GRAVENHURST — Ian and Tara McNaughton, who have announced big business plans for the downtown, say it means not one — but two new businesses. The Home Hardware will take over Stedmans V&S, which is closing. And the fashion, footwear and yarn business from Stedmans will move to a new permanent and larger store downtown […]
BALA — The race to replace independent MP Tony Clement now has two official contenders. Holly Thompson has thrown her hat into the ring to be the next MP, to replace Tony Clement who is not running again. Thompson, a chartered accountant and Bala resident, has announced that she is seeking the Conservative Party of […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The race to replace independent MP Tony Clement is well underway and there isn’t even a date set for a Conservative nomination meeting. However, the first official candidate to step up seeking the nomination is Meghan Shannon. She recently announced that: “After careful and thoughtful consideration, and with the full support of […]
GRAVENHURST — Rising water levels have all local governments on alert. A As Muskoka communities to the north have declared flooding related emergencies, officials in the Town of Gravenhurst say they are closely monitoring local waterways, just as they have been for the past six weeks. “The town’s infrastructure services staff instituted enhanced monitoring in […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Liberals are hoping familiarity will be help them win the federal seat about to be vacated by independent MP Tony Clement. “We are very pleased to announce that the Team Trudeau 2019 Nomination Meeting for Parry Sound-Muskoka has been called for Wednesday, May 8, 2019,” say a party release. Trisha Cowie, as the only […]
GRAVENHURST — The top down flood runoff from the water head continues to gain ground at the bottom of the Black River watershed along the Severn River. Due to flooding, Gravenhurst residents and visitors are advised of the following temporary road closure update: Severn River Road East from Municipal Address 1119 to 1133 is fully closed […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The ASHMuskoka Project kicked off this week. On Tuesday, MPP Norman Miller and Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) rep Patricia Arney met with the Friends of the Muskoka Watershed at Brooklands Farm to learn more about an innovative study that’s being done, thanks to a three-year, $733,600 OTF Grow grant awarded last fall. This […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The downtown is about to undergo further great new changes. Ian and Tara McNaughton, owner-operators of Gravenhurst Home Hardware and Stedmans V&S Department Store, today announced plans for two new stores. The hardware will move into an expanded and renovated Stedmans building; and they will open a new separate […]