Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKOA — Park it is the latest law emerging as the COVID clampdown continues. Day 1 of the workplace lockdown sees parks and playgrounds the next public spaces you can expect to close in your town. Just wait. Across the province that’s the new reality — for today. Soon streets will […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Muskoka Airport, which normally experiences fewer winter landings and takeoffs than Santa and Rudolph Christmas Eve, has become a parking lot for backlog of Air Canada jets as the COVID-19 shuts down half the country’s airspace. With the U.S. border closed and Canadians domestic flights halved with fewer travellers […]
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 City of Kawartha Lakes. Officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment of the OPP attended the residence and continue […]
MUSKOKA — Horror stories spreading worldwide about lack of health supplies at hospitals have landed at MAHC. They say in a release late Wednesday afternoon that “as we manage the COVID-19 pandemic,” Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare is in need of donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies. This after the hospitals CAO just “assured” […]
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 A, promping another call for a second round of public testing by customers and those who may have contracted the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Today dawns a new economic reality in Ontario, when most non-essential workplaces have been ordered to close their doors as the corona virus pandemic wave builds. All but the most necessary businesses and services have been told to allow employees to work from home allowing operations to continue as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Bracebridge’s council is about to turn temporary powers over to a non-elected official tomorrow in response the pandemic. At a special council meeting — to be held electronically Thursday, March 26 — Mayor Graydon Smith and councillors could temporarily delegate authority to CAO John Sission “to exercise any discretionary […]
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 Train Station last year, new Transportation Canada regulations meant the safety crossing arms had to be placed closer to the […]
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 of their municipal property taxes in 2020. They say that’s a $16.26 hit on a property valued at $300,000. This is […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Home hydro users can do laundry and wash dishes during the day without worrying about breaking the bank. The province has cut rates in half to evening hour prices for the next 45 days. They say that to support Ontarians through the COVID-19 crisis, the Ford government is providing […]
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) arrested her for the Feb. 24 crime. They say that just before 6 a.m. two suspects broke into a Memorial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — In a bid to protect waste collectors and handlers, major changes to Muskoka’s blue box and green bins are now in place that affect all residents. Effective immediately all garbage, recycling, and green bin organic material must be bagged, sealed and placed securely inside bins — do not put […]
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 has 10 confirmed cases of the corona virus. It says there are two hospitalizations and two deaths among the 10 cases now […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Groceries are essential according to the province. So are the men and women who work there stocking shelves and checking you out. Never more than now, with those self-isolating and social distancing shopping online. At the YIG in Gravenhurs, employee Jill Master was run off her feet today filling online orders […]
Call is music to soothe aching souls. An online music performance by the Cory Band from Rhondda Valley in Wales is inspiring musicians and bands at home to practise together while self-isolating. Gerry Gerhart It Huntsville musician Gerry Gerhart says it’s possible to play together over the internet using a service called eJamming. He’s encouring the in-hiatus Muskoka Concert […]
GRAVENHURST — The importance of social distancing has never been more important. And the guys at Neviss Electrical Systems in Gravenhurst took it to new heights Monday afternoon, while doing pole duty on Bay Street. Remember to keep two (2) metres apart when walking in public — even when with family members. It may soon […]
GRAVENHURST — Mayor Paul Kelly offered an updated report Monday on the town’s COVID-19 response. He remains in self isolation after returning from Saint Martin March 10. Find a link to his video message to the community at: Community Video Update: March 23/2020
BRACEBRIDGE — Two people face impaired driving charges after accidents last week. A Muskoka Lakes Township man who walked away from his vehicle after it left the road has been charged with drug and alcohol charges. Provincial police at Bracebridge say that on March 15 at 9 p.m. OPP officers received a report of a […]
HVL. — A driver with an out of date permit and no insurance has been charged with impaired driving. Provincial police at Huntsville say that on Saturday, March 21, OPP received a driving complainant from concerned citizens about a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner. Officers located this vehicle and the investigation lead to its […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — MAHC is preparing for the worst by limiting patient services. Only urgent procedures and appointments will take place. If you do not receive a call from Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, your appointment is not cancelled. CEO Natalie Bubela says in a release Monday morning that in an effort to keep […]