Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — By most accounts yesterday The Rosseau Group’s bid to build a “monster” condo/commercial development on “the last undeveloped waterfront lots” at the Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst should be dead in the water. A planning council meeting overflowing with more than 100 mostly inquisitive residents weighed in with overwhelming opposition […]
GRAVENHURST — A fire here on Peninsula Road last night proved “difficult” for firefighters to battle in southwest Gravenhurst. “Difficult access to the property for fire apparatus and the topography of the property itself have made firefighting difficult for crews,” they tweeted. “Water supply has been established at Morrison Lake in addition to tanker shuttles […]
PORT SYDNEY — A stocking stuffer paid out big here for a happy couple whose “five-year plan can happen now.” Melanie and Curtis Healey have collected a $100,000 prize with INSTANT CROSSWORD TRIPLER in the INSTANT GIFT PACK (Game #1929). The couple aren’t regular lottery players, but the INSTANT GIFT PACK was a stocking stuffer from his mom, which they didn’t play for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A lot of people can be seen walking in winter — even when it’s cold lately. But not with the kind of smiles on their faces as they almost sprinted up Bay Street late yesterday afternoon on the first leg of GAP’s annual Coldest Night of the Year walk. […]
BAYSVILLE — A Burlington man is in a Toronto hospital with serious injuries after his snowmobile hit a tree yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Lake of Bays Township Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2:45 p.m., after calls about the single snowmobile collision on Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) Trail D102B near Muskoka Road […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A couple of controversial Lake Muskoka waterfront developments are before town council Tuesday at the town hall. One is an older resort application on Taylor Island and one a more recent seven-storey “Starboard” condo project on Cherokee Lane. Both are huge. Glen Echo Muskoka Developments Inc. wants to redevelop […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A 7-0 loss last night in Meaford has the South Muskoka Shield needing a win tomorrow night at home to keep alive their best of three playoff series. The Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League Jr. Tier II Northern Division contest between the third seed Knights and sixth seed […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man is dead and his passenger is in serious condition after an accident on Hwy. 11 south of Huntsville last night. Police say this morning that officers are still investigating the fatal collision. They say that on Feb. 22, at about 9 p.m., police, EMS and the firefighters responded to a serious […]