Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A pet mauled to death by another dog has led to several charges against a Gravenhurst woman. Provincial police say officers responded June 13 at 8:30 p.m. to a complaint from a dog owner who said their pet had been mauled and severely injured by another dog. They say […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A sea of change may be about for a Gravenhurst boater found by police at the Muskoka Wharf last night. The OPP say they got a call at 9:10 p.m. from a member of the public about a boater who appeared to be impaired. Officers located the man and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Silence. Applause. Kids. Elders. Students. Teachers. Residents. Survivors. Tears. Rain. Healing. Hope. Truth. Reconciliation. That’s how it was and what it was all about today as more than 200 First Nations and second nations members gathered in solidarity to start Indigenous Awareness Week. All colours and races. Together, united […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A Muskoka man and 22 Simcoe residents today bring to 12,222 the number of people in the region who have now contracted the coronavirus. And two more people in Simcoe died during the weekend, reports the health unit in latest numbers Monday. The Gravenhurst man, aged 35-44, is under […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Too bad you can’t give an Indigenous person a hug. Social distancing being what it is — maybe a thumbs up is the best you can do under pandemic circumstances. Not to be trite, but from sun up to sun down tomorrow may be your opportunity to acknowledge Canada’s […]
RUSTY DRAPER | Special to MuskokaTODAY.com Well, I’ve been thinking a lot about tattoos lately. After I step out of the shower in the morning, I immediately look in the mirror. Folks, it’s not a pretty sight. As I examined my old body in the bathroom mirror the other day, I tried to picture in […]
TARA COLLUM | Special to MuskokaTODAY.com How long does Pride need to be celebrated? How about forever. Once things reach parade status, they are a pretty permanent tradition. Times are changing and progressing; but things aren’t always as far along as we’d like to think they are. With education, empathy and more representation, I hope […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — With 19 new local COVID cases, Simcoe is in and Muskoka is out again in a new cabinet shuffle this afternoon. Only one of today’s positive coronavirus tests comes from Huntsville, where a woman 45-64 with close contact was reported June 17 with a first exposure June 10. The […]