SIMCOE MUSKOKA — It was probably to be expected. As the province opened its vaccine booking centre at 8 a.m. this morning — and after weeks locally of difficulty getting said appointments or least of all on the waiting list — the local public health says they were left out of the online loop as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — On Valentine’s Day your sweetheart would have seen 31 cases of COVID in Simcoe-Muskoka. Today, a month later, there are 50 cases. And in the past week — Sunday to Sunday — there have been 324 cases, shows a look at provincial numbers. Those eight days, March 7-14, cases […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A new business, a Good Samaritan and a close call. Downtown Gravenhurst avoided another near disaster Friday afternoon when a fire erupted out back in the laneway behind the new True North cannabis shop due to open on Muskoka Road south on Thursday. It’s was almost up in smoke […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Year 2 of the pandemic begins with no new cases in Muskoka — but 45 in Simcoe today. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says all of the cases for Thursday March 12 are south of the Severn River, including 1 each in Severn Township and Orillia. The health […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two men caught with trout on Christmas were charged with illegal fishing. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) says the Huntsville residents were fined a total of $1,800 after getting caught fishing trout during the closed season. They say Clint Wood pleaded guilty and was fined $1,150 for angling brook trout […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ross Ashforth’s recent passing late last month is being remembered by local horticulturalists. The former town treasurer and member of the Gravenhurst Horticultural Society (GHS) died Feb. 23 at the age of 95. He loved his home on Clairmont Road and lovingly tended to his garden in back, which […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — On National Pandemic Observance Day and as the region marked the one-year anniversary of its — and the province’s — first death today, Huntsville added three more COVID cases. That brings to 15 the number of cases in the town this week — and its total account in a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The health unit says this morning that as Ontario moves to four-month interval between the vaccine doses, all second dose appointments that were booked with shorter intervals are cancelled. They will provide details “in the near future” about how to book a new appointment for your second dose. The […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A bank lockdown yesterday afternoon ended after a man was charged with causing a disturbance and making phone threats after being asked to leave. Police say that on Wednesday March 10 at 4 p.m., they got a 911 call on Muskoka Road 118 West. A customer was told to leave after employees claim […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Two more people in Huntsville, two in Bracebridge and 35 in Simcoe amounted to 39 positive COVID tests in the region. And 37 of them are variants of concern, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health reports on its website today. The 4 Muskoka cases were all reported March 9 with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Good and not so good news on the local vaccine front today for those struggling to get an injection or even get on a waiting list. Dr. Charles Gardner says in addition to the two-shot Pfizer vaccine already in use, Simcoe-Muskoka will be getting additional Moderna vaccines later this […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Huntsville has its 82nd case of COVID today in a devastating week of reporting by the health unit, which also posted 29 other cases in Simcoe. On Monday, Huntsville had 11 cases reported. Muskoka’s largest town leads all six municipalities in the district, with Gravenhurst and Muskoka Lakes Township […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — Two intruders found in a home Sunday morning have been charged after being confronted by the owner. Police were called to a break-and-enter on Ashforth Drive in Muskoka Lakes Township, March 7 at 9:45 a.m. after the homeowner returned to their residence and found men inside and told them to leave. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Red flags went up today after 11 people in Huntsville — including 4 under the age of 18 with close contact — tested COVID-positive over the weekend A man from Gravenhurst was part of an outbreak. And 109 people from Simcoe brought the three-day total since Friday to 121. […]
MUSKOKA — Internatonal Women’s Day today is being celebrated individually and collectively here including a Zoom call today. Local chambers of commerce are hosting ‘Fostering Resilience and Sharing Secrets of Success, a three-hour panel event to highlight women’s achievements and leading roles in business and life. It’s on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — When you’re 86 things slip your mind. Like leaving your vehicle and returning to retrieve your mask to pick up takeout. A simple mistake easily remedied by a quick turnaround. Alzheimer’s experts say don’t worry about forgetting your password — worry if you don’t know what to do with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Kjell Iversen knows this town like the back of his hands. And he should. The 90-year-old cabbie has travelled every street, road and highway in town hundreds of times — likely more — metering millions of miles in dozens of sedans. His hands on top of the wheel, staring […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — “Calls for ‘restricted red’ worked.” Social media erupted with the news today as business groups celebrated their lobbying efforts after the province announced both the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) will be moving into the Red-Control zone of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSOKA — Dr. Charles Gardner is taking the blame for the the province’s red-grey-red run-around. He says they are “in keeping with recommendations I provided to (Ontario’s) Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams.” In a letter “to the people whose work and businesses were affected by the lockdown in Simcoe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Keeping up with COVID is a minute by minute job. News changes and spreads faster than variants. No sooner do you learn Muskoka has two more cases, than you learn Simcoe-Muskoka is moving back in to the ‘red zone’ Monday — a week after leaving it to the delight […]