Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — When Neil Hutchinson retired at Christmas from his environmental sciences business in Bracebridge, he joined the ranks of other local retirees who volunteer their time. He plays flute in the Muskoka Concert Band and strums his guitar in local folk club settings — recently performing a gig at Bracebridge […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Bob Barnes is no April’s fool. A retired petroleum engineer, he admits to being “one of the problems” of climate change — and now he wants to be part of the solution toward ending it. He says the Ukrainian war is “bringing us face-to-face with the problem of energy […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TIMMINS — Don’t line up for tickets just yet, but eight weeks out from the provincial election Tories are touting the return of the Northlander “mid 2020s” if re-elected. And it could see old double-decker GO train cars rolling up and down through Muskoka. A release Sunday afternoon says the Ontario […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A local man reported by his family missing since the middle of January has been found deceased. Police say James Gamble, 48, was last seen leaving his home in Bracebridge Jan. 14. Four days later the OPP say he was reported to have been seen in the Orangeville area. Yesterday, April 6, Gamble […]
HUNTSVILLE — Another smash and grab here, this one at a pharmacy early yesterday, has police looking for whoever got away with more cash again. They say that on Thursday April7, at 1:52 a.m., officers got to the pharmacy on Main St East, in response to a break and enter. At 1:40 a.m. unknown suspect(s) […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The snow may be all but gone in most of the region — with no real flooding damage this year — but with up to 18 mm of rain and 1 cm of snow forecasted the next week lake and water level conditions still make them dangerous to be around. Across the […]
NANCY THOMPSON | How Does Your Garden Grow Square foot gardening makes the best use of small spaces by densely planting in one-foot squares. A garden of 4×4 is a great size to start with, but really any size can be fine. Do locate it in a sunny and well drained spot. In square foot […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — As word spread yesterday about fourth booster shots being available today, local pharmacies and primary care physicians’ offices were swamped with calls about booking an appointment. One anxious 60+, with mild immunity symptoms, said he’d been to four pharmacies Wednesday to find out how to at least get on […]