MUSKOKA — Police here responded to an average of one impaired driving charge per day the past six days. In south Muskoka it was four in four days and two last night in separate accidents in north Muskoka. Yesterday, at 7:10 p.m., January 29, OPP were dispatched to a local restaurant off Howland Drive after […]
HUNTSVILLE (Jan. 29) — Highway 11 northbound is temporarily closed today and traffic rerouted onto into town to Hwy. 60 for a collision investigation between a car and transport. Police responded closing Muskoka Rd. 2 (Ravenscliffe Road) and traffic is being re-routed through town towards Highway 60. The northbound ramp onto Hwy. 11 was closed. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA (Jan. 29) — A provincial election call today has local Liberals running late, but still looking for a candidate to challenge MPP Graydon Smith in four weeks. “The greatest concern right now is finding candidates for the upcoming elections,” says Bill Condy, the Parry Sound-Muskoka federal party chair. “The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Miles Hammond would have celebrated his fifth birthday next month with family and friends. “We can’t believe he would be in kindergarten this year” his mother Kate said ahead of a Feb. 22 fundraiser for OSMH in his memory. The fourth one. Miles lost his life to cancer in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A growing condo/retail development at near or around the Muskoka Wharf appears headed for the stars. Gravenhurst town council planning meeting members approved official plan and zoning changes that will all the Rosseau Group to proceed with plans for a second phase before shovels dig in on its first […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Opponents of a Muskoka hospitals plan won’t be deterred. Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) members have gone over the heads of local hospital board members in hopes of a review with a more favourable south Muskoka outcome than the one Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has sent to the province […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The countdown is on for young kids who have missed vaccinations. And there’s one last chance this Monday to Wednesday. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says in accordance with the Immunization of Schools Pupils Act (ISPA) it will enforce suspension orders for students in Grades 4, 5 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The YWCA says it’s “excited” to announce the 31 nominees for the 2025 Women of Distinction Awards. “To echo our executive director Hannah Lin, “it’s hard to overstate the importance of recognizing the accomplishments, contributions and leadership of women in public and community spaces,” says Laura Sundy in a […]