Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Some said masks should be worn in hospitals year-round after COVID. Today Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) announced the return of mandatory masking at both its hospital sites in south Muskoka and Huntsville. They say in morning release Monday, that “as respiratory illness season takes hold and cold and flu […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Kids and pets — never share a stage with them. Least one with cute — not “ugly” — Christmas sweaters. Where parents and grandparents lined the walls with smartphones. And toddlers screamed in delight. Two holiday concerts this weekend were a pleasant tuneful start to the festive season thanks […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Panthers beat the Panthers to win the OFSSA senior boys A high school volleyball championship here yesterday. The No. 1 seed E.S. Macdonald-Cartier, of Sudbury, who scored a 4-1 games victory over ESC Monsignor Bruyere, of London, took the first game 25-23. But Macdonald Cartier rebounded with 25-21 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Craving for crafts? ’Tis the season to stock up for Christmas gifts. If you’re a young collectible and economic driver — as opposed to at the other ended of the spending spectrum (i.e. a senior divesting your household portfolio) the next month is a bargain bonanza. And actually quite […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Short and sweet and it put a smile on happy faces. Santa arrived in a blaze glory here this morning — his second seasonal stop in Muskoka — for the 72nd annual Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus Parade. Under a sparkling sun and Muskoka Road lined with more […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A close ball and missed call were a missed opportunity for the Gryphons to make history by possibly advancing to the championship round of the OFSSA finals tomorrow. Their senior boys morning game at Friday with Red Lake was a thriller that could have gone either way at BMLSS. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Gryphons are 1-2 after pool play today in the OFSSA finals. Early leads in both their first set of morning games weren’t enough against the defending provincial champion Hamilton District Christian High School. GHS dropped a pair of sets to the No. 2 ranked team at the provincial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Volunteers, community engagement, athletic achievement — and digging out strangers in the midst of “snowmageddon” earned a couple dozen local residents Spirit Awards tonight. And inductions into the Lions Club Sports Hall of Fame at the Opera House for “Miss Wendy” Laidlaw, her Just 4 Kicks Team Canada Dancers […]