Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Long before Nabob (1896) and Canada Dry (1904) became iconic Canadian drinks, Dugald Brown was quenching thirsts in Gravenhurst for soda pop. His Muskoka Dry Ginger-Ale was the taste of Muskoka and beyond beginning in 1873. Only Molson (1786) has been in the brewing business longer. This afternoon the […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for surveillance video from yesterday after a charity donation box was stolen from a downtown business. OPP are investigating the theft, which took place Tuesday, October 10. They say they received a call from the owner of a business on Muskoka Road South after the merchant realized that the container […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Rising rates of respiratory illness” have led Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) to return to mandatory masking requirements in most areas of the hospitals in response. Muskoka’s hospitals president and CEO Cheryl Harrison says in a release today that: “It is with carefulness and caution that we reinstate masking requirements […]
GRAVENHURST — Two men here face assault charges after a complaint at a local rooming house. Provincial police charged the Gravenhurst men with an assault on a local woman. OPP say officers responded to a call from a concerned member of the public reporting that a woman had been assaulted at a the residence at […]
GRAVENHURST — A cab company owner here faces a charge of sexual assault after an alleged incident in one of his taxis in late July. Police say Mark Sethi, 57, who operates Gravenhurst Taxi, was arrested on Aug. 10, 2023. Officers along with members of the Muskoka Crime Unit have charged the Gravenhurst resident with […]
BRACEBRIDGE — It’s showtime again. At least auditions for the annual Rotary musical extravaganza. Following this past winter’s Sound of Music sell-outs, the Bracebridge Rotary Club has teamed up with HUB productions to bring to the stage a fitting performance of “Billy Elliott — The Musical.” The delightful and inspiring tale of a fictional British […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s been too long since the Orillia Silver Band played the Opera House. In the intervening years the band and their audience have grown to appreciate each other more as their average ages merge. Sunday, Oct. 15, the OSB brings their inspiring, enthusiastic music north for truly an event […]
GRAVENHURST — A lot of local families will be enjoying a happier Thanksgiving this weekend thanks to the Lions Club, Salvation Army and hundreds of food bank donors. The two charitable organizations teamed up Thursday, Friday and Saturday to collect and distribute holiday dinner items as food prices continue to soar. Thanks in part to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Cool weather’s return also sees signs of COVID on the rise again. Visiting to the North Wing inpatient unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. A release Friday from Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Patrick Boyer is a sprightly 78-year-old with bright blue eyes, a warm smile, inquisitive mind and gift for telling stories about Muskoka few if any can match. Tomorrow morning at the Bracebridge Public Library, at 10:30 a.m., he will regale readers of his many Muskoka history books and columns […]
GRAVENHURST — Family and friends of Susan Halliday, a Gravenhurst artist and teacher, will be celebrating her life and many well-lived life accomplishments Saturday, Sept. 9, at her home in Gravenhurst. She passed away June 8, 2023, near Seattle, en route north while driving from her winter home in Cabo, Mexico, with husband Paul Clairmont. […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people were taken to hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — after a pair of SUVs collided early last evening on Hwy. 60 in west Huntsville. Emergency services responded to what police call a serious motor vehicle accident at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, near Fairyview Drive. Police say a 40-year-old male […]
MUSKOKA – Water either in it or drinking it are among the best ways to beat the heat. And don’t forget to check on friends, kids, pets, seniors and shut-ins. Whether it’s a cold drink or a dip in the lake/pool – even sitting under a tree – we want your best advice on how […]
MUSKOKA — Hell hath no fury like this end of summer heat wave. And it’s not over yet as “heat warning” alerts were lighting up cellphones across Muskoka today. An extended heat warning has been issued for all areas within Simcoe Muskoka through to Wednesday, Sept. 6. Which means kids back at school, outdoor workers […]
HUNTSVILLE — A frantic search by residents on Harp Lake early yesterday afternoon began after a 65-year-old man fell from a paddleboard and didn’t resurface. Police and emergency services responded and the search continued into early last night with the aid of OPP Aviation services. Police say that at 1:30 p.m., Sunday Sept. 3, they […]
GRAVENHURST — A motorcyclist who missed a turn on a popular stretch of south Gravenhurst road here yesterday has died. He was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services responded to a call on Southwood Road after 2 p.m. The 60-year-old rider from Oshawa landed in a ditch after failing to navigate a curve […]
GRAVENHURST — A Rotary Rocks the Barge raffle was music to the ears of the service club as winners rode off on a pair of new e-bikes in a fundraiser that hit a high note with net proceeds of $6,618 going to the club’s new amphitheatre seating at the poplar Sunday night concert venue. With […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It took only one vote. But four votes opposing The Rosseau Group’s condo project at the Muskoka Wharf leaves it dead in the water. At least for now — pending the possibility of an appeal within 20 days or a new and different application. Tuesday’s stunning turnaround vote at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Melissa Cooper, a member of the Langford Cemetery board, couldn’t decide whether to put out a balloon Saturday at the intersection of Hwy. 117 marking the turnoff to the cemetery where its 150th anniversary was being recognized. “I didn’t know whether to show it was a ‘celebration’ or a […]
Photos and story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — ‘Life on the Edge of the Canadian Shield’ travels along two paths in the new Misko-Aki (red earth) exhibit at the Muskoka Discovery Centre. One paddled by a canoe, another taken in a steamship. It was opened Thursday by Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. The story of […]