henderson and Kolk Guitar Duo is that Drew Henderson is shorter than Michael Kolk. And that may help explain Henderson’s “fancy eight-string guitar,” which allows him to get down to a low A, rather than the normal low E or D on most other […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Canada’s first Residential Wood Ash Recycling Program is getting some help from the Ontario Trillium Fund. Friends of the Muskoka Watershed say they are excited they will receive a $773,000 “grow grant” to launch the program, which will begin trying to solve the calcium deficiency problem in Muskoka’s lakes and forests, says markeeting […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A $2-million loan to the Muskoka Brewery highlighted a $5 million FedNor announcement for 12 Parry Sound-Muskoka groups Monday. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, made the announcement at the brewery April 15. She also announced funding for five local interns, annual contributions to Community Futures groups, two Indigenous business […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Last Friday, on his 96th birthday, Liam Dwyer bought a round for residents in the bar in the new addition at the Castle Peak retirement home here. Tomorrow, the residents will be toasting his memory after a funeral Friday morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Dwyer died in hospital […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Both Sides is the perfect metaphor for Marc Jordan’s latest CD and concert tour to launch it. It encapsulates not only the contrasting nine tracks and Jordan’s two act show, but also his life as a song writer and singer. Saturday night at the Opera House both sides were […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Marc Jordan has written and co-written a lot of great songs, many for top artists in the world. His songs have been on albums totalling over 35 million sold. But there are many more he’d loved to have had a hand in. Thus his weekly JazzFM radio show, Songs […]
Photos & story by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A noisy student protest against education cuts today should worry Doug Ford as much for the sound of honking horns as the shouts of young activist teens who “worry” about their future in Ontario. More than 100 Gravenhurst High School “walkouts” paraded two blocks up […]
GRAVENHURST — Some good news on the tax and budget front for taxpayers here. According to the town, your combined tax bill for all three parts — local, district, education — should be the same this year as last. How’s that — when the town’s operating budget is going up almost 2 per cent? And it […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskoka history isn’t trivial, but it is fun. And that means testing your memory of local lore. This Sunday afternoon, April 7, archivist Mary Storey is hosting the Muskoka Discovery Centre Trivia event at 2 p.m. It’s $5 to get in. As a teaser, Storey offers these questions — which may or may […]
GRAVENHURST — Students at Gravenhurst High School “say no.” They plan to join a province-wide protest Thursday afternoon to demonstrate against provincial education changes. It will take in front of the Opera House, two blocks from the school, from 1:15 to 2 p.m. Students are being asked to wear black to the protest. Sage van […]
GRAVENHURST — Three wins and a loss. That’s the Gravenhurst Old Indians’ record at the Amazing Grays hockey tournament this past weekend. And while the victories were heartening, it’s the latter game against the Innisfil Crown Royals that they’ll remember the most. A 3-1 loss in Sunday morning’s final, to a team they beat 6-2 […]
GRAVENHURST — What do you get when you combine bright young minds with a new vision and technology? A fresh, new 3D way of looking at your hometown. Gravenhurst High School is receiving a $74,500 grant to digitally animate the town, says a release Tuesday from the Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s Jacki McPherson. On […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — MP Tony Clement has decided not to run again in October’s federal election. In a letter made public this afternoon, the embattled political veteran says in part: “This was actually not a difficult decision, and it is also the right one.” He says he and his family are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK — Mickael Fenn and Ken Seiling, the province’s point men on the new regional governance review, will be in Muskoka on Tuesday, May 14, to listen to presentations from local individuals and organizations. MPP Norm Miller is reminding his constituents about their opportunity for local input on how to improve […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — They’re just waiting for confirmation, but fundraisers for the Kelly Shire Foundation think they have a set at an unofficial Guinness World Record for the “Snowmobile Greatest Distance in 24 hours by a Team.” After some weather delays, again this year, the four riders, Rich Lys, Claus Zander, David Traill and Wes […]