Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A joy of giving is seeing the results of receiving. That’s why “giving locally” is a great idea for last-minute shoppers looking to gift someone who has everything. A bonus for recipients who are no longer hoarders or re-gifters. Or a great present for those who would appreciate a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Santa is ready if Rudolph calls in sick. He’ll be aboard the Portage Flyer holiday train tomorrow night from 5-8 p.m. behind the Summit Centre arena. The Town of Huntsville, Muskoka Heritage Place and Santa Claus would like to invite everyone to the annual Portage Flyer Christmas event December 23. […]
LETTER TO EDITOR The Muskoka Advent Choir, on the road again for Advent 2023, has enjoyed a wonderful season of presenting the Christmas story in song in six concerts across the Muskoka area. We are so grateful for the continuous promotion of each concert by MuskokaTODAY.com, drawing people to our concerts. As a non-profit volunteer […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As widely expected, a new hospital in Bracebridge will be built uptown near the Walmart. And it seems availability to transit played a big role against the other final location option further south in town. The much-delayed news today comes as concerns are now rising about just what possible […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A disgruntled customer who broke a fast food window Saturday morning has been charged with mischief. Police say they responded to a 911 call from employees at the Subway restaurant on Wellington Street near Monck Road December 16 at 10 a.m. after a patron caused damage to a window after refusing to pay […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A mid-day attempted break-in Saturday on Keith Road was caught on video and police are now looking for two suspects who fled in a silver van. OPP) are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying one suspect and the vehicle December 16 at 3:20 p.m. Police responded to a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The district is the latest to hold the line — relatively — on taxes. An almost 4 per cent increase will see property owners paying $40.38 per $300,000 property assessment across its six municipalities. District council approved a $155.9 million tax-support budget Monday, December 18, reflecting an operating levy of $94.2 million and $61.7 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Three impaired driving charges the past five days include a 21-year-old snow plow operator. On Friday December 15, at 2:30 a.m., police were called about a possible impaired driver when a member of the public called police concerned about the driving behaviour of a truck with a plow on […]
HUNTSVILLE — A week of COVID in the south wing of the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital is over. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) says today that — in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit —it has confirmed the COVID-19 outbreak is over. They say the outbreak lasted seven days, and through outbreak management protocols […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST/HUNTSVILLE — Will you hear what I hear? There’s a lot of great Christmas music and concerts this month. And while you can’t get out to all of them, one (or two) you’ll want to catch is by the Muskoka Concert Band — with a special narrated piece by actor Pru […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In a move today that showed both respect and class, Bracebridge council dedicated its press table in memory of the late local journalist Mary Beth Hartill. The Muskoka Region reporter, who died of cancer last April, was a regular reporting weekly from the council chambers and on community events […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Video of a malicious two-fisted, hammer-wielding vandal who smashed a pair of windows at the Muskoka Wharf early Monday shows the acts were definitely “deliberate” and “pre-meditated.” And not random, say the owners of the Shipyards of Muskoka Marketplace and Blue Willow Tea Room who both a little shaken […]
HUNTSVILLE — COVID’s rapid return has another health care facility reporting an outbreak. Visiting to the South Wing inpatient unit at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. “For safety reasons, visiting restrictions are in place […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Business is no longer 9 to 5. Since COVID it’s more 24-7. So it wasn’t unusual to see a couple dozen people in the Arts at the Albion Thursday — after work. The arts shop’s doors were open for another of the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours […]
GRAVENHURST — An overnight theft of three recreatational vehicles has police looking for suspects involved. And they say they are once again are seeking help from the public. On December 5 at 3:11 p.m. officers were dispatched to Kubota North Canada located on Winhara Road in Gravenhurst. It was reported that sometime over night on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The man charged twice in a week for drug-trafficking remains in police custody. After a bail hearing yesterday Shane Ketelaar was held in custody, police say. The Gravenhurst resident was arrested, charged and released on Friday December 1 and then arrested again with new charges on Wednesday December 6 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A man charged twice the past week with drug-trafficking was in court this morning facing a bail hearing. Shane Ketelaar, of Gravenhurst, was arrested yesterday and held overnight. He was previously arrested last Friday on similar charges. Police say today the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and local […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com CENTRAL ONTARIO — The local school board has a new chair and vice chair today. Last night Trillium Lakelands District School Board elected Kawartha City trustee Colleen Wilcox as chair and Bracebridge trustee Esther Childs was elected vice-chair. Bruce Reain remains as past chair, says TLDSB release. The position of chair […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — First Street North at Brock Street was closed for a minor accident early this afternoon involving a pickup truck and car. About 1:30 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 6, police and paramedics responded to the downtown collision in front of Gravenhurst Plumbing and Heating. According to police no one was seriously […]
BRACEBRIDGE — One person’s Merry Christmas can be another’s happy holidays. Police are looking for the owner of a “quantity of cash” that was found in Bracebridge last week. On November 29, at 4:45 p.m. a good Samaritan called the local OPP to report they found the money in a parking lot near a commercial area […]