Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Greta Thunberg called them Fridays4Future. Climate Action Muskoka calls them Climate Strike Fridays — in Bracebridge and Huntsville. At Conservative MPP Norm Miller’s constituency office in Bracebridge. And at the town hall in Huntsville. That’s where demonstrators will be again tomorrow — for the third week in row — […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If someone is off work, not at school or just off today, don’t be surprised. They may be taking a mental health day, which some union contracts now wisely recognize. Because today, Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day; it’s also part of mental health week. And there’s a […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were out roaming several Gravenhurst neighbourhoods last night, but it wasn’t pre-Halloween trick or treating that they were up to. Firefighters were going door-to-door Oct. 9 as part of their annual Fire Prevention Week activities, promoting fire safety and in particular the value of smoke alarms and home fire escape planning. “Our firefighters managed […]
HUNTSVILLE — Scott Aitchison says high-speed internet will be a priority for a Conservative government. The Parry Sound-Muskoka candidate said this week that Andrew Scheer “will make sure that Canadians have access to high-speed internet.” “Canadians – no matter where they live – should have access to high-speed internet,” said Aitchison. “Making sure that public resources […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Salvation Army food bank was buzzing with activity over the supper hour tonight, as community volunteers filled a hall with hundreds of bags of food. Lt. Kam Robinson and staff member Corinne Hall were overwhelmed by the sixth annual Rotary Food Drive, Oct. 8. Here’s a few clips […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Food, glorious food. Oliver Twist couldn’t have wanted more. At 145 pounds per minute, Tuesday night’s Rotary Food Drive collected about 13,000 pounds of donations in 90 minutes. That’s hundreds of bags picked up at doorsteps around the town by dozens and dozens and dozens of volunteer drivers and […]
HUNTSVILLE — It’s either optimism or pessimism, but Liberal candidate Trish Cowie is sharing a “fireside chat” with Liberal candidate for University-Rosedale, Chrystia Freeland Wednesday afternoon at the Active Living Centre, 7 Camp Kitchen Rd. in Hunstville. She will be there at 2 p.m.
GRAVENHURST-BRACEBRIDGE — Don’t forget the hungry. Tonight’s the night to leave a bag or two of groceries on your doorstep for volunteers in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge to pick up for local food banks. Gravenhurst Rotarians and the Muskoka Oldtimers hockey team are both leading drives in the two towns Tuesday, Oct. 8, after 6 p.m. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND- MUSKOKA — If the one per centers control the world, it’s one per cent of Canadians who will decide Canada’s future in two weeks. The federal election is that close. And they’ll get that chance to decide tonight. So, as national party leaders square off — at 7 p.m. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s called a “food drive,” because Rotarians and their partners will be driving around town Tuesday, Oct. 8, with student runners picking up bags of food on doorsteps and at the end of driveways. (They will also accept cash and cheques.) Everyone in the core part of Gravenhurst should […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Due to the impending schools strike, the Muskoka Oldtimers Fall Food Drive for Manna on rendezvous spot Tuesday October 8 has been moved this year to the Bracebridge Fairgrounds at 331 Fraserburg Rd. Volunteers are asked to gather there at 5 p.m. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) […]
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Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you’re a news junkie — and who isn’t these days with an election, an impeachment and climate crisis — this is your week to support the professional journalists who bring you that news. It’s National Newspaper Week Oct. 6-12 and your chance to pay it forward by subscribing […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com LINDSAY — Citing safety concerns, public elementary and high schools will be closed Monday if the province doesn’t reach a contract deal with support staff. That’s leaving parents scrambling to plan alternative arrangements for their children. The Trillium Lakelands District School Board says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has […]
Breyan Sinnott, Fire Prevention Officer GRAVENHURST — Oct. 6 to 12, is Fire Prevention Week across North America, and leading up to it the Gravenhurst Fire Department has been sharing information gathered from its “Have Your Say” community survey conducted in August. “The survey told us several important things about fire safety, and over the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Climate action is taking place in Muskoka. While climate protesters were marching on his office last Friday, MPP Norm Miller was learning about a year-old effort by landowners and lake associations to protect local lakes. Miller, whose family once owned Patteron-Kaye Lodge in Bracebridge, was joined by Muskoka District […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What’s a job without housing? Trisha Cowie says jobs are going begging in Parry Sound-Muskoka, but there aren’t enough attainable, let alone affordable, living spaces to accommodate those who want to work, live, contribute and raise a family in the riding. The federal Liberal candidate told a large audience […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — “Friday and EVERY FRIDAY.” That’s the promise of the Facebook group Climate Action Muskoka, who have taken on and expanded student protests the past two weeks in Huntsville and Bracebridge with the help of another grassroots group, Muskoka Power of Many. Tamsen Tillson and Krystal Speck, of Climate Action […]
GRAVENHURST — Candidates got to sum up their federal election campaigns at the end of Tuesday night’s meeting at Opera House, with concluding remarks. Here’s what the Liberal’s Trisha Cowie had to say.
GRAVENHURST — Candidates got to sum up their federal election campaigns at the end of Tuesday night’s meeting at Opera House, with concluding remarks. Here’s what the NDP’s Tom Young had to say.