BRACEBRIDGE — A tenant complaint that led to a housing complex being “deemed unsafe” by the Town of Bracebridge has upwards of two dozen residents scrambling to find permanent alternative shelter. On Monday afternoon, town officials here declared the building at 19 Monck Rd. “unsafe.” It is located just off the main street, Manitoba Street, […]
GRAVENHURST — Three wins and a loss. That’s the Gravenhurst Old Indians’ record at the Amazing Grays hockey tournament this past weekend. And while the victories were heartening, it’s the latter game against the Innisfil Crown Royals that they’ll remember the most. A 3-1 loss in Sunday morning’s final, to a team they beat 6-2 […]
GRAVENHURST — What do you get when you combine bright young minds with a new vision and technology? A fresh, new 3D way of looking at your hometown. Gravenhurst High School is receiving a $74,500 grant to digitally animate the town, says a release Tuesday from the Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s Jacki McPherson. On […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — MP Tony Clement has decided not to run again in October’s federal election. In a letter made public this afternoon, the embattled political veteran says in part: “This was actually not a difficult decision, and it is also the right one.” He says he and his family are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK — Mickael Fenn and Ken Seiling, the province’s point men on the new regional governance review, will be in Muskoka on Tuesday, May 14, to listen to presentations from local individuals and organizations. MPP Norm Miller is reminding his constituents about their opportunity for local input on how to improve […]
GRAVENHURST — Waking up Monday morning after a weekend of snow to find a burning bylaw now in effect, is no April Fool’s joke. The Town of Gravenhurst reminds everyone, now that spring is officially here (even if it doesn’t look or feel like it) that there are rules around appropriate outdoor fire use. And […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — They’re just waiting for confirmation, but fundraisers for the Kelly Shire Foundation think they have a set at an unofficial Guinness World Record for the “Snowmobile Greatest Distance in 24 hours by a Team.” After some weather delays, again this year, the four riders, Rich Lys, Claus Zander, David Traill and Wes […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man faces a charge of trafficking fentanyl. Provincial police says that on Thursday, March 28, 2019, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the OPP arrested a man after executing a search warrant on his residence. They say that during this investigation fentanyl, and Canadian currency were seized. As a […]