Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Confusion abounds on the subject of COVID. And it’s a real concern. In an effort to clear up some of it, here are two examples a reader asked us about today. What’s the difference between close contact and community acquired? That’s important when looking at public health reporting about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — No news is good news if you live in Muskoka today. But if you’re in the health unit’s Simcoe reporting area, there’s a report of 17 people being tested with COVID-19. That’s down from 43 over the weekend, says the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit for Oct. 20. They […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka climate advocates are calling on the District of Muskoka to declare a climate emergency. Armed with an impressive list of supporters — including dozens of business, groups, organizations and more than 100 people — they will be on hand virtually tonight to press a case they’ve been promoting […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Five Muskoka residents are among a spike of 43 COVID-19 cases reported today from over the weekend. There were also two more deaths, according to public health. Three from Huntsville are aged 18-34 and two from Muskoka Lakes are 45-64 years old. For a Huntsville man and woman the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — COVID may have slowed a lot of development, but a major housing plan is proceeding here in the town’s south end town core and should break ground next spring. Greg Jones, president of of SkyDev, says: “We are proceeding as planned with our mixed use investment in Gravenhurst.” He […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — If you’re going out trick-or-treating … stay close to home. That’s the “critical” advice from Ontario’s chief medical officer of health. Dr. David Williams issued the following statement this morning detailing public health advice for Halloween this year: “As Ontarians begin to prepare for Halloween this year, I’d like […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: Message: Gravenhurst must sever Sister city ties with China. I call upon Gravenhurst Mayor Paul Kelly and councillors to immediately sever ties with its sister/twin cities in China due to the country’s Communist regime part in the coronavirus outbreak. Sister/twin cities promote cultural and commercial ties after entering into legal or social agreements. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — With Bala’s Cranberry Festival — which would have been this weekend — cancelled and Muskoka’s Festival of Colour falling by the wayside faster than the leaves, tourism is on the wane. The flood of Thanksgiving day-trekkers is trickling to a halt across Central Ontario — no thanks to COVID. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A drop of almost 150 cases in Ontario from Saturday to Sunday is encouraging news on the COVID front compared to numbers in Quebec that continued to top well over 1,000. Ontario reported 658 cases today, compared to 805 the day before. Quebec fell to 1,094 from 1,279 Saturday. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The hallmark of a good story — or a greeting card for that matter — is the message conveyed by the overall visual image. Same goes for a movie. Well, a little hail this afternoon sure made things interesting on the Manitoba Street set of the Typhoon Kiss as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As the week ends with little easing or end in sight for COVID-19, local numbers remain on par with past recent days. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports 14 new cases Friday, Oct. 16. That brings this week’s total to 93 cases, down from 110 last week. One was […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for being so supportive to our family. This has been and continues to be at times almost unbearable, but having wonderful friends like you helps us carry on. Adanna, Thea, Chase, GMA Betty and myself are so appreciative for your cards, texts, emails, calls, visits, gifts, delivered meals and love. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Neil Hutchinson caused quite a storm downtown here today. You might say it was a ‘Typhoon Kiss’ aimed at a certain person on NBC tonight. The environmental consultant was surprised to look out his office window this morning, overlooking Manitoba Street, and see not the usual Canadian flag hanging […]
Kathryn McGill, Rotary PR — Special to MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Since COVID-19 first impacted our community in March our first responders have needed to face harrowing circumstances and provide extra measures of safety to their teams and the public. They have addressed the extra societal challenges that have come with the increased isolation and stress on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A little good news today on the COVID front. From a Muskoka perspective. Eleven new cases and none north of Simcoe. However, notably, the health unit says three cases that were previously assigned to Bracebridge were re-assigned to Muskoka Lakes; one case previously assigned to Severn was re-assigned to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Mayor Paul Kelly’s cataract operation led to a fortuitous meeting two weeks ago with Simon Lu on his first day as owner of the Shoppers Drug Mart. They talked about was getting COVID testing in Gravenhurst. Lu was on board “right away.” With MPP Norm Miller’s help the Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ten months after COVID crippled the country, Gravenhurst residents will finally be able to rely on regular access to a corona virus test without having to leave town. After token testing at popular Muskoka Paramedic pop-ups, Shoppers Drug Mart has been officially designated by the province to provide asymptomatic […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — COVID’s constant hold continues with a consistent count. Today’s numbers for the Simcoe and Muskoka are about average since last Friday with 18 new cases reported Oct. 14. One of them is a Muskoka Lakes male, aged 45-64, who had close contact with someone else with the corona virus. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSOKA — With two new Muskoka COVID cases today, we asked MAHC CEO Natalie Bubela last week for an update on how the hospitals are handling testing and treatment of any potential corona-related cases in the second wave. She said there are currently no positive cases at either of MAHC’s sites […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As COVID cases rose over Thanksgiving, look for more restrictions “soon” across the province soon like the Toronto, Ottawa and Peel red zones. So says Dr. Charles Gardner, chief medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. He said with 1,553 new Ontario cases the past […]