CLEARVIEW — A 33-year-old ATV operator is dead after being trapped under the vehicle for several hours before first responders could get to him. Provincial police say that on April 28 members of the Huronia West OPP, Clearview Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedics responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Lavender Hill Road […]
WASHAGO — A scrap metal spill Sunday night closed traffic for a short time. Provincial police from the Orillia detachment were dispatched to a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) rollover in the Washago area in the Township of Severn. They say that on April 29 at about 7 p.m. on County Road 169 near the Highway […]
Celebration of Life: Rhoda A. Wiser Sunday, May 13, 2018 12 Noon – 2 p.m. Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre (Greavette Room) 275 Steamship Bay Rd. Gravenhurst, ON Come have lunch. And share some memories with Rhoda’s family.
MUSKOKA — Don’t hold your breath, but not one but two parties are promising to bring back the Northlander train. After Doug Ford said he’d put the Liberal-cancelled train back on the tracks, the NDP jumped on board Thursday. In Kenora this week, Ford promised if the Progressive Conservaties win June 7 he’d restore the […]
GRAVENHURST — Hockey fans here will have to satisfy themselves with the late night NHL Stanley Cup playoffs after the South Muskoka Shield of the Greater Metro Junior ‘A’ Hockey League has packed up its hockey bags and left town. The team, which has called Gravenhurst and the Graeme Murray Arena their home rink for […]
OTTAWA — A tearful Tony Clement said the job of being an MP is “a death trap.” He was responding to reporters’ questions Wednesday morning after fellow Tory MP Gordon Brown was found dead in his Parliament office today. Clement, said he had known Brown since 1981. The Parry Sound-Muskoka MP said being a member […]
Lois Cooper | Gravenhurst Horticultural Society GRAVENHURST — Would you be interested in learning how to garden from a hammock? Or, at least, discover how to reduce the chores in your garden, select easy-care plants, and enjoy their gardens even more. He will be the guest speaker at the May 15 meeting of the Gravenhurst […]
GRAVENHURST — Three iconic Canadian character actors take the stage May 25 at the Gravenhurst Opera House to kick off its 84th season of summer theatre in Muskoka. The Yes Men, featuring Patrick McKenna, Neil Crone and Kevin Hunt will help another introduce the stellar lineup of talent. The Annual Summer Season Gala is a […]