BRACEBRIDGE — Gotta dance! Gotta sing! Gotta sing and dance — and act. If that’s you — and you love music — the hills are alive this weekend with auditions for the Rotary Club of Bracebridge’s annual musical. And this year they are going solo with von Trapp family and their production of The Sound […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Today’s United Nations World Tourism Day sees FedNor announcing investments of $9,654,641 to grow northern Ontario’s tourism sector including several in Parry Sound and Muskoka. Funding has been made available through both the Tourism Relief Fund and FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program. These investments will support 74 tourism projects in municipalities and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A two-year hiatus was worth the wait here yesterday as baritone Brett Polegato returned to the Muskoka Concert Association stage. His richly-pitched voice filling Trinity United Church Sunday afternoon with a mixed program of classically-inspired songs from Schonberg and Boublil’s Les Miz to Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Pre-empted by COVID, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man arrested just after midnight today has been charged with assault and is being held for a court appearance Wednesday. Police say they responded to an aggravated assault call following at dispute early Monday, Sept. 26. Officers were called out to Ravenscliffe Road at 12:06 a.m. Following the police investigation, George Butcher, […]
GRAVENHURST — Fire crews from all three stations were called to a cottage bunkie fire this morning that proved “stubborn” to respond to. Firefighters from stations 1, 2 and 3 rushed out just before 10:30 a.m. to Muriel Crescent on Pine Lake. A tweet said: “Terrain is making this cottage bunkie difficult to reach. Crews […]
MUSKOKA — The latest round of Pay It Forward community grants from the District of Muskoka were announced today. On Friday, Sept. 23, 17 community groups who applied were awarded through the Community Enhancement Fund. Organization Area Funding Received Project Description Pay It Forward Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Centre Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, & Huntsville $2,500 Expanding culturally […]
HUNTSVILLE — The director of a hotel here and its corporate owner pleaded guilty to fire code violations and were fined $32,500 in court this week. Charges were filed by the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department following an inspection of the Main Street property at the south entrance to Huntsville in February 2022 after a […]
MOOSE DEER POINT — A week after three dogs here were stolen, police are seeking help finding the person or persons responsible. The OPP are investigating the theft dogs from a residence in the Moose Deer Point First Nation. They say that last Friday, Sept. 16, the dogs were removed from a residence without permission and […]
HUNTSVILLE — A missing person report has police asking the public if they have seen a woman last seen in Huntsville in the spring. This as the OPP is continuing its search for 61-year-old Skye Summers. She was last in contact with her family on April 25 and was last known to be in Huntsville […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Fall has officially befallen us. The autumn equinox arrived today. But the Bracebridge Agricultural Society didn’t wait for the change of season to put on its annual Fall Fair and Horse Show on the weekend. The four-day festival was a rural celebration with its 155-year roots deeply planted in […]
PORT CARLING — A butterfly garden next Andy’s House is emerging thanks to another generous donation by the Gravenhurst Horticulture Society. President Mark Clairmont, treasurer Kathryn Joselin and member Lois Cooper dropped by the Hospice Muskoka residence to drop off a cheque on behalf of the society for $1,000. The money is partial proceeds from […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people in dispute here yesterday has led to one of them being charged with drug possession, after police say they received a call about a gun shot and one person landing in hospital with minor injuries During the mid afternoon and into the evening a heavy police presence was in the South […]
MUSKOKA — A Gravenhurst man is in bail court this morning, one of three Muskoka drivers charged yesterday with impaired driving following three accidents. Police were busy morning, noon and night Sept. 19 investigating motor vehicle collisions ultimately charging three drivers with impaired driving. At 9:50 a.m. a member of the public reported that a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com After a morning of mourning — it’s E-II-R.I.P. Canadians who got up five hours early today shared a memorable TV spectacle. Queen Elizabeth’s funeral was a fitting celebration of life full of pomp and pageantry as only the British can muster with centuries of empiricism. Including a 96-gun salute. For six […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Dan Brooks knows his way around Bracebridge. So the former Dura Automotive executive, Bracebridge Bear hockey player, well-known Muskoka musician and former local politico should have little difficulty helping tap residents and cottagers for financial resources for the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. At Wednesday’s Sept 14 board of directors […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Lions Club members here have been donating money to keep their local hospital healthy since at least 2000. During those two decades their efforts have raised more than $150,000. This week they made their single largest donation ever. In a “proud moment for all members,” they presented a cheque […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com DORSET — Chuck McClelland knows Lake of Bays like the back of his hand. A good thing for the captain of the S.S. Bigwin as he peeks from behind the big wooden wheel steering port to starboard. McClelland grew up on Muskoka’s second largest lake. His grandparents became cottagers before the Second […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A “suspicious’ fire here early Monday has the Muskoka Crime Unit investigating the structure fire on Cedar Lane. And they are asking the public if they have any information. They say shortly after 2 a.m. Sept. 12 the Bracebridge Fire Department and OPP responded to a fully engulfed fire. The structure was unoccupied […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The new norm kicking in sees residents and staff at LTCs and those 70+ among those receiving another round of COVID protection this fall. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says it is now offering the bivalent COVID-19 booster to priority groups who are at greatest risk of hospitalization, severe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There may be a national holiday Monday to mark the Queen’s passing. And a day of mourning in Ontario. But at the Royal Canadian Legion here the monarch’s death means no branch events till after Elizabeth’s funeral. That’s led to the postponement of Thursday night’s billiards downstairs and bingo […]