Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ron Jacques, owner of The Brick in Orillia, had a brilliant idea, which he pitched to the top brass at The Brick, Canada. Today his brilliant idea is shining as his new The Brick, Accents & More opens on the main street of Gravenhurst in what was formerly Mac’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — The time and date have been set, the venue chosen, the corners and contenders booked — and all those who were shouting and name-calling will be in the same ring together. It’s Round 1 and the fight is on for Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. the Huntsville Town Hall. […]
ORO — The ‘Tongue’ is back on Hwy. 11. Which means the Rolling Stones are coming to Burl’s Creek as planned June 29. After Mick Jagger, 75, came down ill, the anticipated show was postponed in late March. Now cleared to perform again, Jagger and The Stones are headed back to Oro Canada Day for […]
MUSKOKA — Muskoka lakes and rivers waters are safe to navigate again in time for the May 24 Victoria long weekend. While levels remain high in some areas, Transport Canada has lifted a ban issued April. The interim order prohibiting navigation on Lake Muskoka, the north and south Branches of the Muskoka River and Moon […]
Lois Cooper | Gravenhurst Horticultural Society GRAVENHURST — The Gravenhurst Horticultural Society’s annual plant and bake sale takes place this Saturday, May 18. The fundraiser will take place at the Opera House Square from 8:30 a.m. to noon — rain or shine. Partial list of plants for sale: Tomatoes: Beefsteak, Mini Yellow Pear, Starfire, Earliana, Cherry and Tiny Tim. The tomato […]
PORT SYDENY — Embers from a barrel fire ignited combustibles next to shed, which caught fire — then spread to a second shed — causing $30,000 damage here Sunday evening. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a report of the sheds on fire on Hughes Road in Port Sydney shortly before 6 p.m., […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO, QUEEN’S PARK — Say what you will about Doug Ford, the premier is on the flooding file. With waters still running high in Muskoka — and now Pembroke in particular — his PC government is acting fast to at least understand what went wrong. In the legislature today (Monday, May […]
ORILLIA — Provincial police are looking for witnesses after an 11-month-old infant was found on the way to school suffering from “severe” injuries. They are seeking the public’s assistance to help piece together the odd events that led to the baby boy’s injuries in Orillia back on Wednesday, March 20. The say someone call 911 […]