Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — No one expected the search for a new hospital site in South Muskoka would be easy — or fast. Now it seems after years of deliberations by Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare — and consultations with the public this winter — the answer as to its location won’t come clear until […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Judy Humphries admits she has a “bias” toward the former Ontario Fire College. A fire research librarian for 20 years before it closed in 2021; she called it her “dream job.” With deep-seated working knowledge — and as the town’s archivist and member of the Municipal Heritage Committee (MRC) […]
MUSKOKA — Traffic between Bracebridge and Gravenhurst was slowed to a crawl mid-day Thursday afternoon when a southbound dump truck veered into the median south of the Skyways gas bar and motel just south of Hwy. 118 near the Muskoka Airport Police and tow trucks were on hand and the road was fully opened about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Carolyn Grant can be forgiven for nodding off during Gordon Lightfoot’s funeral Monday. He kept the St. Paul’s United Church choir member up all night the night before. Grant works security every night at the church, closing up after events like Sunday’s visitation for the Orillia singer-songwriter who died […]
MUSKOKA — Here’s cheers to King Charles III. Coronation streets in Muskoka Saturday stretched from Gravenhurst to Bracebridge to Huntsville as unapologetic monarchists waved the Union Jack as Britannia ruled the day from London to Ottawa and around the Commonwealth to varying degrees. At The Old Station pub and restaurant in Bracebridge, Town Crier Bruce […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Following his funeral today, some time at a later date Gordon Lightfoot will be buried in his family’s plot with his parents and sister. St. Andrew’s and St. James’ Cemetery overlooks his childhood home, in the northwest end of Orillia, where he grew up and lived until about 1959-60. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — “I can say I shared a stage with Gordon Lightfoot.” Dan Moses was among 2,000 fans and friends from Kingston to Kentucky who lined up this afternoon and evening to pay their respects to Lightfoot “came home” to rest in his hometown. The music teacher at Base Borden was […]
Story and photos Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Royal watchers will be to bed early tonight and up before dawn tomorrow to watch the crowning of King Charles III. They won’t likely see the emerald green lights brightening select locations in Gravenhurst, including its town hall and the one Huntsville this weekend. It’s the […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for witnesses here who may have seen a man who attempted to force a 12-year-old girl into his car this morning as she was walking to school. Police are investigating the attempted abduction in Huntsville, a May 4, at about 8:15 a.m. They say she was approached by a male […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Emergency hospital visits are alone traumatic enough. And since November all patients in Muskoka attending ER with mental health challenges can receive the “immediate” help of a social worker. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has invested in mental health care through a “Mental Health Navigator” who provides “immediate support to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police acted fast here Tuesday to arrest and charge a Montreal teen accused in what’s called a “grandparent scam” this week. Local OPP, along with the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit, made the arrest in connection with an “emergency fraud,” also known as the grandparent scam, investigation in Gravenhurst. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Look for long lineups all-day Sunday at the St. Paul’s Centre as residents and old friends and fans of Gordon Lightfoot get to pay their respects to Mariposa’s most famous son. A death notice on the Mundell Funeral Home website says a public visitation for the “national treasure” takes […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Muskoka musicians are wading in with tributes to fellow “local” legend Gordon Lightfoot, with concerts and a You Tube recording. Neil Hutchison, Sean Cotton and Peter Wainwright are all singing the Canadian folk hero’s praises. This Saturday Hutchinson continues his “Lightfoot Lunch” at Fine Thymes Bakery and Bistro, in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — I sat on my front step today listening to Gordon Lightfoot songs and reading about his passing. And recalling a 1984 visit to my home where Canada’s folk laureate sat on the same stoop for a family photo we’re tracking down today. He had called my dad, Hugh Clairmont, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Jeff Long planned to have the sounds of music wash over his Southgate Plaza Saturday. “The plan was to have the music outdoors,” said the vice-president of his family’s Long & McQuade music store chain — “the largest in Canada and fourth or fifth largest in the world. “Per […]
GRAVENHURST — If you saw a few more smiles today it wasn’t just because of the return of the sun. Gravenhurst Rotarians spread out across town in “acts of random kindness” handing out $2,000 worth of gift cards. “It’s part of the club’s community service initiative,” said avenue chair Pam McDivitt, adding “people were so […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a quiet morning today at Gull Lake Rotary Park. There were no bands or crowds. Sun shone over the lake again — finally. But there was plenty of excitement shoreline as Rotarians readied to officially ‘Rock the Barge.’ The hoopla and fanfare — a tad muted — […]
MUSKOKA — Muskoka is providing more than $22,000 to help combat hate, violence and discrimination against Indigenous women and girls. It’s part of funding from the district’s IDEA Advisory Group (IAG) to support nine projects through its IDEA community grant program. IDEA promotes inclusion, diversity, equity and anti-racism or anti-hate. “We’re grateful for the dedication […]
MUSKOKA — A driving complaint Friday has led to an impaired driving charge against a Bracebridge man. Police say they received a call from the public about a person they believed was driving impaired on April 21. At 11:30 p.m. police responded to the complaint on Hwy. 11 north in Gravenhurst. An officer spotted vehicle […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s 17 years since Cameron Wilson, Allen Stiles and Charles Inkman last played for the Muskoka Concert Association. While the Joe Trio hasn’t lost any of its delightful, whimsical air, nor have they lightened up on their progressive presentation of classical music. “The mix and mash of all genres […]