Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — No wonder Terry Candow is thinking of retiring. The owner of Terry’s Your Independent Grocer, too, doesn’t like the rising price of groceries, which he says he has nothing to do with. Prices are set by Westons, the company owner, and its suppliers, he says. But what’s really got […]
GRAVENHURST — COVID may have meant out of sight — but not out of mind friends. So next Wednesday’s “reunion” of old school mates is looked forward to by many here from GHS. An annual tradition before the pandemic, the “Brown Bag Lunch” was always a chance to catch up with those they grew up […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — At 90 Jack Hutton is no spring chicken. No Taylor Swift either. More to his point, he says he’s like Willie Nelson — who too became an octogenarian 10 days after “Jack” hit the esteemed age April 19. Last night at a still “advancing” age, Hutton proved he can […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Outdoor theatre returns to Annie Williams Park tomorrow evening with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love triangles, misunderstandings, and fairy mischief. Prism Theatre In The Park is back for performances on stage Aug. 8-12 and Aug. 15-19, beginning at 7 pm. The local company last performed the Dream in 2008 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “What a blast!” Fireworks at the Muskoka Wharf here last night were worth the wait. After a fire ban earlier in the summer that cancelled the colourful — if not particularly environmentally-friendly — display, the night sky lit up over Gravenhurst Bay with the lightening loud sound and fury […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Dead birds found in Bracebridge and Oro-Medonte have tested positive for the for the West Nile virus (WNv). They are the first positive tests in Simcoe-Muskoka this year, reports the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), which received notification from Public Health Ontario. As of today, Friday Aug. 4, no confirmed human […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 51-year-old local man here remains in jail following a bail hearing after being charged with four alleged online sex-related crimes. Two other charges were related to failure to comply with probation orders, provincial police said in a release this afternoon. The OPP say they arrested and charged the Huntsville resident following a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Scott Lees loved the Bracebridge Bears and the Bears loved their former captain. Saturday at the hockey team’s annual alumni golf tournament they dedicated a bench in his memory at South Muskoka Curling and Golf Club. “Where good friends meet,” it read. Organizer Greg Crozier got more than four […]