Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ignite and unite was the theme of last night’s Gravenhurst Winter Carnival kick-off. Carnival chair and keynote speaker Steve Mulock invited everyone to enjoy 50 events that mark the 50th year of Skokie and friends. The 18 speakers at the Ignite 4.0 event talked about what inspired them in […]
MUSKOKA — Teachers at elementary and high schools will be in the classroom just three days next week — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Following another week of strikes by elementary teachers, the entire Ontario school system will be shut down next Friday. That comes after schools will be closed Monday for Family Day. Yesterday, the […]
GRAVENHURST — Now’s that’s fresh. An hour after its first delivery, the new meat counter at Tiger was full. On the shelf and within minutes the first sale had gone through the cashier. The new “full-service” grocer opened at 8 a.m. yesterday with a packed four-foot cooler full of beef, chicken and chops. Much of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MILTON — Dr. Molly Robinson has risen to top dog — litter-ally. The Gravenhurst veterinarian has received the 2020 Rising Star Award from the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA). The award, presented in January at the OVMA Conference and Trade Show, honours a veterinarian who’s early in their career and has […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Call this Frozen 3. Following last weekend’s freezing temperatures, tonight will be downright frigid. Environment Canada has forecasted extreme cold conditions for the region Thursday night A frigid arctic air mass and strong winds are expected, which will result in wind chill values of minus 30 to minus 35 tonight. And it […]
HUNTSVILLE — Town council is back at a full complement today, after resident Bob Stone was appointed Tuesday to fill the last vacant seat. At a special council meeting yesterday, February 11, councillors appointed Stone to fill the vacant seat of Huntsville Ward Councillor for the remainder of the 2018-2022 term. He was immediately sworn […]
GRAVENHURST — Fire officials are reporting more than $900 in fines against three individuals on Friday February 7, after a fire inspector discovered an exit door at a Bethune road north business in Gravenhurst had been purposefully nailed shut. The Gravenhurst Fire Department (GFD) says in a release today that a town building department inspector […]
GRAVENHURST — The Flying Fathers are coming to Gravenhurst on Monday, February 17 at 3 p,m. for a Family Day fun-draiser. Theresa Buker says come cheer the Muskoka Anglers as they take on the famed priests (“Playing and Praying for Peace) in a charity event for the entire family. Tickets for the slap-stick event are […]