Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Flood waters continue to rise in parts of the district, while receding in some others. And that’s causing reverberations throughout the adjoining watersheds. In Gravenhurst, effective immediately, the town has posted signs closing public parks on Lake Muskoka and Sparrow Lake including: Muskoka Bay Park Lorne Street Beach Muskoka […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A sunny day while some were out with rakes and leaf blowers, Faye Rashigzadeh was filling sand bags to protect her home feet from the rising Moon River in Bala. With Faryal, “a friend from the city,” on the shovel calling it “fun” and her holding the bright orange […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION MUSKOKA — Graydon Smith knows about district chairs. His last term as mayor of Bracebridge, before becoming MPP June 2, 2022, he was four years Muskoka’s deputy chair to John Klinck. I sat across from him representing Gravenhurst before Smith got elected and we both voted (maybe not the same […]
BY FRAN HARVEY, MCB CONDUCTOR MUSKOKA — Please join the Muskoka Concert Band at our annual Spring Concerts! This spring we will be performing a special program titled “Picture This! — Music that tells us stories” at two great concerts in Muskoka. On Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m., we will be performing our one-hour […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Who knew how great an impact nurse practitioners have on treating and keeping everyone healthy and alive. And it’s about to expand for the number of new salaried NPs and other medical team members — notably as thousands of un-attached and under-attached patients steadily increase. Riding residents who […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare will soon begin a search for a new chief of staff after announcing today that Dr. Khaled Abdel-Razek will retire August 31. They say in a release today that the hospitals’ board will initiate a recruitment process in the coming weeks. A selection committee, including representatives […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Widespread rains with weather forecasts this coming week predicting daytime highs of 3°C to 20°C and overnight lows between -4°C and 10°C — include up to 65 mm of more precipitation as of Tuesday. The Ministry of Natural Resources has issued a “flood warning” is in effect until next […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Mike Eddy wants to get one thing straight first. His new Muskoka Mushroom & Plant Store is not another pot shop. “It’s got nothing to do with that. “I’m selling gourmet mushrooms” — not magic mushrooms — next to one of several cannabis shops in town. “No, it’s just […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Come for the haircut — get an earful. The Slick Back Barber is a welcome, informative — interesting — and enjoyable addition to the main street business community here. Kurtis Baker and “my girl” Amanda Burrows are the latest entrepreneurs attempting the revival and rejuvenation of Gravenhurst’s Muskoka Road […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Bob Jacob (“not Jacobs”) is two-for-two. His second million-dollar donation to the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Foundation was celebrated this afternoon with the names of he and his late wife, Lynn, being placed in prominence over the front entrance to the hospital. “Look, they spelled my name right — […]
HUNTSVILLE — Four business break and enters March 27 and April 3-4 have police in Huntsville asking if anyone has seen the suspects caught in security camera images. According to police, on: Friday March 27: Main Street, Huntsville At 2:50 a.m. an unknown suspect broke a window and gained entry to a restaurant on Main […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com NORTH BAY — Riding the Northlander one-way from Gravenhurst to Toronto will cost adults $67, seniors/students $57 and kids $33.50. Return costs are double that for the train the still has not start date for service. That’s the word today as fares were finally announced at Ontario Northland’s headquarters in North […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — A near tragedy was averted early this morning when a fire broke out behind the Bala Falls Pub with flames just feet from the front side of the Kee to Bala. Muskoka Lakes Firefighters jumped on the flames just before 6 a.m. Monday after a 911 call about “reported […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PHOTOS Alex Hogg | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — I’m immortalized. Photographers are often camera-shy. Not always I. But thanks to the ‘RMS Segwun Storyboard’ project unveiled last weekend, I can now say I’ve been painted into the centre of an iconic Muskoka artwork. And who doesn’t secretly want to live on on canvas? […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — While Romeo and Juliet engaged in forbidden romance on the Rene Caisse stage Saturday night, across the hallway a different act played out here at centre court in the high school gymnasium. Far from the star-crossed lovers, the Big Trouble in Bracebridge was the dramatic, grappling sounds echoing off […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police have charged a Huntsville with Criminal Harassment and Breach of Recognizance after he was arrested near Riverside Public School Wednesday. Police say that on April 1, at 3:05 p.m. they responded to a disturbance call on Brunel Road. School staff reported a male waving a sign and yelling about his disdain for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A North Dundas Township man will be in court next Wednesday charged with multiple alleged sex assaults against children at a Muskoka resort. Last Wednesday, March 18, police from Huntsville, in partnership with the OPP Muskoka Crime Unit, initiated an investigation into two sexual assaults. Tonight they told MuskokaTODAY.com […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Easter is a time when hope springs eternal. Kim Evans is well aware of that as owner of Blooming Muskoka. It’s one of her busiest times of the year. So her vacant store window this week prompted the obvious question. Another one bites the dust? Upon closer inspection the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Two drivers here were charged yesterday with impaired operation and stunt driving after being caught by police. On March 31, at 3:15 p.m., police were called to a single vehicle collision on Brunel Road near Muskoka Road 10. Several passing motorists called 911 when a vehicle hit the guard […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Brampton man was in bail court this morning charged with what police are calling a “targetted” armed attack at a First Street South residence in Gravenhurst last night. On Monday, March 30 at 7:10 p.m., officers responded to an emergency call at the home after a man tried […]