Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BARRIE — A complex Ponzi investment scheme involving point of sale debit terminal — originating here in 2012 — that duped 515 people out of $56 million has led to fraud charges against a local man. Charles Debono was in court in Barrie today after being deported from the Dominican Republic. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So why did McDonald’s close Friday when they learned an employee has the coronavirus? Shouldn’t they? And why less than 24 hours later did they re-open? Were all other employees tested? Did they get a clean bill of health? And what about their customers and the public? Good questions, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — As Ontario topped 300 reported new COVID cases today, an 80+ Huntsville man is among them. The cause was close contact. He was among 13 people listed in the daily 1 p.m. count released by the local health unit. That’s the second highest recent number of cases for the […]
ORILLIA — Gun calls are on the rise — again. Not only in cities — but especially in the country at this time of year, remind provincial police. So expect to hear more random shots fired in the coming months as men and women in orange vests and camo prowl the rural landscape for small […]
MINDEN HILLS — A father who saved his young daughter in a family canoeing accident Saturday afternoon in Haliburton drowned during the rescue. Provincial police in Haliburton say that shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12 emergency crews responded to a 911 call about a capsized canoe on Moore Lake, which is just south of Minden […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Two Torontonians arrested Sunday on drug charges were the result of a two-month investigation and a month-long pursuit after a fleeing suspect evaded police in an arrest stop on Hwy. 11. Both were in bail court this morning in Bracebridge. Provincial police say their Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Round 2. Grade 9 students take centre stage today as schools open for the next wave of COVID learners enter the academic world. As their elementary brothers and sisters begin week two with two more days of classes, senior students like Troy Pedwell, whose going into grade 12, was […]
HUNTSVILLE COVID DRIVE-THRU SEPT. 14 Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A controversy over closing the first COVID assessment centre here has led to at least a one-day drive-through Monday, Sept. 14. And sparked memories of a bloody feud over the failed “one hospital” plan that had Bracebridge and Huntsville squabbling over which patients in […]
Where were you 19 years ago today? I got an urgent call from a neighbour: “Turn on your TV ….” The first plane was down and the second and third were still in the air. Not for long. The rest of that day in 2001 was a bit of a blur — now. Muskoka TODAY […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Two more people here have tested positive for COVID-19 — bringing Huntsville’s count this week to three — and Muskoka’s total to 41. Both were listed in an update this afternoon by the health unit as acquiring it through close contact. One is a male aged 45-64 and the other […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The start of school this morning was much as expected for students at GPS — with the only dark cloud hovering filled with a sprinkle of rain. Jace Chambers was 35 minutes early. Max Diemert was jumping up and down with excitement — and a cool new haircut. Carlee […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Putting up your hand to go the washroom will be a big deal when some elementary students return to classes starting tomorrow. Teachers will only allow a few at a time — to go. That’s just part of the new school year that begins Tuesday, Sept. 8, with a […]
Dear Editor: This Labour Day, as we pause to recognize the historic contributions of working people in Canada, it feels like there is little to celebrate yet much to hope for. This COVID-19 crisis has been very hard for workers across the country, and Orillia, Muskoka and the communities around them are no different. We’ve […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Muskoka has had six new COVID-19 cases the past week, as signs of a second wave of the pandemic emerge on the eve of a return to school. This as Ontario added 169 cases yesterday, Saturday — the most in one day since July 24 — and makes it 10 straight […]
GRAVENHURST — Congratulations to Christina Delarosbil, of Gravenuhurst, for winning $150,000 with THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game (Game #2130). On Mother’s Day, the 53-year-old married mother of three went to the retailer when she uncovered her chance to spin in-store. “I was shocked,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The 3S Smart Mask, made in Bracebridge, received $2 million today from Premier Doug Ford. The Ontario government the money from the Ontario Together Fund to the company, Smart Safe Science, to make lighter, breathable, and more comfortable face masks. It’s expected to help the company create 50 local […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The “growing gap in food security” in Gravenhurst — which has GAP looking into a community wellness centre — got a couple of big financial donations again this week. They received $3,000 in proceeds from a Muskoka Drive-In movie night Wednesday, organized by the Kahshe Lake Ratepayers’ Association (KLRA). […]
DWIGHT — A missing man was located earlier this morning at 2 a.m. after being lost four nights in the bush near Algonquin Park. Ted Nasmith was taken to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Friday for treatment of hypothermia and otherwise is in good health, say police. He was last spotted by his wife on Sept. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com WINDERMERE — Terry Fox may have stopped his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay in 1980 — after passing through Muskoka. But legions of his supporters since then have carried on his hopes till 2020. They have raised more than $700 million worldwide to fight cancers like the one that claimed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Health officials have no clear idea how COVID-19 got into The Pines, but they are doing all they can to contain and prevent its spread within and beyond the long-term care facility. The two men who tested positive for the coronavirus this week — a resident and staff member […]