WAHTA — Yesterday’s 80th D-Day anniversary will be marked tomorrow at Wahta, where 22-year-old war hero Herman Stock was born. The native son died June 6, 1944, in Normandy as part of the Juno Beach invasion that began the march toward victory and the end of the Second World War. The rifleman with the Queen’s […]
BAYSVILLE — A missing man has police asking the public to help locate a Baysville resident. “Robert” was last spoken to at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday June 4, at which time he was in the Lake of Bays Township in Muskoka. Huntsville OPP with the assistance of Central Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit (K9), […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Trisan Construction wasted no time getting to road work today. That’s good news for drivers, businesses and homeowners at the west end of Bay Street. A 100-metre long stretch of Hwy. 169 — in front of the Muskoka Wharf — was already torn up by crews eager to get […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Traffic was stop and go here this morning. Or least in the case of Bay Street stop — and turn around. It’s been like that since 1:30 p.m. yesterday when Hwy. 169 was closed at North Muldrew Lake Road heading into West Gravenhurst. The same backups have already been […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters from across south Muskoka are battling a large house fire this morning. All stations from Gravenhurst were called in for a structure fire on McKenzie Street in Gravenhurst, off the Muskoka Beach Road. Mutual aid has been requested from fire services in Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes.
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com D-Day June 6, 1944: Today, as I listen to the BBC broadcast of the weather report that delayed D-Day from June 5th to the 6th, I remember Uncle Ernie Kennedy. He was on that landing 80 years ago today — on the shores of Normandy. And although he did not talk […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Barb McCabe may be Senior of the Year. But the town should either re-define name of the award or the meaning of senior. Because “Barb” defies her age, being one of the busiest “young” volunteers in Gravenhurst. This afternoon she was “very, very humbled” at receiving the recognition at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a hard day’s night for pavers on James Street. Last night and this morning C Valley Paving put a hard top of 45 millimetres on the road detour around Bay Street. Workers were out in the dark with the street closed a dozen hours from 7 p.m. […]