Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com I have a t-shirt that says ‘I played hockey with Bobby Orr….’ Though he is seven years older than me, our paths didn’t cross on the ice in Parry Sound or Muskoka. But my brother Paul did in a famous early 1960s exhibition game in Bracebridge between the Gravenhurst Braves Jr. […]
OTTAWA — Canada announced today its final regulations to phase out traditional coal-fired electricity by 2030. The federal government also published final greenhouse gas regulations for natural gas-fired electricity, which will both support the coal phase-out and create good, well-paying jobs in the electricity sector. In news release, it said “making a transition to cleaner […]
GRAVENHURST — Today is the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest pranks in Gravenhurst history. On April 1, 1981 residents woke up to a screaming headline: ‘SEGWUN SINKING.’ ‘Committee in emergency meeting this morning decides to ‘refloat’ ship regardless of expense. ‘What’s a million? asks one member.’ The hoax was the work of a […]
OAK BROOK, Illinois — Lions Club members famous for the CNIB support have a new cause today. On Saturday, March 24, Lions Clubs International (LCI) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on the occasion of Lions Day at the UN, to establish a cooperative alliance in the global […]
DEAR EDITOR: This Muskoka girl is in sunny Florida at the moment and I thought I would share this with northern readers to warm you people up a bit. This really made yesterday special. I was at the southern end of Amelia Island, at Peters Point, which is located in north Florida on the Atlantic […]
MACTIER – Olympic fans here – especially hockey lovers – are cheering for one of their own. Chris Lee, a native of this tiny west Muskoka community, is a big part of Canada’s non-NHL team at the Pyeonchang Winter Games. He’s no secret. His devoted followers have been following his shinny exploits for years. A […]
ORILLIA — Three dozen fresh leads could help an OPP cold murder case dating back 37 years in Algonquin Park thanks to a huge social media interest. Police hope the public can help identify this young male who went missing between 1971 and 1978. His remains were found in Algonquin Park near Whitney by a […]