Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Fitness buffs happy to recently be back in the gym as part of the Stage 3 pandemic recovery will be happy to hear Crunch Fitness Canada is opening in the former IGA grocer in downtown Gravenhurst. Originally scheduled to open in June, the Crunch Bunny is expected to be […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s full steam ahead for the Muskoka Steamships tomorrow as it return to cruising the Muskoka Lakes with the Wanda II first to weigh ancho after being forced by COVID-19 to remain in its home port here in July. An on the eve of her maiden voyage, MPP Norm […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — This summer it’s refuse they can refuse. With a dearth of jobs — and more unemployed receiving CERB and EI — it’s hard to believe a company can’t find workers to pick up recycling and waste for $20 an hour. It’s seems a waste of talent. The District of […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s sill a waiting game. As Stage 3 openings continue, many barriers to active living are slowly returning to new norms. Fences are down on some public facilities and a few remain. Like the splash pad in Gravenhurst, where with swim advisories at beaches sun-drenched kids eager to cool off love running through […]
UPDATE: The OPP would like to thank the public for their assistance in safely locating Chase Wilton-Watson. MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — Police are helping to look for a missing young man last seen yesterday. They are asking members of the public for assistance in locating 22-year-old Chase Wilton-Watson, of Muskoka Lakes Township. He is described […]
WEST GRAVENHURST — A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries early this afternoon. Police raced out Muskoka Road 169 to a collision between a motorcycle and another vehicle, both apparently travelling west on the road near Hill Street Tuesday July 28, 2020 at 12:45 p.m. The driver of the motorcycle was taken to hospital […]
PORT SEVERN — You can briefly water your lawn and garden — but other water uses such as filling the kiddy pool are restricted here. Effective immediately, watering restrictions are in effect for the west Muskoka community of Georgian Bay until further notice. The District of Muskoka says restrictions have been recommended by the Ministry […]
MUSKOKA — Finding a safe beach to swim at this summer is becoming a daily challenge. Off and on swim advisories from the health unit are popping up each day causing scorched residents to wonder why. Other beaches in Simcoe-Muskoka are also affected. Tuesday, July 28, Port Sydney Beach and two more in Gravenhurst came under […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Norman Bethune would be amused if not bemused. The good doctor’s statue is the latest effigy embroiled in a social unmasking of the world. Never one fearful from expressing his personal, political and professional beliefs, the Gravenhurst native and surgeon revered in China is at the heart of COVID-19 […]
GRAVENHURST — A new garden marking the original Muskoka Wharf will be dedicated this afternoon. Town officials will be on hand to help the owners of affectionately known “Tin Boathouses” on Lake Muskoka officially open the Ditchburn Bay Historical Garden Tuesday, July 28. The owners are celebrating their 15th year as an association and have […]
GRAVENHURST — An early morning altercation at a restaurant has led to several charges against a local man Saturday who was also charged recently with throwing sanitizer. Police were called to the restaurant at 6:15 a.m. July 25 for disturbance on Muskoka Road South. They say a man who was previously issued a trespass notice […]
GRAVENHURST — The return of business is a reminder to mind the cash box after police say a break and enter here last week netted a thief daily proceeds. The OPP are investigating the B&E at the Muskoka Wharf overnight July 22, 2020. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP at Bracebridge 1-(888) […]
GRAVENHURST — A 25-year-old boater faces impaired driving charges after being stopped on Lake Muskoka Saturday. Provincial police say their marine unit was patrolling the lake in Gravenhurst July 25 and stopped a vessel for a routine check. Officers found presence of alcohol and charged the operator, 25 year-old Claudia Lelki, of North York, with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Looking for a staycation in your own backyard? There are dozens of day-trip opportunities minutes away for hikers and family-friendly. Many free. Often they take less than an hour to explore and enjoy. With Muskoka sites like Huntsville’s Heritage Village re-opening and Gravenhurst’s Muskoka Steamships set to sail next […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Christine Buckley wants to be “positive” and “kind” and “respectful” about a positive testing of COVID-19 within her firm. The owner of the accounting company, who announced Friday that an unidentified member of her “team” had the corona virus, says she’s wants her message to be “kind and in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A new business in the downtown is closing its doors — after recently being allowed to open — after it says in a release Friday that “one of our team has notified us of a positive COVID-19 test.” Christine Buckley owner and president of the Kilworthy-based accounting company Buckley […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So, how’s it feel having a six-inch q-tip shoved up your nose? “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” Judy Hart said Thursday, from the front seat of her SUV, after her quick drive-through COVID-19 test at the Gravenhurst Community Centre/arena. “It’s nothing to be afraid […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — History buffs, rail and transportation advocates are lauding a town decision this week to preserve the old Railway Station — with much-needed repairs to its three roofs and window replacements. Work should start soon on the Ontario Heritage-designated triplex. After a clarion call went out to Gravenhurst residents this […]
HUNTSVILLE — A young Huntsville man is charged with luring and other sex crimes after police executed a warrant at his home yesterday following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. The provincial police Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and Huntsville OPP detachment officers arrested and charged the 20-year-old after a digital forensics investigation. They say that on […]
At the height of the season, living the pandemic takes ingenuity and joi de vive. That joyfulness, delight, zest and pleasure is evident everywhere, as the world kicks up its heels and trying times. Like Julia and Rachel Taylor who were hangin’ out on a tree at the Gravenhurst High School yesterday. The 12-year-old grade […]