LETTER TO THE EDITOR : The Government of Ontario may have finally taken its first real tangible step forward to make the return of passenger rail service in the northeast a reality. The associate Minister of Transportation, Stan Cho, and his ministerial colleagues — Victor Fedeli (MPP for Nipissing), George Pirie (Timmins) and Graydon Smith (Parry Sound-Muskoka) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The location of a new hospital site in Bracebridge will be discussed at public meeting this month. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is hosting a series of community open houses — in-person and one online — to engage community members and update the public on the capital redevelopment journey to […]
MUSKOKA — The new year began anew as with an end to the old. Police in Bracebridge laid their first impaired charge of 2023 on Jan. 1 — after arresting three others in the final week of 2022. None were on New Year’s Eve or morn. On Sunday, Jan. 1, officers responded to concerns from […]
HUNTSVILLE — Happy New Year to the Smiths of Huntsville — Theresa, Kyle, Kaleb and now Ryleigh. Mom gave birth to the first-born of 2023 at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. Ryleigh was delivered to Theresa and Kyle by Dr. Sheena Branigan. The newborn weighed in at 9 pounds, 9 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What do you do when it’s 2 a.m., the window on your snow plow is broken and the wind and snow are blowing a blizzard into your cab? Well if you’re Charlie, who drives for Coon Bros. — and you’re facing several feet of snow on the ground and […]
RUNNING STORY … WATCH FOR STORM WATCH UPDATES HERE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s white and it’s light. That’s the most you can say about the worst storm of the year whipping across Muskoka yesterday, today, tomorrow and the day after. It’s been a doozy with winds whipping up to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Call it cold comfort — or the calm before the storm. A Christmas Carol sing-along last night — out at the Rotary Club of Bracebridge Centennial Garden was a cool yule — enough to warm your heart and melt any back of minds thoughts of the snow blowing in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police can’t — or won’t — release the name of a woman who crashed her vehicle here last night while “having five times the legal limit in her of alcohol in her blood.” They say it’s because they chose to identify the amount of her breathalyser test rather than […]
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BRACEBRIDGE — Fa, la, la, la, la …! A fun night of Christmas carolling returns tomorrow night to the Bracebridge Rotary Centennial Gardens. Thursday night’s annual Rotary Club of Bracebridge sing-along — complete with hot Christmas cheer — will be led by the Salvation Army band. Join them around the gazebo and enjoy sounds of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Doug Ford’s off-the-cuff remark about $1 billion to build two new hospitals in Muskoka stunned many — including local health-care providers. But it’s nothing compared to today’s breath-taking announcement that pretty much confirms that number. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare says he premier may not be far off the mark when […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The best thing about school concerts — though the singing and dancing are great, too — is the kids and parents waving at each other. Take last night’s primary seasonal celebration at Macaulay Public School. It’s hard to tell who enjoyed it the most — the beaming kids searching […]
ORILLIA — Band lovers are in for a real treat Sunday. With several excellent concert and brass bands in the region, particularly the Orillia Silver Band, which have featured many fine soloists, one of the more distinguished performers takes the stage at the Orillia Opera House. By special arrangement, the Silver Band will host the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVEHURST — The on-again-off-again Northlander could make a stop in Gravenhurst in a few years if the province follows through on a promise yesterday to start the engines again on a new train and service. Ontario will spend $140 million to buy three new “trainsets,” announced Associate Transportation Minister Stan Cho […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a Joyeux Noel! for concert-goers Sunday as the Muskoka Advent Choir made its fifth stop of the carolling season at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Those who came out on a snowy eve were treated to another joyful rendition of the traditional region-wide cantata. For 28 years — […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com After two years at home Christmas calendars are filling up and refrigerators are stuck with enough sticky notes to keep you and your family busy with fun events, lunches and craft sales scheduled morning, noon and night. Often too many to keep up with. There’ve been four Santa sightings in parades […]
MUSKOKA — There’s nothing like the stirring sound of dozens of trumpets, trombones, clarinets, flutes, timpani drums and sleigh bells ringing in your ears the sounds of the season. Carols, hymns, Handel, Mozart, Crosby and other holiday favourites including some exciting music of Hanukah. It’s all yours to behold in two Muskoka Concert Band performance […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Experience won out over local knowledge tonight, as Muskoka councillors voted in former Barrie mayor Jeff Lehman as the district’s new chair. At their first meeting the 2022-2026 term Lehman beat out five other applicants in a secret vote of the 22 town and township mayors and council representatives. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “We expect our elected MPP to protect our communities’ interests and to protect Ontario’s natural resources and forests,” says Climate Action Muskoka spokesperson, Tamsen Tillson. “We are calling on (Graydon Smith) to do the right thing and fight like hell to get the bill rescinded.” Climate Action Muskoka (CAM) and Almaguin Climate Action (ACA) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Bill 23 failed the Greens “smell test” — but passed into law this week with a Tory majority. One of Ontario’s most controversial bills received third reading and will now allow homes to be built on the previous greenbelt surrounding Toronto. A last ditch attempt by the Green […]