Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Annual Empty Bowls Event will be taking place at 6 pm on Thursday, October 24 at the Gravenhurst High School. This is truly a community event organized in partnership with the Gravenhurst Rotary Club, Gravenhurst Lions Club and the Gravenhurst High School including the Grade 11 Ceramics Class, senior […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Scott Aitchison wasted no time after winning the federal election last night. Within two hours of declaring victory, the Conservative MP-elect ended his leave of absence as Huntsville’s mayor, effective at 11:59 p.m. This morning he was back in his office at town hall cleaning out his desk […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A new MP, the same party and same result. The seat of power in Parry Sound-Muskoka shifted just slightly north tonight, from Port Sydney to Huntsville, where the mayor here is now the MP-elect. Conservative Scott Aitchison swept to power with an easy win in his first attempt at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Voters were lined up early at the first chance to cast a ballot this morning. “It’s always like this the first hour,” said poll clerk Jack Cline, as dozens of Gravenhurst residents who had waited to get in for the 9:30 a.m. opening poured in to the Gravenhurst […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Monday was payday for local hospitals in the riding. The province announced $4.79 million in funding for the Bracebridge, Huntsville and Parry Sound hospitals. “Ontario is working towards ending hallway health care by making increased investments in the province’s small and medium-sized hospitals,” said MPP Norman Miller in a release. The total […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | OPINION Good morning voters. It’s Oct. 21, Election Day in your country. A day you’ll have to live with for four years. For half of it you matter. Tuesday, you’ll return to political obscurity. But for 12 hours, you’re more important than Trudeau, Trump, Ford, Scheer, Singh, May or Greta. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | EDITORIAL Choose forward …, In it for you …, Forward together …, It’s time for you to get ahead …. They all say the same thing, they all mean well in one way or another. But Liberals, New Democrats, Greens and Conservatives would all do it differently. Picking a party […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Business is picking up in town here — as in pick up and delivery. No Uber eats or Skip the Dishes. But talk of a new fast food outlet appears to be true. Pizza Hut is said to be moving onto the main street in Gravenhurst. The takeout and […]