BRACEBRIDGE – As part of its new strategic vision to enhance its member experience, the Bracebridge and Port Sydney/Utterson & Area Chamber of Commerce is re-launching its business networking events and Fowler Construction will host the first on Tuesday, July 31 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. “We’ve been listening and gathering feedback from the business community to […]
GRAVENHURST — Police and Shopper’s Drug Mart are looking for a suspected thief who stole $350 worth of product Friday, July 20 at 3 p.m. If you can assistance in identifying the suspect, or have information you may contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online at […]
GRAVENHURST — A suppertime downpour Tuesday that drenched the town here had vehicles up to their hoods in puddles. Social media posts by Cyndi Culbert show cars and trucks driving through small lakes. One particularly bad hit area was the dip in the parking lot in front of the McDonald’s Restaurant. Drive-thru customers had to […]
PORT CARLING/MACTIER — You never know who you’ll run into in Muskoka in the summer. Last Thursday (July 19) at Turtle Jack’s Lake Muskoka retaurant in Port Carling, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posed for selfies with several people. Among them Tony (The Beer) King and John Duck; and Tamsen Tillson and their families. Saturday, at […]
PARRY SOUND — As of Saturday there were 64 active forest fires across the MNRF’s Northeast region. Of these, 29 are not yet under control, 35 are either being held, under control or being observed. And seven of the new fires confirmed today remain active at the time of this update July 21, says the […]
PARRY SOUND — Almost a dozen Muskoka residents with properties in north eastern Ontario are watching with caution as more than 60 wildfires rage across the region here. Many, including at least 10 people in the Bracebridge area — three of them with island cottages — are on alert to evacuate their waterfront locations, a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Reunions are always a lot of fun. You see old friends you haven’t seen in years. You catch up on old classmates and hear about their families. You compare ailments. You even run into old sweethearts. That’s always a surprise, because you never know who’s going to be there. […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — A waterfront property owner who knowingly and willingly ignored the total fire ban with a “large” beach fire Thursday afternoon has been fined more than $1,100 by the township’s fire department. The Muskoka Lakes Fire Department responded to a burning complaint on July 19 just after 4 p.m., says a township release […]