By Jack Cline, Special to MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What started out 32 years ago as a simple celebration of music by an eager group of seniors has emerged into one of the most anticipated concert series of the season. In 1992 the Elderberries Choir assembled in the Senior Centre here under the formation of founder […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A march on town hall fell on deaf ears today. Two dozen hospitals supporters were met with political silence as they walked up and down Pineridge Gate and stood on Bethune Drive between 2-3 p.m. The mayor and council didn’t dignify or acknowledge their presence by going out to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Four people — including two kids 9 and 10 — fell overboard into “frigid” water Friday morning after their canoe capsized on the Muskoka River. At 11:20 a.m., on May 10, emergency services responded to a call regarding the canoe accident near Holditch Street, below the downtown Bracebridge Falls […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Town bylaw staff has begun removing some red signs supporting two hospitals in Muskoka, which they say are illegally on town property. So when Save South Muskoka Hospital supporters march outside the town hall tomorrow from 2-3 p.m. before a council meeting, they can ask for them back, bylaw […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BARRIE — If Cameron Bird and Om Patel were batting for the Blue Jays they’d be superstars like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. With a .500 record at the boys’ doubles OFSAA badminton championships in Barrie recently, the Gravenhurst High School players continue to work their way up the Ontario school athletic ladder. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORRANCE — By day the Torrance Barrens is a conservation reserve; by night a dark sky preserve. Friday night it had star gazers looking heavenly at rare northern lights dancing across the sky. To friends of this unique eco park it’s a beloved treasure A place to commune with nature by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, ….” Paragraph 1, line one of “Tale of Two Cities.” Charles Dickens could […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Hopes for a hospitals solution closer to home were dashed last night when a virtual session between doctors and Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare ended in a stalemate. The online call, convened by a MAHC facilitator, “went as expected,” said one doctor who was online when reached for comment this afternoon. […]