BRACEBRIDGE — Rene Caisse never looked so warm or fashionable. The likeness of the local cancer treatment inventor was draped in a large red scarf this morning. And while Friday’s weather may not have been cold enough for scarves, five Muskoka Grandmothers were busy handing out the “Red Scarfs” for a good cause. Or more […]
HUNTSVILLE — After thanking local Santa Claus parade organizers in the legislature Thursday — and charity groups that collect toys and food to giveaway at Christmas — Tory MPP Norm Miller was in his home riding Friday announcing $187,000 in funding to “help create jobs and prosperity in rural and Indigenous communities. “ He made […]
MACTIER — The CP Holidday Train rolls into MacTier at 2:50 p.m. Friday at the Old CP Station downtown. The half-hour stop includes a quick concert by Terri Clark, Sierra Noble and Kelly Prescott. Then it’s on to Parry Sound for a 4 p.m. stop and concert. Then its off to Shawanaga First Nation and […]
HUNTSVILLE — With hunting season hardly over, Huntsville OPP report hunting gear and a gun has gone missing. The owner believes it went missing in and around Main. St. W to Highway #11 area. The gear is described as follows; lever action rifle Marlin model 1895GBL, hunting vest made by Brown Pheasant and a hunter […]
BRACEBRIDGE – It’s now safe to skate, play hockey or visit the Bracebridge arena. An ammonia leak this week has been contained and cleaned up. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the rink is good to go, again. Town officials confirmed the opening at 3:15 p.m. Information on facility hours, events and bookings can be made […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If you’re out an’ aboot in Bracebridge Friday, Nov. 30, and see a bunch of people wearing beautifully hand-knitted red scarves, it’s because it’s Red Scarf Day https://www.redscarf.ca/ Thanks to Muskoka Grandmother, the local chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, at 11 a.m. they will be at the Rene Caisse statue, next to […]
GRAVENHURST — Peace on Earth. Now that’s something we could really use this year. And it’s the theme of this year’s Elderberries Choir Christmas concerts. The local choral group with lofty goals for the world and ambitious plans for it annual celebration of holiday cheer is spreading its love around town the weekend of Dec. […]
GRAVENHURST — December’s Fine Films offering, Hearts Beat Loud, is a sure winner with audiences. If, that is, you subscribe to the Rotten Tomatoes ratings, which gave it a 91 per cent score. Widower and aging Brooklyn hipster Frank starts a band with his teenage daughter, Sam, just before she leaves home to attend college […]
Photos by Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST – It was one of the largest parades in years, as the Chamber of Commerce pulled in more than 50 floats, bands, and company vehicles for the annual march through downtown. Here is some more of them as they marched, paraded and otherwise entertained hundreds along the route.
Photos by Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST – Santa was in fine form here Saturday in his annual visit. Here’s another look at the local parade.
Photos by Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST – The official results aren’t in yet from the Chamber of Commerce on the top entries in the Santa Claus parade; but unofficially judging by the size and reaction of the crowd – everyone was a winner. The floats, the entries, the walkers, the sponsors – and mostly […]
GRAVENHURST — The holiday season gets in full swing here this weekend, with the Santa Claus parade and big United Church Christmas bazaar and tea in the morning. Sunday the Muskoka Concert Association continues with the Metropolitan Silver Band’s salute to silver bells — cornets that is. The band’s snow date from last March is […]
GRAVENHURST — UpTown, Downtown, call it what you want, But Gravenhurst’s business core was open for business as the sun set on Black Friday. That’s when the lights came on a Christmas Tree at the Opera House tonight under a bright, shining full moon. Dozens of hardy and hearty souls braved minus temperature chills to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Kapuskasing man faces impaired driving charges after the OPP stopped a wrong-way driver Tuesday night. Provincial police have charged the male with impaired driving, after he was stopped Highway 11. They say that on Nov. 20, 2018, just after 7 p.m. police received a call for a vehicle being driven southbound in […]
GRAVENHURST — Bidders looking to get a head start on the popular 38th annual Gravenhurst Rotary Club TV/Internet Auction can log on to the site now in the days leading up to Sunday’s Nov. 25 live final bidding. With hundreds of items to bid on, you can start placing your bids online now at www.gravenhurstrotaryauction.com […]
Photos by Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA – It was a jolly St. Nick here Saturday afternoon as the fine fellow in red suited up for his first official parade appearance of the Christmas holiday season. He brought sunshine, and before him a lot of floats and enough sweet treats to fill hundreds of kiddie […]
GRAVENHURST — Oh, the weather was looking frightful …. That was the scene last March, when the Metropolitan Silver Band was scheduled to play the Gravenhurst Opera House, in the season’s second last performance presentation put on by the Muskoka Concert Association season. So the concert was postponed until this weekend, Nov. 25. And […]
GRAVENHURST — A Township of Mono man faces three charges of theft over $5,000 after a mini-excavator and trailer were stolen in Gravenhurst and a utility trailer in Muskoka Lakes Township. Provincial police in Bracebridge and Dufferin County combined services to make the arrest and lay charges. They say that between October 24 and October 25 […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Did you know that you can easily update your child’s immunization records online? In Ontario, under the Immunization of School Pupils Act, up to date immunization records are required for all students and it is the responsibility of a parent to report immunizations to their health unit. Share your child’s immunization record with […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Legal cannabis should be making life easier for drug users. But, according to the health unit, lingering stereotypes about people who use drugs are making it more difficult to provide treatment and prevent overdose, the Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy (SMOS) says. In a campaign running through the fall, the coalition hopes to […]