EVERYONE OVER 70 SHOULD NOW SELF-ISOLATE
QUEEN’S PARK — If you’re over age 70 — you’re in for a long haul. Today, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health recommended that everyone over 70 years of age or with a compromised immune […]
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SPRING ROAD FLOODING BEGINS
BRACEBRIDGE — Spring flooding has begun following rain during the weekend. Bracebridge works officials said Monday that a section Germania Road — in east end of town — is closed between Waters Road and 1507 […]
WHEN I’M CALLING YOU …
MUSKOKA — The call of the loon and swish of a paddle dipping in the lake are music to the ears of many Muskokan. Which makes this music video quintessentially Canadian. https://www.facebook.com/100007499538768/videos/2520171528242807/
DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU FOR SWAB TEST RESULTS: RVH
BARRIE — People who were swabbed at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) for COVID-19 are being asked not to call the hospital emergency department. In an urgent email this afternoon, RVH communications person Donna […]
2 DEAD IN FIRE
Kawartha — Two people died and five others escaped a home fire this morning near Seabright. Provincial police say that at 8:39 a.m., they were called to a residential fire on Young Street in the […]
HEP A VIRUS HITS HUNTSVILLE AGAIN
HUNTSVILLE — With the pandemic virus gripping the globe at its doorstep, Huntsville faces a more immediate spreading health threat. Health officials say a second food handler at a Huntsville restaurant has tested positive for Hepatitis […]
CN RAIL WORKERS MOVE WIGWAGS
GRAVENHURST — Traffic was rerouted at the CN track on Brock Street at Bethune Drive Monday as work to move the wigwags took place. After the siding track through town was removed at the old […]
DISTRICT TAX HIKE 1.9%
MUSKOKA — District of Muskoka taxes will go up 1.9 per cent. In a release Feb. 19, it said the average resident will see an overall 1.9 per cent tax increase on the district portion […]
ICE CREAM, TIPS THEFT
ORILLIA — A woman faces charges of theft after ice cream and cash from a tip jar were stolen in an early morning break-in. Provincial police and the Orillia OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) […]
LOCAL HEALTH UNIT REVEALS COVID-19 CASES
SIMCOE MUSKKOA — The public clamour for more clarity around regional cases of COVID-19 garnered a positive response from the much challenged local health unit. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) said Monday it currently […]