GRAVENHURST — A half-million-dollar fire late Wednesday afternoon has destroyed a cottage on the Severn River in southwest Gravenhurst. Fire officials say the massive blaze happened just before 5:30 p.m. on July 10. More than a dozen people were quick to call 911 and report the fire on Flanagan Trail, a small cottage road near […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Fred Penner may know your kids better than you. He certainly understands what makes them tick — talk, sing, jump and shout. And he did all that at the Mariposa Folk Festival, along with fellow iconic Canadian kids entertainers Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison. The three starred back-to-back Saturday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka moms and babies will be happy to hear the province is expanding funding for midwives. With more than 140,000 babies being born each year in Ontario, families are looking for more options when it comes to choosing their care, says the province. Tuesday, July 9, Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s going to be a long, hot summer for swimmers looking for relief in Gravenhurst. With the splash pad at the Muskoka Wharf closed for repairs this year, cooling off is a challenge with Muskoka Beach still under a swim advisory. Now, the beach at Gull Lake Rotary Park has become the latest […]
. MUSKOKA — Circles® South Muskoka needs your help! What is Circles®? Circles® Muskoka is a community-based poverty reduction initiative that creates relationships across economic boundaries. It matches people of low-income who have graduated from our District of Muskoka and United Way funded Getting Ahead program with people of middle and upper income who have attended Bridges out of Poverty training […]
MUSKOKA — Climate-concerned Canadians can expect a break now. Environment Canada says after a great start to summer — including Saturday’s sizzler — a return to more seasonal temperatures is here. In their monthly wrap-up, they say July is climatologically the warmest month of the year. So, inevitably, it will be warm, understated Gerald Chang […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are tight-lipped after a male was airlifted to hospital in Toronto with life-threatening injuries late Sunday afternoon following a 911 call. They say that on July 7, shortly before 6 p.m., provincial police and Muskoka Paramedic Services were dispatched to an address on Alice Street in Bracebridge. The male was transported to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKE — Lake watchers will see a familiar but rarely seen sight on Lake Muskoka Saturday. Dozens of sailboats in a friendly race. On July 13, around noon, the 11th annual Chancery Regatta sets sail. It’s a fun gathering of sailing enthusiasts who go out looking for great gusts of […]