HUNTSVILLE — A South River driver is jail and a baby raccoon that was his passenger is now in Aspen Wildlife Sanctuary today. Police say they rescued the raccoon and charged a driver after a report from the public Wednesday, July 12, at 8:10 a.m. It is unclear why the driver was in possession of […]
MUSKOKA — As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has lifted Muskoka’s the Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) that has been in place since June 1. With this announcement, the Muskoka Association of Fire Chiefs has moved the fire danger rating in #Muskoka to moderate and lifted the fire […]
Photos Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Can Mariposa survive without Lightfoot? The possibilities are endless after a weekend of entertaining artists bent on following in big footsteps. Tudhope Park was teeming with talent of a new kind with plenty of potential and plenty electric, eclectic and exciting new Canadian and international artist with a […]
Story, photos Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Judy Collins remembers her only performance in Gravenhurst in 2000. I asked her. “I do remember,” she said yesterday after coming off Mariposa’s hot Main Stage — henceforth to be called the Lightfoot Stage after this weekend’s honour. She particularly recalled Pamela Wallin, a lovely lady who […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Peter Moore was in rescue mode Saturday. The owner of a dozen or so antique and classic boats brought one of his latest prize catches to the 42nd annual ACBS vintage boat show. “Patrol Boat No. 7” is a 33-foot 1935 former Toronto Harbour Commission craft that took prime […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Starboard developers have lowered their condo, boathouse and retail expectations marginally, while also slightly raising the number boat slips by a half dozen. Proponents of a mixed housing and retail project at the Muskoka Wharf have submitted a new plan made public yesterday following vast public feedback and pushback. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A workplace accident two weeks ago today that police say claimed the life of an outside worker at a new retirement home under construction is being investigated by the OPP and Ontario Ministry of Labour Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development officials. The construction worker was airlifted […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Household items, including jewelry, were stolen in a pair of daytime thefts from homes here Wednesday. The two residences on Ontario Street were entered between 9 a.m. and 5 pm. July 5. Police ask anyone in the area with surveillance cameras to call them. They say there are no safety concerns as the […]
GRAVENHURST — Soaring food prices have police on the hunt for two shoplifting suspects who they say stole more than $2,000 worth of groceries from a food store the evening before last. They say the men walked into Terry’s Independent Grocer Wednesday night, July 5, and walked out with black sacks full of food items. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — At its heart the Mariposa Folk Festival has always been about Gordon Lightfoot. This year particularly so. Start to finish this weekend’s three-day fest begins tomorrow night at its Tudhope park home with a rare treat to kick things off. “The Way We Feel” Friday evening is a Lightfoot […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Trauma telling oughtn’t be traumatic. Once is enough. Especially for children and youth. Abuse is repeated far too often and how sharing and reporting of trauma is handled can make or break families short- and long-term. The Child and Youth Advocacy Centre Simcoe Muskoka is sympathetic to that shared […]
GRAVENHURST — A 71-year-old Toronto motorcyclist was taken to a Toronto hospital early last night with serious injuries after missing a curve and landing in a ditch. Emergency services responded to the collision on Muskoka Beach Road near Suttaby Road. Police say they and the Gravenhurst Fire Department and Muskoka Ambulance were called just after 6 […]
GRAVENHURST — The legend lives on and Rotary Rocks the Barge is $10,000 more to the good. The Opera House was a hot house last night as Steve Rae and the Pony Man band paid tribute to Gordon Lightfoot in a benefit for the Gravenhurst Rotary Club’s 85th anniversary project. More than 300 Lightfoot fans […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Canada Day was a see of red north, south, east and west in Muskoka. Residents woke up to flags dug in at their driveways. And got a taste of back bacon for breakfast at Muskoka Heritage Place in Huntsville where their July 1 festivities began. With 40 million Canadians […]
GRAVENHURST — Summer, Canada, July 1 and the Lions — what could be more patriotic? As seen around town, the Gravenhurst Lions Club annual Canadian Flag program is under way. This club’s signature project has been going on since the 1980s. If you need to contact us because of a damaged or missing flag, our […]
GRAVENHURST — Continuing drug investigations in June have led to two more drug trafficking charges here yesterday. Police said today that the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has been conducted investigations in to drug trafficking in Gravenhurst this month. As a result, on Wednesday, June 28, with the assistance of local OPP officers, investigators […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Kyra Reed, 17, graduates tonight from Twin Lakes Secondary School in Orillia. Hours before she attended the Grade 12 graduation of her grandfather Mitchal Thorne — aged 64. The 47 years is their difference between her starting out and him retiring. She’s apprenticing to be a mechanic; he’s ended […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com LAKE OF BAYS — Premier Doug Ford spoke about the $1 billion earmarked for Muskoka’s two new hospitals and the $800K for MRI service yesterday, while teeing off at the Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s annual golf tournament on Bigwin Island Golf Club. He also emphasized MPP Graydon Smith’s role in securing the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A disturbing message painted over students support of Pride Month has police investigating what they are calling “mischief” to a building at a Monck Public School in Bracebridge. School officials at Monck Public School, on Wellington Street, called police to report that students had painted the side of their equipment shed on Friday, […]
MUSKOKA — Canada Day Saturday kicks off a busy day, weekend and summer of music across Muskoka. Tilt your head, raise an ear and you’ll pop, rock, classical and more. July 1 the Muskoka Concert Band, led by Fran Harvey, kicks off a busy day a 9 a.m. at the opening of Heritage Village in […]