Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION MUSKOKA — A day after the election it’s like “déjà vu all over again” — merci beaucoup, Yogi Berra. A few new faces, too many familiar faces — and as Muskoka as a cavalcade of coloured leaves. Which is odd for all the brilliance and diversity of the past month, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A new political landscape took shape tonight with three new mayors and dozens of new councillors in Muskoka. In towns across the district, Gravenhurst, Huntsville and Muskoka Lakes Township will now be led, respectively, by Heidi Lorenz, Nancy Alcock and Peter Kelley. Voter turnout mostly reflected the lack lustre […]
CAROLYN MARGARET (TOMPSETT) HOLMES May 24, 1953 ~ Oct. 21, 2022 (age 69) Died peacefully at Hospice Simcoe, Barrie, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at age 69. She was the beloved wife of Brian Holmes of Oro-Medonte. Loving mother of Jennifer (Chester) Romanek of Oro-Medonte and Nathan (Crystal) Holmes of Bracebridge. Cherished grandmother of Dexter and Louisa Romanek […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Opponents of the Muskoka Royale private school proposal are claiming “a major victory for environmentalists” after Bracebridge’s town planner reversed course at an Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) hearing this week. In a release Friday, the South Bracebridge Environmental Protection Group (SBEPG) (“Bracebridge Wetlands”) is calling the about face “a […]
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Fowler Construction’s application to increase the size of it’s quarry licence along Bonnie Lake Road, in Macaulay Township, from 580 acres to 983 acres; with an extraction license for 852.8 acres gained approval by the Bracebridge town council last week (Oct. 12, 2022). It was rezoned to “Extractive Industrial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Spring forward or fall back? Monday’s election is a chance to hire councils with real vision and guts. So where are they? The local labour pool has long had a painfully thin bench for qualified workers in all fields at all levels. Witness the hospitality and trades sectors. For […]
GRAVENHURST — A traffic stop that led to drug charges also included a charge of possession of break and enter tools Tuesday. Police say that Oct. 18 officers were conducting general patrols when they stopped a motor vehicle on Veteran’s Way for a Highway Traffic Act violation. As a result of an investigation, Branden Reed, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Local police were stretched on Muskoka roads for today’s snowstorm as many were seconded for this morning’s funeral for slain constables Devon Northrup, left, and Morgan Russell. OPP officers from Muskoka marched and helped cover for the South Simcoe Police Service area in Innisfil and in Barrie where hundreds […]