RUSTY DRAPER | Contributing columnist My dad has been gone now for more than 40 years and I’ll remember him for many wonderful reasons. He had an incredible work ethic and tried to instil the same in me. I don’t believe I ever passed my father’s litmus test. I always thought I excelled much better […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist When I was younger one of my favourite movies was “Splendor in the Grass,” starring Natalie Wood as a teenage “good girl.” She has a nervous breakdown when Warren Beatty’s character can’t be with her because she’s a good girl, and instead he sets his fate after being with a […]
BANDY, Iris B. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Mom, Iris Bandy, 93, on July 13, 2021, at Granite Ridge Retirement Residence (Gravenhurst, Ontario). She was born on Nov. 3, 1927, at home in the small farming community of Alma Heights, near Thessalon, Ontario, she was the middle child […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A driver who flew 100 metres offs off the road knocking down guard rails and trees was charged with impaired driving by drugs Saturday afternoon. Provincial police say that on July 17, at 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a complaint from a member of the public after hearing what he believed was a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — Another serious watercraft accident this afternoon landed four people in hospital and the operator of a Sea-Doo charged with impaired driving. Provincial police responded to a call on Three Mile Lake just before 2:30 p.m., not far from Windermere where two boaters died on Wednesday. Resident witnesses say […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Opening day and we’ve made it to third base. Home is in our sights. And hopefully we can steal fourth base in the weeks — months and years — to come. With 1 COVID case in Barrie today, Simcoe-Muskoka is on a definite road to recovery. Especially if you […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you’re home free today check before you go to the beach to beat the heat. Swim advisories were issued by the health unit Friday, July 16, for six of 13 beaches in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Port Sydney, Huntsville and Muskoka Lakes that they monitor. They’re open but they come […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BARRIE — A tornado that touched down here about 2:30 p.m. this afternoon has landed several people in hospital. Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) says it is providing care for eight patients who suffered minor injuries as a result of the severe storm in the south end of the city. […]