Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — As Apeldoorn today warmly welcomed Canadian veterans who liberated the Netherlands 80 years ago, Norwegian officials were equally greeted at the Muskoka Airport where “Little Norway” fighter pilots trained to help end the Second World War. Deputy Ambassador Jon-Age Oyslebo led a deputation in which Air Attaché and Assistant […]
GRAVENHURST — A new initiative to help volunteers find the right fit for their talents has started up. Unite Gravenhurst is organized by the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Trinity United Church — and other local groups, organizations and businesses — interested in working together in efforts to recognize and encourage volunteerism in the […]
SOUTH MUSKOKA — A series of May events will raise funds for a wheel-chair accessible van for Community Living residents. “We are currently working to raise funds that will provide safe, reliable transportation for the people we support who face mobility barriers,” they say in a release. “An accessible van isn’t just a vehicle—it’s a […]
MUSKOKA — Earth Week wrapped up with a lot of wrappers when over two days a dedicated group of volunteers came together to make tangible difference in the environment. Two successful events took place. One at Nelson Head Nature Reserve in Huntsville, and another at Silver Doe Nature Reserve and Conservation Road in Gravenhurst. A […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A second Marriott hotel that opened this winter has its official ribbon cutting next Thursday, May 8.. Manager Jaiendra Rao is inviting the public to an evening celebration from 5-7 p.m. The Fairfield Inn & Suites Gravenhurst complements the original Residence Inn Marriott at Muskoka Wharf. “We are thrilled […]
GRAVENHURST — It will be a lot more than a sentimental journey for fans of The Elderberries and those concert-goers new their annual community concert weekend. The Elderberries Choir invites you to an “unforgettable evening/afternoon of music and community spirit” at the Gravenhurst Seniors Activity Centre Saturday June 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday June […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — If Pierre Poilievre loses his seat, how is it most voters locally stuck with Scott Aitchison? And did the Liberals really advance their cause — or was it Richter’s big mean Green machine volunteers who made all the difference? Geordie Sabbagh counted on them and for half his […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — With health care one of the concerns of the federal election, MAHC’s recruitment of three new doctors couldn’t come at a better time. Not only heading in to the busy summer season, but because of their year-round specialities. They recently began with Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare through its two hospital […]
MUSKOKA — Police are four for three in impaired driving charges this week. Yesterday, Tuesday April 29, at 1:40 a.m., an officer conducting general patrol in Bracebridge observed a vehicle on Manitoba Street run a red light. After stopping the vehicle they charged 68-year-old Randall Husse, of Feversham, with Impaired Operation CC 320.14(1)(a), Over 80 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Canada voted red and white tonight. This riding went red, white — and Blue. As of Tuesday afternoon, with all 255 of 255 polls agonizingly counted, the final PS-M scoreboard showed: Conservatives 33,648, Liberals 27,656 — a 52-42 % voter split confirmed Elections Canada And a Mark Carney […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Michael Bird “won’t be a sore loser” if Mark Carney wins tonight. He expects the prime minister to keep his job — even if he didn’t get Bird’s vote this afternoon at the busy Gravenhurst Active Living Seniors’ Centre. The school custodian who works in Bracebridge and lives […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The polls are open for MP and PM. And Canadians lined up at polling stations before 9:30 a.m. voting began. A sunny day and sunny ushered in the future of Canada as poll clerks checked to make sure voters had their ID and voter card with poll number. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — “I feel it’s gonna be real close. I think it’s a horse race.” Matt Richter? No, Geordie Sabbagh. The Liberal candidate was channelling his Green friend Friday. And why? Party polling? “Just instinct,” said Sabbagh. “They don’t really poll our area particularly well, I think.” National polls deem […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Two LCBO thefts here Thursday have resulted in one person being charged and two others are being sought in the second separate incident. Police Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating two thefts from a local retailer in Gravenhurst. On April 24, 2025 during the evening hours, Bracebridge OPP […]
HUNTSVILLE — With help of the public a suspect has been arrested and charged in a break and enter here Monday. Police said today that as a result of their help the suspects were identified. Joshua Godfrey, 35, of Huntsville, is charged with: * Break and Enter * Fail to comply with probation order Godfrey, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 22-year-old Huntsville man was in Bracebridge bail court this morning after police were called yesterday to the Huntsville Place Mall for a report of a male possibly brandishing a knife. On Thursday, April 24, at 5 p.m., OPP officers responded to the King William Street business centre. They say their investigation revealed […]
HUNTSVILLE — More than 30 firefighters were called to a major fire early this morning at a historic Deerhurst Resort restaurant. At 6:26 a.m. April 25 firefighters from the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the Deerhurst Antler Steakhouse on Deerhurst-Highlands Drive. The old log building is an iconic structure […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Toronto man jailed 16 years last month on a mistaken attempted murder charge has pleaded guilty to arson here after setting a fire to a boat rental business at the Muskoka Wharf in early 2023. Carlos Pena Torrez, 36, of Toronto, was sentenced in a Bracebridge court to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com It’s hard to be humble, even for a pope, who will be laid to rest with the pomp and circumstance becoming a state leader Saturday morning. Pope Francis, as requested, will be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major after a morning funeral Mass at St. Peter’s. The first pontiff […]
HUNTSVILLE — A day didn’t go by this long weekend here without police arresting and charging an impaired driving suspect. Officers were active over Easter keeping roads safe and as a result three drivers were taken of the roadway for their efforts. Saturday April 19, at 11:30 p.m., police were advised of a vehicle in […]