HUNTSVILLE — A northbound SUV driver in the southbound lanes of Hwy. 11 is in hospital in Toronto after colliding with a transport last night. Provincial police say they are investigating the serious accident Feb. 28 at 7:20 p.m. Officers from the Huntsville OPP detachment responded to reports of a vehicle headed north in the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Day 1 of more lifted restrictions in Ontario is proving to be anti-climactic with little major impact. An uneventful day on the streets sees little change as life creeps toward a reality of new proportions. Perhaps people are glued to TVs watching a war seven hours away. With Ford […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What would Eva Olsson say to Vladimir Putin? “The same thing I told students years ago, who asked me what I’d say to Hitler. “I wouldn’t waste my energy,” she said in response to the “very sad situation right now” in the Ukraine. The Holocaust survivor — and recent […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — While Bracebridge is shedding light at the Bracebridge Falls on the plight of Ukrainians, Huntsville’s town council is expected to vote today to lower the Russian flag at its G8 Park — for a second time. Huntsville says: “In response to the country of Russia’s invasion of the country […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — With today the last official day for vaccine passports, Simcoe-Muskoka reports 243 confirmed cases over the weekend. As of Tuesday Ontario will no longer require you to show your QR code with proof of vaccination —though some restaurants, bars or other public facilities may still require them. Premier Doug […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — This weekend’s On the Pond hockey tournament was a spirited affair — on and off the ice — as players battled hard for the puck and celebrated the 16th annual North American Cup championship. And while the Duncan Veitch Spirit Award goes to the team “with the most enthusiasm, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The wildly popular GAP has done it again. Hundreds walked the walks here this afternoon to help raise more than $170,000 in pledges by mid-afternoon, according to their growing website count. A record haul for its fourth year that more than doubled last year’s also record total. Call it […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Get out your snowshoes, hiking boots, skis … tomorrow for the Coldest Night of the Year charity walks in north and south Muskoka. The temperature won’t be bad — a balmy -3 degrees or so — with chance of flurries. But, hey, this is February and we’re used to […]