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Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — While there are “no” Omicron cases in Simcoe-Muskoka yet, will current vaccines stop them “if and when” they arrive? “We don’t know,” says Dr. Charles Gardner. “It’s still too early to tell,” he said when asked this afternoon. His “best advice” is to keep wearing masks inside and outside […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A manufacturing business with 25 employees is news enough. But an expansion of 12,000 square feet is bigger news amid the pandemic. Embertech Industrial, a metal fabricator here on Barron Drive, is adding to its existing 5,000 square feet. And a $363,000 Ontario regional growth program grant announced last […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — One’s a man of steel — the other’s a super man. Gordon Lightfoot and Fred Schulz share many things in common. Both are guitar players with deep roots in Orillia and neighbouring Kilworthy. And both were at Massey Hall last Thursday for the reopening of the legendary Toronto music […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — If one is too many. Two is twice as bad. That’s Muskoka today with two COVID cases among 53 in the region Monday. The boy and girl are among kids under age 18. This as the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says as of today, 10% of children […]

HUNTSVILLE — A school bus driver who had just dropped off teens at Huntsville High this morning has been arrested and charged with impaired driving. At 8:20 a.m. Tuesday police were called to the parking lot of the high school after a complaint from a concerned citizen, say police. Officers located the driver and while […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Three days after water was shut off and a boil water order was in place, the health unit now says the water is safe again to drink. As of noon today, Nov. 30, lab tests have confirmed that the water is free from contamination. The cause was mislabelled fluoride put […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As the world braces for a new variant, it’s 243 weekend cases in this region causing concern locally. And 18 of them were in Muskoka — including 15 in Huntsville and one each in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Georgian Bay. Ten of those in Huntsville and the one in Bracebridge […]

HUNTSVILLE — The OPP’s RIDE program is off to a negative start since it started Nov. 18. In the first week of the provincial festive program, officers set up checks on roadways throughout the Huntsville and Lake of Bays. Among those charged up to Nov. 25: – Four people were charged with impaired driving. – […]

GRAVENHURST — Friday may have been a PA day for kids (who began getting vaccines) everywhere, but Monday won’t be the same here in Gravenhurst despite a health unit Boil Water Advisory. Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TDLSB) says in a release late Sunday afternoon that it will not interrupt the school day and schools […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An errant fluoride container label is being blamed in shutting down municipal water service throughout the town here yesterday and alarming the community with an order not to use, drink or even boil water for consumption. In a release Sunday noon, the District of Muskoka claims an alarm at […]

TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist I hear the train a coming, it’s rolling around the bend. After the sad termination of the Northlander passenger service in 2012, there are new plans to get the train back on track. A maiden test voyage through Gravenhurst speaks to the public demand and political interest in getting the […]

Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com Why Mouse Drops? My nickname was “Mouse” as a child and teenager — “Auntie Mouse” to some. As for drops, you find clues to a problem sometimes by following a trail of mouse drops. P.S. The publisher hates this name. Nov. 27, 2021 will stick in the memory of every citizen […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A day of water woes and concerns is nearing an end. But residents here are not quite there yet. It’s likely Tuesday at the earliest before you can think of drinking water out of your home or business taps. Water service has been restored, however a “boil water advisory” […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — First responders were on alert for today’s water crisis here. And while firefighters were monitoring water levels for fire hydrant pressures, police and paramedics were first on hand to distribute water to weary residents thirsty for hydration. When John Stewart of Green’s Haulage in Huntsville delivered a tanker of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So much for a quick fix. Gravenhurst’s water problem is worse than first believed. So all residents look to be without safe water for a while yet due to a chemical imbalance in the municipal water system. The district reiterated: “Do not turn on your taps, or use your […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — This morning’s water scare in Gravenhurst that sent a mild panic throughout the town may be resolved early this afternoon — or it could take longer and the district is looking at bringing in a temporary water reserve for residents to get safe water. Town CEO Scott Lucas says […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The town is in a tizzy over an early warning today for residents here who are being told: “Do not use the water, and do not boil the water from your taps.” And people are being told to stock up or go to Bracebridge to a public tap for […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A school PA day was the perfect time for kids to get their first vaccine. “It didn’t hurt much,” said Ben Sundy, 9, after he and his twin brother Will and their sister, Leah, 5, were among the first this afternoon to be immunized at Gravenhurst’s community centre. They […]