Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There may be a national holiday Monday to mark the Queen’s passing. And a day of mourning in Ontario. But at the Royal Canadian Legion here the monarch’s death means no branch events till after Elizabeth’s funeral. That’s led to the postponement of Thursday night’s billiards downstairs and bingo […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — MP Scott Aitchison may have an office next to Pierre Poilievre, but it seems he’s not that close to his new CPC leader. Not only was the Parry Sound-Muskoka member of Parliament last in Saturday’s Conservative Party of Canada race with just 1.06 per cent of the vote […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 22-year-old charged yesterday faces two sex assault charges and police say there may be more potential victims in relation to the accused. Police say they charged the Huntsville man with sexual offences on a young person. The sexual assault took place Sept. 11 in Huntsville and was recently reported to police. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Queen and I have a soft spot for Scotland. As she left her Highlands “home away from home” for the last time today it reminded me of my roots. Like many Canadian immigrants there were thousands of Scots who helped build Canada before and after Confederation in 1867. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Bifocals Band played a musical tribute to Queen Elizabeth today. As the community band resumes rehearsals and prepares for its first gig outdoors Remembrance Day at the Royal Canadian Legion, it’s not unusual for conductor Kim Barlow to run through tunes in preparation for the memorial marking. Some […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com DORSET — June Johnson doesn’t mind hard work. She grew up working for a living and continues to do so. The 86-year-old short-order cook at Zachary’s can’t just can’t find staff to help. So she’s been double-shifting with 73-year-old waiter Doris Nash dishing up the plates of family fare in the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Queen’s visit to Gravenhurst in 1959 has an interesting sidebar that will be remembered Sept. 21 when the Municipal Heritage Committee (MHC) will officially dedicate a panel commemorating “Swedetown” at an east entrance to the park down on Phillip Street. The neighbourhood surrounding then Gull Lake Park, where […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Queen’s sudden death was a “where were you” moment for another generation. One that has special meaning for many who lived and grew up in Gravenhurst, not many years after Elizabeth Regina ascended the British throne in 1953. Among Royal Tours, her visit here with Prince Philip in […]