ELECTION NOTEBOOK: TURKEY TALK WON’T BE DRY
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 […]
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LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE OUTBREAK IN ORILLIA
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease here has health officials scrambling to deal with the epidemic. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says it is investigating a “cluster” of cases […]
14 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION NOMINEES ARE IMPRESSIVE
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — There are thousands of inspiring women in Muskoka And each year the YWCA recognizes some of them. And the impressive list is growing again. This year, 14 local women have […]
HUNTSVILLE LOOKS TO TAX SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — After pulling in $300,000 this summer from a local tourism accommodation tax, the Town of Huntsville is targeting Airbnb and other private short term vacation rentals. The town says […]
LITTLE NORWAY AIRPORT CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF COMBINED AIR FORCE
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Norway never gave up, even after being defeated by the Germans in an April 1940 invasion. Within months, the Norwegian government in exile began training army and navy pilots […]
CLIMATE PROTESTS CONTINUE FRIDAYS IN MUSKOKA
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Greta Thunberg called them Fridays4Future. Climate Action Muskoka calls them Climate Strike Fridays — in Bracebridge and Huntsville. At Conservative MPP Norm Miller’s constituency office in Bracebridge. And at […]
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY BEGINS 72ND YEAR OCT. 15
Lois Cooper | Gravenhurst Horticulural Society GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Horticultural Society (GHS) begins a new season on Tuesday, October 15 at 7 p.m. at the Gravenhurst Active Living Centre, 480 First St. N. This […]
TODAY IS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY — OFFER TO HELP
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If someone is off work, not at school or just off today, don’t be surprised. They may be taking a mental health day, which some union contracts now wisely […]
GRAVENHURST FIREFIGHTERS VISIT HOMES TO PROMOTE FIRE PREVENTION
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were out roaming several Gravenhurst neighbourhoods last night, but it wasn’t pre-Halloween trick or treating that they were up to. Firefighters were going door-to-door Oct. 9 as part of their annual Fire Prevention Week […]
AITCHISON SAYS HIGH-SPEED RURAL INTERNET TORY PRIORITY
HUNTSVILLE — Scott Aitchison says high-speed internet will be a priority for a Conservative government. The Parry Sound-Muskoka candidate said this week that Andrew Scheer “will make sure that Canadians have access to high-speed internet.” “Canadians […]