GRAVENHURST — The summer of fun is turning in to challenge for water worshippers. Yesterday (July 22), the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit returned to Gull Lake Rotary Park Beach to test the waters again. Today, they recommend that swim advisory signs be re-posted — a second time this month. During a swimming advisory, the beach […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Firefighters from across Muskoka have been getting a lot of praise for their efforts battling blazes in Bracebridge last week, including the multimillion-dollar fire at Timber Mills. Public and political praise has been heaped high. And deservedly so, as most of them are volunteers. Alive, everyone loves firefighers; and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Call him the great Green hope. With two federal MPs now — and their numbers up in the polls rivalling the NDP — the Green Party of Canada hopes to turn that small wave into a national tidal wave this fall. And Parry Sound-Muskoka could go along for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Ontario’s next wave of health care changes could include “Muskoka and Area” as one of 31 Ontario Health Teams that will try to define the new ways to deliver health care in Canada’s largest province. Muskoka, along with Orillia, were announced last week by the Ford government to proceed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka is taking pride in its LGBTQ+ community this week. Across the district rainbow flags are popping up everywhere. On Monday, July 22, members of the Muskoka Pride committee and supporters, joined Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith in raising the rainbow flag at the Town of Bracebridge town hall, says […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The man who drowned Sunday afternoon at the Bracebridge Falls has been identified. Provincial police say that shortly before 1 p.m. Roberto Carmona, 20, of North York was swimming at the public beach area below the falls and failed to surface. Members of the Bracebridge detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and […]
ORILLIA — Orillia may not be the only Ontario Health Team (OHT) in the area, it turns out. An application from a Muskoka group has also been approved to apply for an OHT, Janine van den Heuvel, who represents the the group, said Monday morning, four days after the provincial annoucement. More later. Meanwhile Orillia, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Recent complaints about Amber Alerts may be nothing compared to the problem with “pocket dials.” Provincial police in Bracebridge responded to almost 400 pocket dials and unintentional 911 calls during the first three weeks of July, says an OPP news release this week. Did you know, police must follow […]