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Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Bears had a better weekend — relatively speaking. Even though they lost both Saturday and Sunday. They’re improving however so slowly after 30 games. And though they remain on the bottom rung of the PJHL’s North Carruthers Division, they at least are in some games now — even […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.comBRACEBRIDGE — The Bears head in to weekend play hoping to erase three losses following a stunning 5-4 upset last Friday in Alliston, which ended the division leader’s 28-game undefeated streak. Muskoka hosts Innisfil Saturday at 7 p.m. and are in Stayner Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. That after a 5-0 home […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Friggin’ freezing enough for you? Wait till Sunday when a polar vortex strikes us. And we don’t mean Premier Danielle Smith — who is freezing out the rest of Canada. This Alberta Clipper is sweeping out of the west with temperatures that will plunge most of Canada below zero […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What price your living and district government doing business? As Trump tariff talks send more shivers out than next week’s polar vortex, yesterday the District of Muskoka passed a first two-year budget that lets you plan core housing expenses for 2025 and 2026. A district release said officials said […]

MUSKOKA — A pair of drivers in Bracebridge and Gravenhurst face impaired operation of their vehicles Saturday afternoon and Monday night. On January 11, at 2:40 p.m., while officers were conducting an investigation, they had an interaction with a driver in the area of Southbank Drive in Bracebridge. As a result of that interaction, police arrested […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A thief took advantage of overnight snow early today, stealing cash in a downtown business break-in. Police are investigating a break and enter January 14 on Muskoka Road South near Phillip Street. They say that between 4:15 and 5 a.m. an unknown suspect smashed a window, gained entry and […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A band of snow on the run sweeping across south Muskoka today appears set to break this afternoon following a furious flurry this morning. A hint of sun after mid-day Tuesday offers hope that the worst is over in the most recent winter punch. The latest Georgian Bay lake […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — This morning’s electric bus fire was the result of a “power steering” problem under the front. Trish Bennett, area supervisor for Campbell Bus Lines, in Huntsville, said that’s where the hot spot was. It had nothing to do with the battery, she said. “And it wasn’t broken down,” as […]

GRAVENHURST — So …. let’s have some fun. On Sunday January 26th at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Church, the Elderberries are excited to finally present their Holiday Concert called “OH, SNOW!” Their two annual pre-Christmas concerts had to be cancelled due to snow-mageddon. One can say this differently, but depending on your age it […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A broken down electric school bus — which had just transferred students to a replacement bus a short time before — caught fire at 8:30 a.m. this morning and was totally destroyed. All students were a safe distance away en route to their schools when flames were spotted, says […]

MUSKOKA — A driver who had to be awakened while stopped to gas up was among two Muskoka residents charged with impaired driving last week. Police say that on Tuesday January 7, at 5:15 p.m., an officer stopped at a service centre located on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst and while there noticed a vehicle […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — There’s hope for the Muskoka Bears after upsetting Alliston in the biggest win of the fledgling’s franchise’s history Friday. Connor Sampson “stood on his head” stopping 66 of 70 shots as the Jr. C team stung the Hornets handing the top team in the league their first loss of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police have charged a local woman after an investigation into a theft from the Royal Canadian Legion in Gravenhurst. On November 16 they began an investigation into the theft of irreplaceable war clothing items from the Royal Canadian Legion storage case in Gravenhurst. Further information was provided that the […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Bruce Schulz can’t wait for the rebirth of the Northlander train when it makes its first stops in Muskoka next year. His first train trip was a ride home from to Kilworthy from the hospital after his mother Morwin gave birth to the baby boom boy in March of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — “Something happened in December.” And as a result the nearly century-old Silver Bridge on Ecclestone Drive here will be closed for “an unknown period of time of at least months.” And cost millions to repair — six weeks after an inspection —while detouring traffic around the major river crossing […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — While Muskoka waits for two new future hospitals, Premier Doug Ford was in Cambridge Friday celebrating the completion of Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s (CMH) redevelopment for residents across Cambridge, North Dumfries and the Region of Waterloo. The province says it invested more than $220 million for 400,000 square feet of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Time, cold and a shift in the Silver Bridge have led to a “temporary” closure of the town’s icon. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic have been cut off as a precautionary measure following a review earlier this week. A detailed structural assessment and investigation are now underway, says the District […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A five-storey condo project approved for the Muskoka Wharf could double in size with a second 56-unit tower going up across the street. A public meeting January 28 re: the Rosseau Group’s Starboard proposal would see a zoning amendment to the original plan on three back street lots off […]