Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Pollinators is the new buzz word for the environment, your gardens, your backyards — and even for front lawns that are now passé. So when Wayne McGill says “mind your own bees” he really means it. The avid gardener practises what he preaches. And while he has several queen […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Construction of the new Alexander retirement home has become quite an attraction for local walkers — and hikers. The site overlooking Muskoka Bay has drawn a lot of attention around town as it rises up at the end of Isaac Street west. But it’s a little known public pathway […]
HUNTSVILLE — Summer’s official start kept local police busy here last week. A week before Canada Day weekend Huntsville OPP detachment officers responded to 309 calls for service between Sunday June 19 and Saturday June 25. They included traffic complaints and road enforcement, with 82 investigations. Seven RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) lanes were set […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Three weeks after winning his seat — and a day after being sworn in as MPP — Graydon Smith was named Ontario’s minister of natural resources and forestry today. Premier Doug Ford appointed the Progressive Conservative parliamentarian to cabinet this morning on the steps of Queen’s Park in […]
GRAVENHURST — The heat is on — swimmers. A few days of hot weather has the first swim advisory of the season issued. Based on beach water samples collected by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) June 22, they’ve recommended that Muskoka Bay Beach be posted with swim advisory signs. The beach is in West Gravenhurst […]
HUNTSVILLE — A motorcyclist who was in hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with an SUV last night has died. Police say that on Thursday June 23, shortly after 8 p.m., OPP, along with emergency services, responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on Centre Street North near Dairy […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — One of Gravenhurst’s most beloved citizens has died. Cyril Fry passed away yesterday, Tuesday June 22, at Andy’s Place hospice in Port Carling. He was 96 and to many admirers he seemed ageless. His daughter Jill Fry said he “just faded away.” She said her dad had been in […]
MUSKOKA — District fire chiefs have set the Fire Danger Rating for They say extreme caution must be taken with all open flames. Small fires are permitted in most rural areas of Muskoka. But keep in mind that no daytime burning is allowed. They say you must have adequate tools and water to extinguish the fire […]