Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The iconic Muskoka chair is the centre of legal dispute between a local craft brewer and one of the world’s biggest brewers. Muskoka Brewery announced today (June 27) that it has issued a claim in the Federal Court of Canada against Molson Coors Canada and Molson Canada 2005. It’s […]
Photos by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A long shadow that has cast doubts on the Muskoka Airport’s future received a ray of sunshine Thursday, as Porter Airlines chair Robert Deluce landed his company in Muskoka for what he hopes will be more than just a one-year pilot. A small pilot himself, he brought […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was 30 minutes late, but the first regularly-scheduled Porter air flight landed at Muskoka Airport this afternoon to thunderous applause and a water cannon salute. It touched down from the north at 2:14 p.m., a little more than 20 minutes after leaving its Billy Bishop Airport hub on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — It was an ironic sight here in the parking lot beneath the Bracebridge Falls early this morning. Muskoka mayors and provincial MPPs gathered in a sunny idyllic summer setting on the shoreline of the Muskoka River that two months ago was several feet deep in flood water and a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s the end of June and the end of school. And the end of the latest plans for a Chinese school at the former Muskoka Centre. And an expected start of an open-market sale, with possibly less use restrictions. Gravenhurst’s planning council accepted a staff recommendation to end its […]
ORILLIA — Police want good Samaritans to call 911 when they see a person overdose. And to do it without fear of police involvement, if they want. To encourage people to seek life-saving assistance the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is launching the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA) public awareness campaign. They say opioid overdoses are claiming the […]
PETERBOROUGH — Ottawa’s announcement Tuesday that the Liberal government will contribute $66.1 million in new funding to further study the Quebec-Ottawa-Peterborough-Toronto VIA Rail relief line doesn’t mean the line is “a done deal.” So says Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock Conservative MP Jamie Schmale. He said in a release that “while I have been advocating for this project […]
MUSKOKA — The world needs more Canada Day! And Muskoka will get plenty of it this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you’re at home, here’s where to find your nearest celebration. And if you want to take in lots more, keep reading MuskokaTODAY.com JUNE 29 — BAYSVILLE CANADA DAY FIREWORKS More Details Hosted by Baysville […]