Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Emergency hospital visits are alone traumatic enough. And since November all patients in Muskoka attending ER with mental health challenges can receive the “immediate” help of a social worker. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has invested in mental health care through a “Mental Health Navigator” who provides “immediate support to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police acted fast here Tuesday to arrest and charge a Montreal teen accused in what’s called a “grandparent scam” this week. Local OPP, along with the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit, made the arrest in connection with an “emergency fraud,” also known as the grandparent scam, investigation in Gravenhurst. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Look for long lineups all-day Sunday at the St. Paul’s Centre as residents and old friends and fans of Gordon Lightfoot get to pay their respects to Mariposa’s most famous son. A death notice on the Mundell Funeral Home website says a public visitation for the “national treasure” takes […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Muskoka musicians are wading in with tributes to fellow “local” legend Gordon Lightfoot, with concerts and a You Tube recording. Neil Hutchison, Sean Cotton and Peter Wainwright are all singing the Canadian folk hero’s praises. This Saturday Hutchinson continues his “Lightfoot Lunch” at Fine Thymes Bakery and Bistro, in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — I sat on my front step today listening to Gordon Lightfoot songs and reading about his passing. And recalling a 1984 visit to my home where Canada’s folk laureate sat on the same stoop for a family photo we’re tracking down today. He had called my dad, Hugh Clairmont, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Jeff Long planned to have the sounds of music wash over his Southgate Plaza Saturday. “The plan was to have the music outdoors,” said the vice-president of his family’s Long & McQuade music store chain — “the largest in Canada and fourth or fifth largest in the world. “Per […]
GRAVENHURST — If you saw a few more smiles today it wasn’t just because of the return of the sun. Gravenhurst Rotarians spread out across town in “acts of random kindness” handing out $2,000 worth of gift cards. “It’s part of the club’s community service initiative,” said avenue chair Pam McDivitt, adding “people were so […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a quiet morning today at Gull Lake Rotary Park. There were no bands or crowds. Sun shone over the lake again — finally. But there was plenty of excitement shoreline as Rotarians readied to officially ‘Rock the Barge.’ The hoopla and fanfare — a tad muted — […]
MUSKOKA — Muskoka is providing more than $22,000 to help combat hate, violence and discrimination against Indigenous women and girls. It’s part of funding from the district’s IDEA Advisory Group (IAG) to support nine projects through its IDEA community grant program. IDEA promotes inclusion, diversity, equity and anti-racism or anti-hate. “We’re grateful for the dedication […]
GRAVENHURST — A traffic stop early Sunday has led to two people facing drug charges. Police say that just before 3 a.m., April 24, an officer on general patrol in Gravenhurst conducted a traffic stop on Muskoka Road South to investigate a traffic infraction. As a result, 50-year-old Mark Cloutier, of Gravenhurst, and 27-year-old Karley […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for a man who broke into a business Saturday and was caught stealing items before fleeing an employee. The OPP say that on April 22, at 5:50 a.m., police responded to the report of a break and enter in the downtown. A security alarm alerted an employee who confronted a male […]
MUSKOKA — A driving complaint Friday has led to an impaired driving charge against a Bracebridge man. Police say they received a call from the public about a person they believed was driving impaired on April 21. At 11:30 p.m. police responded to the complaint on Hwy. 11 north in Gravenhurst. An officer spotted vehicle […]
MUSKOKA — A Gravenhurst woman faces a drug charge after a vehicle was stolen in Bracebridge Sunday. Police say that on April 23 at 5:30 p.m. officers began investigating a complaint of a vehicle that had been “taken without consent.” Shortly after 11:30 p.m. offiers located the vehicle on Muskoka Road South in Gravenhurst. As […]
Three youth aged 12-13 face charges after what police call “heartbreaking” damage at St. Thomas Cemetery Friday. The OPP say they are grateful for the tips and information they received that’s led to the identities of the people allegedly responsible for the damage. They say in a release Monday afternoon they charged the three with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s 17 years since Cameron Wilson, Allen Stiles and Charles Inkman last played for the Muskoka Concert Association. While the Joe Trio hasn’t lost any of its delightful, whimsical air, nor have they lightened up on their progressive presentation of classical music. “The mix and mash of all genres […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — While snow runoff to local lakes and rivers has in some areas north declined to more normal rates for this time of year, a wet weekend with 15-35mm of rain by Sunday has the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry issuing a Flood Watch for the North Branch Muskoka […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It looks like a site for the new South Muskoka Memorial Hospital is almost certain. After narrowing down the search to five and then three finalists, the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare board and relocation committee have a “preferred” location in Bracebridge. And tonight in Dwight — at the first of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com RAMA — Gamblers were surprised to find Casino Rama suddenly closed this afternoon. The gaming room was shut down as of 1 p.m., a sign read Sunday. A call to down to them said the cause was “computer related,” and that it had affected all Gateway managed properties including Innisfil. But […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Stuart McLean called Joe Trio “the court jesters of classical music.” Funny, but talented, the late host of the Vinyl Café dubbed his friends and sometimes collaborators. Cameron Wilson (violin/fiddle), Allen Stiles (piano) and Charles Inkman (cello) are a mix of highbrow and lowbrow music and mirth. And they’re […]
VICKY LYNN BUTT July 21, 1956 ~ April 10, 2023 Vicky Lynn Butt, 66, passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2023, in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Vicky is survived by her husband, Graydon, their daughter Lindsay BeauParlant (Paul) and son Michael Butt (Jenna). Forever remembered by her siblings Steve and John Waite, and […]