BRACEBRIDGE — As Muskoka survives a second straight day without a COVID case, The Pines is reporting positive test results for residents of the District of Muskoka-run LTC. Following the two positive staff cases confirmed last week by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), the Pines remains in outbreak status and all resident visits […]
MUSKOKA — October looks to be a brilliant month for Muskoka’s Festival of Colour. Everything’s coming up roses — and yellows and oranges. Algonquin Park is pretty much at or near its peak. The same can be seen across the district. And more good news: there is no snow in the local forecast this month […]
KAWARTHA LAKES — Cannabis may be as common as weeds in summer. And the days of local crops coming up for fall harvest now in back 40s this time of year may be reduced, but police are still on the hunt. Because without a Health Canada licence, growing large farms of cannabis is still illegal. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Susan Chute believes in the good neighbour policy — especially during these pandemic times. She owns a B&B on Phillip Street. And she and her nearby friends stay in touch on the internet with a Faecbook group called the Phillip Street Peeps. It’s an informal way to share tips, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Another good day for Muskoka and no so good one for Simcoe. As Ontario reports 538 new cases today, there were no reports of COVID-19 in Muskoka the first day of October. That’s as it was yesterday, too. South of here it was the same story — again — […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — There’s going to be a film about this pandemic. The gory story is sill being written with many chapters to come. And you’ll have to wait awhile to see it up on a big screen. But it will be a fine film once it airs. When it does, you […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The road to recovery that’s hit September speed bumps begins in the GTA. And ends in Muskoka … with the District of Muskoka’s Economic Recovery Task Force and its business partners surveying seasonal residents and cottage association members in letter directed to them this week. No doubt a similar […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — No news is good news today if you live in the north end of Simcoe and Muskoka and are worried about rising COVID numbers the last day of September. With 11 new corona cases Wednesday, Sept. 30, the local health unit’s stats took slight dip, going against the provincial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Are you asymptomatic or do you have a fever, cough, headache or difficulty breathing? Those who are infected with COVID-19 may have little to no symptoms. You may not know you have symptoms of COVID-19 because they are similar to a cold or flu. But if you do feel […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — With dire warnings for the coming weeks, this morning’s local COVID count is about what we can expect. Here’s the grim look at COVID-19 for Simcoe and Muskoka: 13 overall; 1 in Gravenhurst — a male aged 18-34 who health officials say had close contact with someone with the […]
GRAVENHURST — As firefighters gear up for fire prevention week Oct. 4-10, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be part of the focus. They have saved hundreds of lives in Ontario and now an Enbridge Gas has made an investment in Gravenhurst that may save even more, says the department. “Project Zero” is an annual campaign […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Today is World News Day. Something we at MuskokaTODAY.com care passionately about, because ‘Local News Means the World to Us.” A free press doesn’t meaning reading free on Facebook or getting your news on Google. Think about life without the media. Think about life without Local Journalism. Then think about COVID […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Statistically Simcoe-Muskoka is stayed true today to the soaring national trends. Over the weekend the local health unit reports that 29 new cases came to light. Is that because of extra testing? In Muskoka it wasn’t as bad. But Bracebridge is becoming the latest hot spot after Huntsville was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The end of summer Monday sees Muskoka lakes cleared of blue-green algae. That’s good news on the first anniversary today of Climate Action Muskoka’s weekly noon hour Friday awareness campaigns in Bracebridge and Huntsville. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has lifted the advisories for three lake locations where […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A second Pines worker in a week has tested positive for COVID-19. And all residents will now undergo another round of testing for the coronavirus, which is spreading widely in Muskoka according to the health unit. The District of Muskoka, which operates the retirement home, said this afternoon, Friday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — John Gordon Sloan knows death and suffering. The retired reverend is presiding tomorrow over a small graveside interment of his late wife, Pat, in Peterborough. Something he has done countless times in his long life as a United Church minister. Next week, Oct. 3, he was to do the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — COVID’s spread is widening again with another local case in the north end of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s (SMDHU) reporting area. A woman in Bracebridge is included in today’s shortened list (four) of cases announced by the health unit. And two people previously reported testing positive for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — With the too often dizzying array of health care options out there, a group of doctors is trying to sort out the mess. And that’s not just COVID testing. They’ve created a website to recruit new patients and doctors and help residents around the Muskoka Lakes find a physician. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — As phones rang off the hook at the Shoppers here today, concerned citizens are getting testy about wider COVID-19 testing and who and where to go to get the fastest swab. A day after Premier Doug Ford was here promising quicker access to coronavirus testing at pharmacies, getting through […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Finally … some good news on the always busy COVID news front that’s keeping your ever-vigilant hyper local media in overdrive theses days. After a couple of positive tests at the Pines last week, latest test results for staff have come back negative at the District of Muskoka retirement […]