Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s out with the old and in with at least one new. With one pending…. Five Gravenhurst main street businesses in the central core are in a state of either moving or renovations as 2025 becomes 2026. The new year sees the block between Sarah and Hotchkiss street about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Five transitional care hospital beds previously located at Andy’s House in Port Carling are being relocated the Granite Ridge Retirement Residence here this year. It’s another partnership with a second private sector Gravenhurst retirement home for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare or the short-term stay patients. MAHC said today that the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Two 911 calls five minutes apart yesterday had firefighters rushing from fire to fire early yesterday afternoon here in Huntsville. Neither resulted in personal injuries. But they resulted in a coordinated response in a tight timeframe — and highlighted the importance of following municipal burning by-laws, said Steve Markham, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Police are warning the public about further phone scam fraud activity locally. OPP officers at the south Muskoka detachment say they investigate many reported frauds throughout the year. But yesterday, on January 5, they received a report of what they call a newer tactic being used by scammers. The victim […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A student here concerned about youth misuse of prescription drugs — “that are not yours” — has teamed up with local police to warn of those dangers.Weston Jarvis has come up a “down to earth” pamphlet, says Const. Ted Warren of the Huntsville OPP detachment who in community partnership […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com CENTRAL ONTARIO — Police “Festive” road enforcement efforts led to almost one in 10 drivers officers stopped being charged with impaired operation in the final 42 days leading up to the end of last year. The OPP said Monday their annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign wrapped up New […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If (when?) the Blue Jays win tonight’s Game 6 World Series game, watch for their coveted “home run jacket” to be draped over the shoulders of one of heroes. Greg Poole dug out his 1993 Championship jacket yesterday and like the Vlad and in gesture befitting Canada’s team he […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare says it is “excited” to announce a brand‑new mammography unit is on its way to the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) site. They say that “thanks to the amazing generosity of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation and its donors and community supporters, the hospital will unveil a […]