PORT SYDNEY — A stocking stuffer paid out big here for a happy couple whose “five-year plan can happen now.” Melanie and Curtis Healey have collected a $100,000 prize with INSTANT CROSSWORD TRIPLER in the INSTANT GIFT PACK (Game #1929). The couple aren’t regular lottery players, but the INSTANT GIFT PACK was a stocking stuffer from his mom, which they didn’t play for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A lot of people can be seen walking in winter — even when it’s cold lately. But not with the kind of smiles on their faces as they almost sprinted up Bay Street late yesterday afternoon on the first leg of GAP’s annual Coldest Night of the Year walk. […]
BAYSVILLE — A Burlington man is in a Toronto hospital with serious injuries after his snowmobile hit a tree yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Lake of Bays Township Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2:45 p.m., after calls about the single snowmobile collision on Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) Trail D102B near Muskoka Road […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A couple of controversial Lake Muskoka waterfront developments are before town council Tuesday at the town hall. One is an older resort application on Taylor Island and one a more recent seven-storey “Starboard” condo project on Cherokee Lane. Both are huge. Glen Echo Muskoka Developments Inc. wants to redevelop […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A 7-0 loss last night in Meaford has the South Muskoka Shield needing a win tomorrow night at home to keep alive their best of three playoff series. The Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League Jr. Tier II Northern Division contest between the third seed Knights and sixth seed […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man is dead and his passenger is in serious condition after an accident on Hwy. 11 south of Huntsville last night. Police say this morning that officers are still investigating the fatal collision. They say that on Feb. 22, at about 9 p.m., police, EMS and the firefighters responded to a serious […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION BRACEBRIDGE — An old acting adage is “don’t work with animals and children.” They always steal the show. “The Sound of Music,” opening here tomorrow night at the Rene Caisse Theatre, doesn’t have a pet yet, but it has several “enchanting” tiny talents who sing, dance and act their way […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — People often wonder why there are so many “Hiring” and “Workers wanted” signs in business windows. Jack Symka, manager of the South Muskoka Literacy Society, says employers are looking for help that in Muskoka too often isn’t qualified enough to fill those jobs. The local labour pool at the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — One isn’t the loneliest number after all. Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner says a single seat in the legislature beats taking a chance with the Liberals. After weeks of at least contemplating a run for the Liberals by crossing the floor, he now says his best chance of […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police say an ongoing investigation has led to a Bracebridge man being charged with Opioid trafficking today. The OPP says in a release late this afternoon, Feb. 17, that the Muskoka Crime Unit charged Jimmy Ronholm, 30, with Trafficking in a Schedule I Substance – Opioid CDSA 5(1). Police could provide no other […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A day after Toronto passed a $16-billion budget and a 5.5 per cent tax increase, Muskoka’s largest municipality is proposing a 5.29 per cent hike. That includes a special “local share” of $230,000 for the future Huntsville District Memorial Hospital.” But local councillors didn’t do it as dramatically as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s intimidating enough to be moving up to high school from public school. But when Grade 8 Muskoka Beechgrove goalie Sara Gonneau got the call-up for the GHS girl’s hockey team yesterday, she knew she’d face stiff competition from her more experienced Huntsville opponents — some of whom she […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The grand Rotary tradition of an annual Broadway musical showcasing local talent is back. The service club has been mounting the “Rotary Show” since 1978, interrupted only by the pandemic. Its 43rd production closed at the beginning of March, 2020, just days before the world began to shut down. Even then, Rotary managed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What services and models of care will go in to the two new hospitals being built in Muskoka? Following January’s public consultations on the hospital site selection for south Muskoka, a survey seeking more public input includes an opportunity “for people to volunteer to participate in a user group,” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The streets and highways you travel to work and for fun are the workplaces of first responders. South Muskoka’s main street from the Gateway to Muskoka through the Heart of Muskoka is where you’ll find police, paramedics and firefighters answering 911 calls 24/7. This afternoon Rotarians recognized their “service […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — Mike Schreiner is Ontario’s most popular opposition leader. “I like Mike” is a common refrain. A tiny, perfect MPP. With the Liberals and NDP hard-pressed to find anyone to lead them — let alone ones as likeable as Mike — the left of Doug Ford is as wide […]
HUNTSVILLE — Joe’s down in the dumps. His 2022 International HV613 has been stolen. It’s got his name and everything on it. Both doors say ‘Joe’s Haulage.’ And now police are involved, investigating the theft overnight on Saturday, Feb. 4, at about 10 p.m. They say it was driven off from a commercial yard. And […]
MILFORD BAY — A snowmobiler injured late Saturday morning in Muskoka Lakes Township is in stable condition in a Toronto hospital. Police says that with assistance from the OPP Central Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement team, including collision re-constructionists, they are investigating a collision Feb. 4. They say that shortly after 11 a.m. the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — The tug of war for Mike Schreiner takes centre stage here tomorrow. The Ontario Green leader will be at the Active Living Centre Tuesday morning, where more than 150 party members have signed up to attend the event scheduled long before the Liberals tried to recruit him. And […]
GRAVENHURST — Budget season begins with cold reminders of the cost of running towns and townships. At Wednesday’s special council meeting, Gravenhurst town councillors approved the 2023 Budget, which will result in a 2.9% increase to the town share of the tax rate. It’s the first budget since they were elected last fall. A town release says after publication of the budget materials Jan. […]