GRAVENHURST — How do you feel about big bonfires and burning garbage and debris fires in your backyard downtown? After years of a no burning bylaw — as recommended by the Gravenhurst Fire Department — in the town Wards of 1 and 5, town councillors have voted to call for a survey for input on […]
GRAVENHURST — This weekend brings good news on the local waterfront. With the beach at Gull Lake under a swim advisory until further notice, the splash pad at the Muskoka Wharf is finally opening for the summer Friday, Aug. 16, after being closed most of the season — including the hottest month of the year […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Three small forest fires of 0.1 hectare each continue to burn locally Wednesday. Algonquin Park 10 is not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare, on an island located on the western side of Opeongo Lake. Parry Sound 6 is also deemed not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENNHURST — A new start for the Muskoka Wharf is planned for this fall in Gravenhurst. The town is spending $70,000 on a plan to re-invigorate the 13-year-old park and tourist attraction on Lake Muskoka. Stage one of the project, development of the plan, will be funded in part by the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The on-again, off-again swim advisory at Gull Lake Rotary Park is on as today, Tuesday, Aug. 13. In what is becoming an all too common an occurrence for swimmers and bathers at the troubled downtown public waterfront swimming beach, the town has issued another warning, causing concern for cause of […]
GRAVENHURST — Service Before Self. That’s the Rotary way and Rotary International’s motto. And few others exhibit the way Rob and Allyn Abbott. The Gravenhurst couple and Rotarians were recently recognized for unyielding dedication the to the town and wider Muskoka community for their volunteer efforts. They each received the club’s prestigious Paul Harris Honour […]
GRAVENNHURST — It seems repair work at the Muskoka Wharf is gong to take longer than expected. A completion date of last Friday, Aug. 9 has been pushed back until at least Tuesday, Aug. 13. The town said in a release Friday morning that its infrastructure department in collaboration with Galcon Marina will continue to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — Nearing the end of summer residents here hoped they had escaped the forest fire disaster of 2018. But Monday a relatively small wild fire was discovered and is deemed under control by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. In their daily report today, they say there […]
HUNTSVILLE — Unintended consequences, That’s the latest alarm from OPP here after police were forced to deal with almost 40 “pocket dials” and unintentional calls. Between Friday, Aug. 9 and Sunday July 11, officers from the Huntsville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to them all. They say that for every unintentional call or […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man arrested on gun and related drug charges was in court Friday at Braicebridge for bail hearing. Provincial police at Huntsville say they stopped a vehicle on Main St. West in Huntsville Thursday, August 8, 2019. Their investigation into the driver of the car led to the arrest of a 49 year […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police say they are seeking witnesses after a 10-year-old boy cycling on the main street sidewalk here Thursday afternoon was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision with a marked provincial police cruiser. OPP at Bracebridge say they responded to a call about the collision on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sidewalk sales are full of surprises. You never know what you’re going to find — from the far out T-shirts to hand-made tea cosys. The annual end of summer weekend sale Friday and Saturday had a bit of both and more here this weekend. Vendors hawking two for $10 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Any pretence about community building, neighbhourhood improvement, accessibility and walkability went out the door this week on Phillip Street E. in Gravenhurst. A perfectly fine sidewalk of four blocks was ripped up and sodden over in one of the town’s oldest neighbourhoods for no good reason. Save for a […]
GRVENHURST – A hot weekend ahead and it’s safe to return to the water at Gull Lake Rotary Park. The two-day health advisory issued Wednesday has been lifted, as of Friday.
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Urban sprawl in Muskoka’s largest and fastest-growing municipality is forcing the Town of Huntsville to expand its bus transit service to increase ridership. And the province is helping them “get people moving” by investing in new transit projects, including new plans here. As part of the per litre gas […]
GRAVENHURST — The (n)ever-ending round of swim advisories for Gull Lake is rearing its ugly head again. The Town of Gravenhurst said Wednesday that based on beach water samples collected on Tuesday Aug. 6, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is recommending that Gull Lake Rotary Park Beach be posted with swim advisory signs due to elevated levels of E. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The flood gates are open — literally and figuratively. So says Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. He was at the Muskoka Wharf Wednesday afternoon to announce the province’s appointment of nine members to a new Muskoka Watershed Advisory Group. And in doing so, he said […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskoka dock experts (of which there are many) and spring flood victims must be scratching their heads at news that at least one of the docks at the Muskoka Wharf is shutting down Thursday for new pile repairs just 13 years after being installed. The town has hired a company to do work on […]
PORT CARLING — The ever-expanding tool box of knowledge and skills it takes to bridge the gap between poverty and sustainability is slowly filling. Recently, almost two dozen people from across Muskoka took part in a half-day YWCA-organized workshop here to share ideas and come up with strategies and workable solutions to try and overcome […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ALGONQUIN PARK — This summer’s fire season is markedly better than in 2018. As of late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, there were no new wildland fires discovered, according to the latest bulletin update from Ontario’s Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services — for the Northeast Fire Region. As of 5:20 p.m., […]