BRACEBRIDGE — One more time …. That’s the plan tonight as We the North fans across Muskaka gather for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. After previous viewing parties watching the Raptors getting to within one win of their first title over the defending Golden State Warriors, basketball cheerleaders are prepared to bring home the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Drinking and driving continues to be a major problem in the bottom half of Muskoka. Twice as many drivers as last year were charged with impaired driving in a month of statistics, say provincial police. The OPP’s Bracebridge detachment analysed a 30-day period up to Monday and compared it to a similar time […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hundreds of outstanding classic cars and trucks will fill the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce auto show Saturday. But they’ll move aside by taking a back seat to first responders, who will offer free two-minute hands-on life-saving CPR tips. That firefighters and paramedics in Muskoka regularly save lives should be nothing new to most people, […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Provincial police are investigating the theft of a stolen vehicle found behind a shopping plaza. They say that on Saturday evening, June 1, a thief stole a maroon Chevrolet Aveo from an address on Church Street in Bracebridge, and at some point that night got it stuck in a sand hill behind a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Flood victims can learn more about how they can apply for provincial compensation over the next two days. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is holding information sessions about DRAO in Bracebridge at the Sportsplex at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, and in Huntsville at the Town Hall at 7 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — If you’re out for a walk — or drive — this month, watch for turtles. June is the highest nesting season for turtles and when they are most likely near roads. And why should you care about these old slow pokes? Because turtles are the best vacuum cleaners of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Weary weather watchers beaten by fires and flooding the past year, remain vigilant as they keep leery eyes on daily forecasts. Local Greens blame climate change, calling it a “crisis” and plan to talk about how it affects Muskoka Saturday, June 15. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry […]
ORILLIA — Provincial police here are looking for a mischief suspect who spray painted graffiti on a building, on Atherley Road, Monday June 3 reported to police. The suspect was caught on camera in the act spraying the side of the building. The Orillia OPP is releasing a picture of the suspect in hopes someone can identify this […]
BALA — With moving early morning ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day on Juno Beach today, Canadians are marking the historic turning point in the Second World War. Muskoka veterans, their families and friends will no doubt be pausing to remember and take note. Though there are no formal occasions to pay respects, at […]
GRAVENHURST — Twenty-five years ago this week Second World War veteran George Swerbrick talked to Hugh Clairmont about D-Day and his role June 6, 1944 in the historic beach-storming invasion Canadians and Westerners are marking today and tomorrow. See our cover story below, from our second edition of MuskokaTODAY, June 3, 1994, Vol. 1 No. […]
GRAVENHURST — A Sunday morning walk is not always as it seems. This week a group of walkers was out here on Gravenhurst’s Muskoka Road marching to bring about awareness of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. The fundraiser included 16 or so walkers, including Gravenhurst Fire Chief Larry Brassard and firefighter Jeremy Brackley among those on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Scott Aitchison has never met Andrew Scheer. But he wants to be on his team come Oct. 21. Because Aitchison’s always wanted to be MP. “I’ve always been a Conservative,” the Huntsville mayor said by phone Friday. He knows the Conservative Party of Canada has veered further to the […]
GRAVENHURST — Electric and driverless cars are down the road. Today, if you have domestic car or truck and you need auto repairs fast in downtown Gravenhurst there’s a new mechanic shop open this spring. Bill Talbot and Scott Baker offer Quality work at their Muskoka Road South sales and repair business near Main Street […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver who led police on a chase on Hwy. 11 drove northbound in the southbound lanes briefly before being pulled over Saturday night. Provincial police had Hwy. 11 southbound closed south of Gravenhurst for a report of a driver driving the wrong way on the highway at 11 p.m. They say an […]
GRAVENHURST — Now that boating restrictions have been lifted on Muskoka lakes and rivers following spring flooding, pleasure boaters and commercial traffic will see a large police presence in June. And it has less to do with monitoring wakes along some parts of shorelines still protected by sandbags. For the next four weeks OPP marine […]
GRAVENHURST — Lake levels are slowly coming down after the Flood of 2019. At the Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst, where boats are beginning to return to moor for the summer, the floating docks are back to nearer normal levels. The Wenonah II had its maiden voyage of the season, a membership cruise for Muskoka Steamship […]
GRAVENHURST — An explosive fire at an auto repair shop Sunday morning destroyed a vehicle and sent clouds of dark oily smoke spewing across Hwy. 11 South. Gravenhurst firefighters from Stations 1 and 2 had their hands full May 26 at Dave’s Auto Repair in Kilworthy, after a passerby saw smoke billowing from the shop […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Call it catch-as-catch-can. And what goes down, must come up. A debris catcher? Or something like that. This week, Bracebride public works staff were able to finally remove the snowmobile bride that crosses the Muskoka River near Kerr Park. After a busy spring trying to tame the river effect, they got around to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Music for Everyone couldn’t be better name for their annual Muskoka Men of Song spring concert June 7 at the Rene Caisse Theatre. The 36 voices in the choir will not only be pleasing as always to your ear, with tuneful numbers from their own repertoire; but this year they welcome back the […]
OTTAWA — As floods spread across Ontario, including Toronto, the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, John Yakabuski, concluded a week of post-mortems on flooding in Muskoka and the Ottawa Valley area. He called the three meetings “very productive.” Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller was among the government representatives on hand. In a statement he released […]