PETERBOROUGH — Ottawa’s announcement Tuesday that the Liberal government will contribute $66.1 million in new funding to further study the Quebec-Ottawa-Peterborough-Toronto VIA Rail relief line doesn’t mean the line is “a done deal.” So says Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock Conservative MP Jamie Schmale. He said in a release that “while I have been advocating for this project […]
OTTAWA — Parry Sound-Muskoka’s member of Parliament has left the House. Thirteen years after narrowly winning back the seat for the Conservatives, MP Tony Clement closed out his federal political career Thursday when Parliament rose for its summer recess. Barring a callback before the election, that’s it for him. Tony Clement has left the Parlament […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Growing interest in green is good for the Green Party, who are becoming more proactive in the messaging and branding. They say concern about global warming and the climate crisis brought just under 200 residents of Muskoka and Parry Sound together to learn more about climate change in the […]
ORILLIA — A new partnership to help police assist people who may be unable to communicate their problems with their officers was launched here at the OPP headquarters Tuesday. Provincial police are partnering with MedicAlert Foundation Canada to better assist frontline staff in their interactions with vulnerable persons. The MedicAlert Protect Connect service could quickly […]
BARRIE — Central Ontario’s leading health-care centre is under some new management. Barrie’s behemoth hospital — RVH — whiich continues its massive expansion, has named Charlotte Wallis new chair through 2021. At its June AGM, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s board voted her in. Wallis joined the board five years ago and has just retired […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK — For a government in trouble, it’s probably no surprise today that MPP Norm Miller wasn’t named to cabinet in a Ford government shuffle. The Parliamentary Assistant to the premier (who is the minitser of intergovernmental affairs) was not among a number of high-level ministers joining or moving in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The train is coming back. But don’t get too excited, yet(?). It’s not the Northlander — at least not the train that that many are dreaming of — after Premier Doug Ford promised it. And, of course, he’s never promised anything to Muskokans he can’t deliver. No, it’s the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — With Sino-Canadian relations at a recent low, here’s a local opportunity to reach out with an olive branch of your own. One that doesn’t involve shipping oil to China. Bethune Memorial House — “Birthplace of a Hero” — is looking for input going forward. They say: “Have Your Say!” […]
GRAVENHURST — Fast on the heels of closing the Muskoka Wharf splash pad and telling users to go to local beaches, the Town of Gravenhurst has sent out notice that Gull Lake Rotary Park won’t staff life guards on half of every weekend this summer. They said Tuesday that: “Due to a staff shortage of […]
GRAVENHURST — An infrastructure review at the Muskoka Wharf Tuesday will see officials going dock to dock to assess their condition after 14 years. The town staff has hired Tatham Engineering for the day-long inspection June 18, from 7 a.m. and it could last 12 hours. During this time the public are urged to exercise […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Think the Raptors party was big today, wait till Sunday when Bracebridge honours itself at a barbecue to honour the hundreds and hundreds who volunteered to help during April’s flooding. On June 23 the town will host a BBQ and picnic at Annie Williams Memorial Park for people who filled sandbags and bailed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Raptors history continues to be made. ‘WE THE NORTH’ day in Toronto is turning out to be one of the greatest sports celebrations in Canada. After its historic win Thursday they are making more history Monday morning with their championship parade. And what a crowd — estimates are one […]
HUNTSVILLE — Cannabis may be legal, but now a rise in cocaine charges is keeping police busy. Provincial police say that on Saturday June 15, 2019, at 10 p.m. a member of the OPP detachment here stopped a vehicle on Main Street W. for a routine traffic stop. During the stop it was discovered that […]
BRACEBRIDGE — One more time …. That’s the plan tonight as We the North fans across Muskaka gather for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. After previous viewing parties watching the Raptors getting to within one win of their first title over the defending Golden State Warriors, basketball cheerleaders are prepared to bring home the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Muskoka Shield is on the move again. The hockey club that started in Gravenhurst, winning several championships in the Greater Metro Junior “A” Hockey League (GMHL), moved to Port Carling last season. The team was replaced in Gravenhurst by the Muskoka Anglers of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League.[4] But this coming season […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Drinking and driving continues to be a major problem in the bottom half of Muskoka. Twice as many drivers as last year were charged with impaired driving in a month of statistics, say provincial police. The OPP’s Bracebridge detachment analysed a 30-day period up to Monday and compared it to a similar time […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hundreds of outstanding classic cars and trucks will fill the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce auto show Saturday. But they’ll move aside by taking a back seat to first responders, who will offer free two-minute hands-on life-saving CPR tips. That firefighters and paramedics in Muskoka regularly save lives should be nothing new to most people, […]
Muskoka We the North fans must be masochists or they like parties. We think the latter. Why else would they put themselves through another night of ups and downs watching the Raptors? Because this is sports at its best; great games, and a lot of fun to watch right to the last second. Monday night’s […]
GRAVENHURST — A new mayor, new council, a new start — same poor planning. That’s the message dozens of kids, parents, grandparents and child care providers are sending the Town of Gravenhurst after it announced Monday that the popular splash pad at the Muskoka Wharf won’t open this summer due to a lack of “TLC” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Flood victims can learn more about how they can apply for provincial compensation over the next two days. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is holding information sessions about DRAO in Bracebridge at the Sportsplex at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, and in Huntsville at the Town Hall at 7 […]