Photos and story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — On the eve of Remembrance Day — 106 years after his death — Private Thomas Phililp Reddicen can finally rest in peace. If only his family knew. Saturday morning the Governor General’s Horse Guards righted a wrongat the grave of an unknown soldier here. Commanding officer […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The school community is mourning the passing of a popular retired kindergarten teacher. Doug Kamachi, 59, who taught his entire career at Beechgrove Public School in Gravenhurst died of a cardiac arrest last week — after “his heart just stopped,” said his wife who with his family was at […]
HUNTSVILLE — Following a “serious assault” investigation here early yesterday, police have a suspect in mind. Provincial police say this afternoon that an arrest warrant has been issued for following the incident in Huntsville. On October 24, at about, 3:15 a.m., they say officers from the OPP detachment in Huntsville responded to a call from […]
LAKE OF BAYS — A man who was helped by firefighters from a burning garage yesterday afternoon and was airlifted to hospital in Toronto is in stable condition. Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department says that just after 3:08 p.m. on October 23 they responded to the fire on Point Ideal Road in Lake of Bays. […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man was taken to hospital here early this morning and police have launched an assault investigation. Officers from the OPP’s Huntsville detachment and the Muskoka Crime Unit are following up a call just after 3 a.m., October 24, in Huntsville. A call from the 32-year-old male victim said he was assaulted on […]
GRAVENHURST — A man accused of impaired driving was up against more than the law early Friday morning. Police say he was charged after staff and members of the public had to intervene. On October 21, at 2:45 a.m., officers were called out after employees of a local licensed establishment in Gravenhurst became concerned about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Last month in Dublin at the world-famous Guinness brewery I asked the young bartender how he got such a great job pulling pints in the penthouse bar overlooking the ancient Irish capital. “I thought you’d have to start at the bottom and work your way up.” “Just applied,” he […]
MUSKOKA — Police charged three drivers with impaired driving related charges over the weekend across parts of south Muskoka. On Friday October 13, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., officers received a call for service about a single motor vehicle collision on Muskoka Road 118 near Muskoka Road 169 in Muskoka Lakes Township. When they arrived – […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — There’s much cause for celebration. Muskoka and its hospitals have come together to let the province know they have the community’s financial support to build two new hospitals. To the tune of $225 million — or a quarter the predicted price of the $1 billion builds. Public donations will […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Months — if not years — after waiting for an answer on where the health and physical state of Muskoka’s hospitals will soon be up to 50 years from now, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare says the picture is becoming clearer. The delay in selecting south Muskoka’s site may just be […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Doris Higgins has used the local food bank here “a few times.” So the Bethune Co-op resident decided last year to host the town’s first “Witches Walk.” The fun-draiser is a growing phenom that’s sweeping the world as covens gather to pitch in for good causes in the weeks […]
GRAVENHURST — Rotarians here are the latest group rallying behind the Salvation Army Food Bank. Their community services committee donated $4,000 on Thursday for the Sally Ann to purchase food items after a busy Thanksgiving giveaway last week. Last weekend Lions Club members collected a truckload of food at Sobeys. And last night a couple […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Long before Nabob (1896) and Canada Dry (1904) became iconic Canadian drinks, Dugald Brown was quenching thirsts in Gravenhurst for soda pop. His Muskoka Dry Ginger-Ale was the taste of Muskoka and beyond beginning in 1873. Only Molson (1786) has been in the brewing business longer. This afternoon the […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are looking for surveillance video from yesterday after a charity donation box was stolen from a downtown business. OPP are investigating the theft, which took place Tuesday, October 10. They say they received a call from the owner of a business on Muskoka Road South after the merchant realized that the container […]
GRAVENHURST — Two men here face assault charges after a complaint at a local rooming house. Provincial police charged the Gravenhurst men with an assault on a local woman. OPP say officers responded to a call from a concerned member of the public reporting that a woman had been assaulted at a the residence at […]
GRAVENHURST — A lot of local families will be enjoying a happier Thanksgiving this weekend thanks to the Lions Club, Salvation Army and hundreds of food bank donors. The two charitable organizations teamed up Thursday, Friday and Saturday to collect and distribute holiday dinner items as food prices continue to soar. Thanks in part to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Cool weather’s return also sees signs of COVID on the rise again. Visiting to the North Wing inpatient unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. A release Friday from Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Patrick Boyer is a sprightly 78-year-old with bright blue eyes, a warm smile, inquisitive mind and gift for telling stories about Muskoka few if any can match. Tomorrow morning at the Bracebridge Public Library, at 10:30 a.m., he will regale readers of his many Muskoka history books and columns […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people were taken to hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — after a pair of SUVs collided early last evening on Hwy. 60 in west Huntsville. Emergency services responded to what police call a serious motor vehicle accident at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, near Fairyview Drive. Police say a 40-year-old male […]
MUSKOKA — Hell hath no fury like this end of summer heat wave. And it’s not over yet as “heat warning” alerts were lighting up cellphones across Muskoka today. An extended heat warning has been issued for all areas within Simcoe Muskoka through to Wednesday, Sept. 6. Which means kids back at school, outdoor workers […]