Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There was lots of singing and laughter Sunday night at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. The Muskoka Advent Choir was celebrating its 25th season and fifth of sixth concerts. In the town where it all began, in 1994, when Baptist Pastor George Johnston began with 35 eager volunteer singers and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OTTAWA — New MP Scott Aitchison got down to business in his maiden speech in Parliament Friday with “a simple message.” And he equated himself well as the new representative in a strong, firm, businesslike voice. Distaining from the opportunity to blush or boast about winning, the Conservative member spoke directly […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Sudbury woman has died after her vehicle was struck by a cube van on Hwy. 11 Friday morning. Provincial police say that on Dec. 6, at about 10:30 a.m., the OPP, Muskoka EMS and Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire all received 911 calls to a serious collision at South Mary Lake Road in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka has made the cut with a new provincial health plan intended to help patients ease from hospital stays to home care support, “with one patient story, one patient record and one care plan.” A “team” approach that unites all providers under one umbrella, as never before. This morning, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Forget that canned Christmas music piped into stores to get you to “shop till you drop.” And the endless stream of radio play season hits that put earworms in your head that loop around all day. For the true sounds of the season, played as they were intended and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com LOS ANGELES — Life on the road away from politics is still pretty exciting for former Bracebridge town and district councillor Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini. The former deputy mayor and mayoralty candidate was in LA-LA-land recently, on Nov. 26, when she posted this great photo on Facebook about being a near-contestant on the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Real estate agents and brokers are always glad-handing. Their handshake is often good enough to start deal on the sale of a house or home. But what if that handshake was almost your last one? Enjoy Muskoka broker/partner Dave Reid enjoyed that at a recent Ontario Real Estate Association […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There are some great local Christmas concerts this time of year. But if you want to see and hear two of the most superbly talented Muskoka artists in our midst, catch the Dec. 14 Muskoka Concert Association show at the Gravenhurst Opera House, 7 p.m. Pianists Kyung-A Lee and […]