ROGER BIRD | Special to MuskokaTODAY.com The U14 South Muskoka Breakers basketball team came home with a silver medal from the Ontario Cup finals this past weekend in Ottawa. The team of players from Gravenhurst and Bracebridge battled to beat the DK Dragons of Bowmanville, the Cambridge Centaurs and the Thornhill Thunder to face the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — And the beep, beep — boom — goes on. It’ll be in to next week before those seismic-sounding blasts — and accompanying warning sounds (three long, one short) stop echoing across town at the new Alexander Muskoka Residence and care facility. This afternoon before officials wielding six decent-sized silver-handled […]
HUNTSVILLE — The coroner’s office is investigating human remains found in a rural field here off Hwy. 11. Provincial police say they began investigating the discovery of skeletal remains late yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, May 4 after getting a call at 5:32 p.m. They say a member of the public reported the discovery west of Hwy. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — While all the big talk now is about the June 2 provincial election for MPPs, local municipal races have opened up this week. In the Gateway to Muskoka community here Mayor Paul Kelly has announced he won’t seek a second term saying he “could not commit to putting myself ‘all […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The boats are back. The OPP’s happy — so is the Town of Gravenhurst. And Ontario’s lakes will be a lot safer now until December. After the Doug Ford government closed the Ontario Fire College last year, the province’s police marine training unit was port-less after 36 springs on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PEMBROKE — Montreal is mourning the loss of the legendary Lafleur — as are most Canadians and Canadiens hockey fans. They’ll be watching Guy’s funeral tomorrow the way most saw his incredible feats — on TV. One of them will be Brian Whitehead. The former Bracebridge Bear junior star and the […]
GRAVENHURST — An accident here last night near the south end of the main street has police charging a man with impaired driving. The OPP say that on Sunday May 1, just after 10:30 p.m., a member of the public called the police to report that a person had crashed their car into a concrete […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Last night’s Opera House open house was filled with Gravenhurst glitterati and the curious — all anxious to see the latest makeover of the grand old lady of local theatre. After a soft opening the past month, with an initial few shows that drew some good crowds, it was […]