GORD MILLER: GREEN CANDIDATE SUMS UP CAMPAIGN
GRAVENHURST — Candidates got to sum up their campaigns at the end of Tuesday night’s federal election meeting at Opera House, with concluding remarks. Here’s what the Green’s Gord Miller had to say.
CANDIDATES SPAR OVER HOUSING, CLIMATE CRISIS
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com | Opinion GRAVENHURST — The “bogey man” came late, but didn’t scare anyone. Scott Aitchison was, well, conservative compared to Gord Miller’s “the house is on fire.” Trisha Cowie was Justin Trudeau in a drag; and Tom Young was an old democrat. A Gravenhurst Chamber of commerce all-candidates meeting tonight, sans […]
SMALL BUSINESS MONTH SUMMIT OCT. 23 IN BRACEBRIDGE
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — October is small business month and big business in the federal election. Party leaders are all over themselves agreeing on one thing — Canada’s economy depends on small business jobs, the money the spend in the community and their environmental concerns in a rural digital world. To celebrate Small […]
BRACEBRIDGE PUTS TOGETHER DREAM TEAM FOR NEW ARENA/LIBRARY HUB
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Town of Bracebridge is slowly putting together its dream team to replace its decades old arena with a combined new ice pad, library and community events hub. Much like the Sportsplex at the north end of town — only this time between to the Monck elementary school and […]
GRAVENHURST MAN WINS $150,000 LOTTO SPIN PRIZE
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Michael Duncan’s head is still spinning after winning the biggest prize of his life. The Gravenhurst resident picked up $150,000 in a recent Bigger Spin Instant lotto game (#2125). “I am still shaking,” he said while picking up his winning cheque at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. The 58-year old […]
MISSING BRACEBRIDGE MAN MAY BE IN TORONTO
BRACEBRIDGE — The family of a missing Bracebridge man believe he may be in the Toronto area. Provincial police are trying to help the family locate him and are asking the public’s assistance. They say 31-year-old Alex Courtemanche was last seen at his temporary residence in Bracebridge Aug. 9, 2019. His family say he had […]
BLESSING OF ANIMALS OCT. 6, ST. JAMES CHURCH GRAVENHURST
GRAVENHURST — The popular annual Blessing of the Animals is happening at St. James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street, Gravenhurst on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. This short, informal service is an opportunity to bless our animal friends who bless us with their unconditional love all year. It is a community event and all animals […]
RED TEES LADIES GOLFERS RAISE $8,200 FOR WOMEN’S CENTRE
Sally Brooks | Special to MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — They drove for show and putted for a lot of dough. The 22nd annual Sands Red Tee Ladies League Invitational Tournament raised $8,200 for the Gravenhurst Women’s Centre. Despite black skies and the threat of rain the golfers were up early to start off with a continental […]