GRAVENHURST — Tired of winter, yet? Well, how about a good, ol’ weekend sing-along? The Elderberries Choir has just the hour-and-a-half to cheer you up Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in Gravenhurst. They present a selection of winter songs, including “A Marshmallow World,” “Slow Dancing in the Snow,” and “Jingle Bells (sort of). Director Louise […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man on probation was in bail court today after what police are calling a “serious assault” involving a weapon last night. They say that on Sunday Jan. 19, 2020, at 8 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call at a home Bracebridge. They say a dispute erupted within the residence that […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Muskoka Lakes man is to appear in bail court tomorrow, Jan. 21, on a number of drug and auto theft-related charges after being arrested in police stop last Wednesday. Provincial police say that on Jan. 15, 2020, at 10:45 a.m. officers at Bracebridge made a traffic stop on Woodchester Avenue after they say […]
HUNTSVILLE — A missing person search here ended in a death today. Yesterday, Jan. 19, provincial police at Huntsville were asked for help finding a missing 45-year-man. The male was last known to be in the Hoodstown Shores Road area of town. With the help of the Huntsville Fire Department and OPP specialty units, uniformed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — Premier Doug Ford today served up a slice of the provincial pie to 26 local municipalities here totalling $5.8 million. From eight townships and villages in the west side of Parry Sound-Muskoka riding, which received the smallest portion of $50,000 each, to the District of Muskoka’s share of […]
HUNTSVILLE — Ever wonder where that municipal hotel tax fee on your room goes? Well, the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association (HMATA) has partnered with 11 local organizations and recently approved $233,000 in funding through their new partnership program announced in December. “The goal of this program is to engage organizations, with new and existing […]
MUSKOKA — And baby makes two. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is pleased to introduce the first babies born in 2020 at each of its two hospital sites. At the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site Winter-Lee Anne Sui-Handy arrived at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 to parents Sunny Sui and Stephanie Handy of […]
HUNTSVILLE — Bragging rights for the first Muskoka baby of the decade goes to (drum roll, please) …. Rosie Jo Margaret Schat. The little cutey is the first baby born in 2020, at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. Parents Chloe and A.J. Schat, of Huntsville, welcomed Rosie Jo at 10:50 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 2. She […]