Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The streets and highways you travel to work and for fun are the workplaces of first responders. South Muskoka’s main street from the Gateway to Muskoka through the Heart of Muskoka is where you’ll find police, paramedics and firefighters answering 911 calls 24/7. This afternoon Rotarians recognized their “service […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — Mike Schreiner is Ontario’s most popular opposition leader. “I like Mike” is a common refrain. A tiny, perfect MPP. With the Liberals and NDP hard-pressed to find anyone to lead them — let alone ones as likeable as Mike — the left of Doug Ford is as wide […]
HUNTSVILLE — Joe’s down in the dumps. His 2022 International HV613 has been stolen. It’s got his name and everything on it. Both doors say ‘Joe’s Haulage.’ And now police are involved, investigating the theft overnight on Saturday, Feb. 4, at about 10 p.m. They say it was driven off from a commercial yard. And […]
MILFORD BAY — A snowmobiler injured late Saturday morning in Muskoka Lakes Township is in stable condition in a Toronto hospital. Police says that with assistance from the OPP Central Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement team, including collision re-constructionists, they are investigating a collision Feb. 4. They say that shortly after 11 a.m. the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — The tug of war for Mike Schreiner takes centre stage here tomorrow. The Ontario Green leader will be at the Active Living Centre Tuesday morning, where more than 150 party members have signed up to attend the event scheduled long before the Liberals tried to recruit him. And […]
GRAVENHURST — Budget season begins with cold reminders of the cost of running towns and townships. At Wednesday’s special council meeting, Gravenhurst town councillors approved the 2023 Budget, which will result in a 2.9% increase to the town share of the tax rate. It’s the first budget since they were elected last fall. A town release says after publication of the budget materials Jan. […]
GRAVENHURST — A weekend police call in which several people were assaulted in a south end home here has led to two people being charged. OPP say that on Jan. 28, at 9:15 p.m., officers responded to an emergency call from a resident on First Street South. They say the caller fled after a person […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s hard enough for adults and families to find homes. Try being a young person couch surfing. Now the YMCA of Muskoka and Simcoe is offering CAS kids helping hands. As part of $4 million in funding from Canada’s Support for Students Learning program (SSLP), the Y has announced […]