Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Pandemic precautions mount in Muskoka as March break begins and best laid plans are laid to waste. As panic borders mass hysteria, concerns and cancellations are everywhere. Business groups, service groups, churches and most Canadians are preparing for an expected worst to come with the Coronavirus. While Ontario public […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two people in bail court this morning are charged with a shoplifting spree yesterday. Provincial police at Huntsville say that on March 12, just after 1 p.m. officers observed two people walking away from a business on King William Streeet in Huntsville carrying a heavy black bag. Police say the pair got in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s called a Rebel Tailgate Party. But it’s not as wild as it sounds. It’s Wayne’s World meets Cheers — legion-style. A friendly Friday drop-in upstairs at Branch #302, meant to take the chill off winter. The funhouse includes a few games, but it’s mostly a chance for musicians […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BARKWAY — “Crazy Bob’s comin’ home.” “You can quote me on that,” says Bob Beach, the never-say-die 81-year-old, who was lucky to escape a wood stove fire in his tiny cabin in rural Barkway Feb. 18. The feisty octogenarian has been recovering at the St. John’s rehab in Toronto the past […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The Coronavirus crisis has hit Simcoe-Muskoka. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says it has received notification of the region’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in a local resident who recently returned from Germany and Spain. The individual is self-isolating and recovering at home. They […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Local initiatives to prevent a possible spread of the Cornavirus are taking hold in the public schools with a number of proactive measures to get ahead of the threat as the virus that could spread widely, according to at least one top federal official. Trillium Lakelands District School Board […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK — The global pandemic “is no reason to panic,” says MPP Norm Miller. “But everyone should be careful,” he said in a release Wednesday afternoon, while also lauding Ontario’s health system for doing “a great job of managing the risks of Coronavirus.” The Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP says with concerns about international […]
SEVERN — Three teens face drug and firearms charges after being stopped on Hwy. 400 Saturday. Provincial police say that on March 7 an Orillia OPP officer was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 400 when a vehicle was stopped for a traffic infraction. While police were speaking with the occupants of the vehicle a subsequent […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Diners at a downtown restaurant are urged to get a free vaccine after a food handler has tested positive for Hepatitis A. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) said Wednesday morning that it was notified of a case of Hepatitis A after the employee worked at the Family Place […]
GRAVENHURST — Drop into the Gravenhurst Library at noon Saturday, March 14, to celebrate Pi Day and National Engineering Month with free pizza. Learn how to create 3D print designs and see their printer in action. Please bring you own laptop or Chromebook. Limited Chromebooks available. See website link here.
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — After last spring’s severe flooding— and in light of a new Coronavirus scare in Sudbury —officials here are urging residents to plan for any type of emergency including: Severe weather – floods, extreme temperatures, wind storms, tornadoes, snow and icestorms; Accidents – hazardous material spills, explosions, water contamination, train […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — With COVID-19 reaching Sudbury Saturday — and the country on high alert to prevent further spread — Ontario’s new dedicated web page is a site for the public to get more information on provincial health initiatives. And on Wednesday the World Health Organization (WHO) finally officially declared the Coronavirus a […]
TORONTO — A Huntsville man’s $5 lotto gamble paid off with half a million dollar lottery win. Duncan Brown won a $500,000 MAXMILLIONS prize in the Feb. 21, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw. The father of two and grandfather of three discovered his win when he checked his ticket at a retailer. “The clerk scanned my ticket, and then the […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — Another new driver has been charged with doubling the speed limit yesterday. Provincial police with the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment were conducting traffic enforcement March 9 on Highway 35, near Mount Horeb Road, when a vehicle was observed travelling at an excessive rate of speed. The officer stopped the […]
HUNTSVILLE — A mom who was injured and taken to hospital, along with her six-year-old son, following an accident Monday, has been charged with impaired by drug. Provincial police here say that on March 10, 2020, Huntsville OPP and Muskoka EMS were called to a motor vehicle collision on Muskoka Rd #10 in the town […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com QUEEN’S PARK — Muskoka flood watchers got good and bad news from the province today. The Ford government admitted climate change — but didn’t put its money where its mouth is, charges the NDP, after last spring’s massive flooding took out homes and forced hundreds to seek higher grounds, brought in […]
ORILLIA — Staying safe on the roads is a challenge the public and police are finding more of lately. Just this week provincial police in Orillia charged three people with stunt driving on the roads they patrol. Yesterday, March 9, they charged a 17-year-old Orillia male with stunt driving after he was caught speeding 200 […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A film fest to “show the public all the bright sides of queer life and to inspire and support the local LQBTQI2S+ community with positive role models,” will screen 13 movies here March 21. According to its directors call for entries, they were “looking for the queer film stories that will carry an uplifting […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Pam Mulligan can use a get-away. The give-er-a-go’s spirt made her the grand prize winner of Bracebridge’s “Let’s Get Started – Try Something New” activity event at the Bracebridge Sportsplex. This week, Mayor Graydon Smith and Paul and Lea Kane, of Royal LePage, announced Mulligan had won a two-day Muskoka retreat. “It was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — On International Women’s Day, YWCA Muskoka opens the nominations for Muskoka’s 19th annual Women of Distinction Awards. Women of Distinction is a signature fundraising event that ensures women and girls of Muskoka have access to and are provided services year-round through YWCA violence prevention and educational programs, life skills […]