Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The road to recovery is paved with good intentions. But what you can guarantee is the virtual success of the annual Gravenhurst Chamber so Commerce Car Show. Even — and especially — if you’re stuck at home and not sure about venturing too far afield until herd immunity kicks […]
GRAVENHURST — Thieves were busy breaking, entering stealing in the industrial area at the south end of town here Friday. Police are investigating multiple thefts around George Beard Lane May 21, off Muskoka Road behind the Howard Johnson hotel. They say two suspects entered a locked and gated compound at Stevenson Plumbing and entered several […]
Ed. note: You wanted more Rusty stories. Here you go. Following his first book ‘Put the Kettle on Honey …,’ the Gravenhurst native and retired CFOR broadcaster in Orillia offers more amusing takes on his life, out of the fast lane, in this new bi-weekly column for us. We welcome his humour and sunshine sketches […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com KILWORTHY — Friends and family of Ben Readman, of Orillia, are mourning his death on Kawagama Lake, east of Dorset, yesterday. The long-time construction manager with CedarCoast Timber Homes died in a boating accident say police. His body was recovered this afternoon. A fellow worker with him, Dalton Hill, was able […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Looking for a little hope, peace and love these days? Head over to the Trinity United Church’s YouTube channel for an uplifting look at their just released new YouTube video called “With a Little Help From My Friends.” Nearly two dozen performers (children, adults and seniors) are featured in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — With its only splash pad closed for at least three more weeks and temperatures soaring, Gravenhurst is closing its largest and only decent beach on Lake Muskoka this summer for repairs. They say in a release Friday that the popular Muskoka Beach Park, located at 1141 Muskoka Beach Road, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Two more Muskoka COVID cases are among 45 in the region Friday on the eve of the long weekend. This as Muskoka had its fifth death, reported yesterday, of a man aged 45-64 on May 13. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) doesn’t say in which town he […]
SEVERN TOWNSHIP — A Gravenhurst man is charged with impaired driving after being stopped on Hwy. 11 early this morning. Provincial police say they’ve arrested and charged him driver after a stop in of Severn. This was the third impaired driving arrest in three days in the Orillia detachment area. They say that on May […]