Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Anne’s Variety is one of the last little main street shops where customers pop in and out to pick up lottery tickets, drinks and smokes. In good weather a few people pulled up a chair out front and sit, while others stopped on their scooters to chat, pass the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Are tariffs foreign interference? Is it time for Canada to grow up and quit living in shadow of big brother? This election is a teaching moment, one that local candidate Matt Richter expects to benefit from in part as he gets the endorsement nod tomorrow from two school […]
GRAVENHURST — A day after a few more centimetres of snow fell, town officials here have declared “a significant weather event” to cope with high snow banks, which threaten traffic safety they say. The declaration suspends standard timelines to meet winter maintenance objectives. They cite high snow banks along municipal roads that have narrowed many […]
GRAVENHURST — Sandra Budhu’s husband says she deserves her first big lotto win. The Gravenhurst resident recently won $250,000 playing INSTANT MONOPOLY (Game #2444). The mother of three is a regular lottery player with OLG buying tickets a few times a week. Although she had previously won a prize of $250, nothing could have prepared her for the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — After a frosty reception from business owners, a strip of Hwy. 118 west here will see drivers facing big changes next week. Work to “improve safety” on the section of The Flats will continue the coming weeks “to improve travel for residents, businesses and visitors,” says a District of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — There’s no snow days for candidates. Matt Richter, who’s on leave from his Riverside Public School teaching job, was up early today shovelling out his front door and crawling over a driveway drift left no doubt after plows passed. Proving it’s tough slogging on the campaign trail in […]
MUSKOKA — Police are asking the public for their assistance in identifying a suspect in an investigation. The OPP are investigating a series of incidents including mischief and theft that were committed at a number of addresses on February 1, including Haven Road, Uffington Road, Flynns Road, Germania Road and Reay Road. There was similar activity […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Women’s work is never done. And then they go to work. Jacqui Kramer, a project manager at Fowler Construction, knows that all too well. That’s just part of the reason why she’s Muskoka’s Woman in Construction winner. And will be honoured for her more than 30 years in the trades […]