Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A young woman worried people aren’t taking COVID-19 seriously enough has taken safety measures into her own hands. Taylor — who preferred not to give her last name — was out for quick walk today on Muskoka Road in Gravenhurst shopping for “essentials.” She said “I’m concerned people won’t […]
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 […]
MUSKOKA — As Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare ramps up its pandemic response, CEO Natalie Bubela expressed her “confidence” in the “dedicated team” of hospital doctors and staff to handle the “extraordinary” health challenges ahead to protect all patients and workers. In a statement Wednesday afternoon to Muskokans, she issued her assurance in: “I would like to […]
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 […]
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 […]
MUSKOKA — Local long-term care homes have new powers to manage COVID-19. Residents are prevented from leaving their homes to visit families. The province says a new law will also free up more space in long-term care home by moving people out of hospitals who no longer need hospital care. Ontario says it is taking […]
HUNTSVILLE — Social distancing is taking a front seat on Huntsville Transit buses. As of now only six riders will be allowed on a bus at any time, who must sit at least two metres apart. And passengers must hand-sanitize when they board the free buses. This may result in riders needing to be prepared […]
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 […]
TORONTO — At midnight Tuesday only essential workplaces will be allowed to stay open the next 14 days in a rare restriction on civil rights. Grocery stores, pharmacies and takeouts are exempt. And according to Prime Minister Trudeau today, he said he has no tolerance for people who don’t abide by the new rules. He […]