Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s safety first — and always — as minor hockey players hit the ice amid the pandemic. Stephanie Oates, president of the South Muskoka Minor Hockey Association, says on their website that kids in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge and Lake of Bays have ice time again this Thanksgiving weekend. But […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If public health hasn’t contacted you yet, chances are you’ve not come in close contact with someone who has officially tested positive for the coronavirus. Not that the health unit knows. The job of contact tracing is daunting with more people being tested. In Simcoe and Muskoka the health […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Among today’s 615 cases reported in Ontario are 24 from the weekend in Simcoe and Muskoka. Two of them are Gravenhurst residents: the male and female are both aged 18-34 and are under investigation as to cause. Of the cases posted Oct. 5 on the Simcoe Muskoka District Health […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two women charged with fraudulent purchase of a vehicle will be back in court here Oct. 21 after being charged Friday. Heather McLean and Brianna Cooper-Steele were released Saturday, Oct. 3, after a bail hearing. Provincial police say that last Monday, Sept. 28 they began investigating the pair after a truck was “fraudulently […]
ADJALA-TOSORONTIO — Four people were lucky to survive a helicopter crash near Alliston. Provincial police that at 12:50 p.m. Saturday Oct. 3 OPP at Nottawasaga responded to a crash at a private landing pad on Concession Road 7, southwest of Barrie off Hwy. 89. An investigation reveals the aircraft was in the process of landing […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Brampton man will be in bail court Monday after a police pursuit Friday that began on Hwy. 11 in Bracebridge — went through the town and back onto the highway southbound — ended in Gravenhurst with the driver caught with a loaded handgun. A passenger in the vehicle […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Don’t leave home without one. Masks are now mandatory in all public indoor spaces, effective Saturday. And all Ontarians are advised to allow close contact only with people living in their own household and maintain two metres physical distancing from everyone else. As well, assessment centres will be by […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP — The boating season may be over for one boat owner. And continuing for a thief. If you’re on the lakes this weekend keep a lookout. Provincial police here say they are investigating a pontoon boat, motor and trailer theft and want the public’s help. Sometime between 7 p.m. last night and […]
ORILLIA — A pair of 911 calls about an erratic driver on Hwy. 11 led police here to charge a Gravenhurst man with impaired driving. Provincial police in Orillia say they received two tips from the pubic and arrested and charged the driver numerous other offences including no driver’s licence. They say that on Sunday, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — COVID-19’s spread that now includes Donald Trump and his wife (but not Joe Biden) has jumped in Simcoe-Muskoka with 19 cases Friday. One of those is a female, aged 18-34, from Muskoka Lakes who had close contact. The health unit also notes that one case previously reported as Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A child under 10 who was positively reported this week in Simcoe-Muskoka with COVID-19 has everyone re-thinking screening protocols for schools. Dr. Charles Gardner, the medical officer of health said in a teleconference Tuesday the one of the 13 cases reported that day was elementary school age. So, with […]
GRAVENHURST — With Fire Prevention Week starting Monday, local firefighters everywhere will be working overtime. Add that to their usual calls for service and they will be extra busy Oct. 4-11. A look at last month’s numbers shows why. In a tweet today, Oct. 1, they offer this reminder: “As the temperatures drop, many turn […]
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 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 OPINION The real losers last night were the suckers who watched the U.S. presidential smack down. Ain’t that America, you say. What’d you expect? United States? Civil debate? Shut up! Politics is a blood sport, you clown. You want your candidate to fight for the biggest brass ring on earth. So […]
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 […]