Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Two more people here have tested positive for COVID-19 — bringing Huntsville’s count this week to three — and Muskoka’s total to 41. Both were listed in an update this afternoon by the health unit as acquiring it through close contact. One is a male aged 45-64 and the other […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The start of school this morning was much as expected for students at GPS — with the only dark cloud hovering filled with a sprinkle of rain. Jace Chambers was 35 minutes early. Max Diemert was jumping up and down with excitement — and a cool new haircut. Carlee […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Putting up your hand to go the washroom will be a big deal when some elementary students return to classes starting tomorrow. Teachers will only allow a few at a time — to go. That’s just part of the new school year that begins Tuesday, Sept. 8, with a […]
Dear Editor: This Labour Day, as we pause to recognize the historic contributions of working people in Canada, it feels like there is little to celebrate yet much to hope for. This COVID-19 crisis has been very hard for workers across the country, and Orillia, Muskoka and the communities around them are no different. We’ve […]
ORILLIA — Why did Wayne Reed die in a boat that burned early Thursday morning? Was he sleeping in it when it caught fire? Or did he die before beforehand? Police are investigating after discovering the 37-year-old Orillia man’s body in the vessel that went up in flames in a parking lot. They say that […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Muskoka has had six new COVID-19 cases the past week, as signs of a second wave of the pandemic emerge on the eve of a return to school. This as Ontario added 169 cases yesterday, Saturday — the most in one day since July 24 — and makes it 10 straight […]
BALLANTYNE, CHERYL: Our family is grieving the loss of a wonderful wife, gramma, aunt, sister-in-law and friend, suddenly, but peacefully, at LHSC on Thursday September 3rd, after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Steve; beloved grandchildren Elizabeth and Jack; and her step-son Michael Moore (Brooke) of St.Thomas. She […]
GRAVENHURST — Congratulations to Christina Delarosbil, of Gravenuhurst, for winning $150,000 with THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game (Game #2130). On Mother’s Day, the 53-year-old married mother of three went to the retailer when she uncovered her chance to spin in-store. “I was shocked,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The 3S Smart Mask, made in Bracebridge, received $2 million today from Premier Doug Ford. The Ontario government the money from the Ontario Together Fund to the company, Smart Safe Science, to make lighter, breathable, and more comfortable face masks. It’s expected to help the company create 50 local […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Labour Day weekend will be wet — if not wild following yesterday’s deluge and as water levels are high for this time of year. That’s the weather forecast for the next week that has the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Parry Sound District advising residents and visitors to be careful […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The “growing gap in food security” in Gravenhurst — which has GAP looking into a community wellness centre — got a couple of big financial donations again this week. They received $3,000 in proceeds from a Muskoka Drive-In movie night Wednesday, organized by the Kahshe Lake Ratepayers’ Association (KLRA). […]
DWIGHT — A missing man was located earlier this morning at 2 a.m. after being lost four nights in the bush near Algonquin Park. Ted Nasmith was taken to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Friday for treatment of hypothermia and otherwise is in good health, say police. He was last spotted by his wife on Sept. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com WINDERMERE — Terry Fox may have stopped his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay in 1980 — after passing through Muskoka. But legions of his supporters since then have carried on his hopes till 2020. They have raised more than $700 million worldwide to fight cancers like the one that claimed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Health officials have no clear idea how COVID-19 got into The Pines, but they are doing all they can to contain and prevent its spread within and beyond the long-term care facility. The two men who tested positive for the coronavirus this week — a resident and staff member […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A second person at The Pines has tested positive for COVID-19. After a male worker tested positive a resident has now come down with the coronavirus. Both have mild symptoms, says a District of Muskoka release tonight. They say the resident has been moved to an isolation area to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Living the dream is proving costly for some would-be cottagers. Imagine packing the car, stopping a Weber’s and arriving at the lake Friday to find the cottage owner doesn’t know who you are or what you’re doing there. Police here are warning of on-line cottage rental scam they’re investigating. […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Kitchener man charged with theft a week ago was arrested again last night in Huntsville after police got a 911 call about vehicles being broken into on Veteran’s Way. Police say that on Tuesday Sept. 1 about 10:35 p.m., officers responded to a downtown address here, where they found Bryan Noble, 25. […]
MUSKOKA — As predicted, September is off to a wet start. Heavy rain overnight and again Wednesday morning is typical for this month, which typically sees the beginning of the gradual decrease in temperatures of autumn. This year should be no exception, writes Peter Kimbell of Environment Canada. That being said, he says the temperature […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Normal school it’s not. But it will be instructed in a normal calendar year. So don’t expect extra days of classes or fewer holidays to make up for lost time this spring as students, teachers and custodians return to the classroom. Christmas and March breaks remain the same. That’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you haven’t got cloth mask for your school kid now — better get sewing fast. Or save up — because buying a good one isn’t cheap if you can’t pick up a free one from local volunteers. With Ontario students returning to the classroom next week, new guidelines […]