Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — While 5 more COVID cases today bring Simcoe-Muskoka’s weekly total to 20 (8 less than last week) provincial numbers jumped to 340 and 18 more deaths. One of the cases Friday was a young Gravenhurst man who had travelled and reported yesterday (Aug. 5) with a first episode Aug. […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Festival season may be cut short, but the province is still funding events at twice the amount of past years. Ontario says it is investing nearly $50 million to help festival and event organizers deliver innovative and safe experiences that allow people to safely reconnect with their communities. The government is providing $43 […]
Violet Elizabeth (Betty) Flaherty In sorrow we announce the passing of Violet Elizabeth “Betty” Flaherty (nee Smith) (formerly Nelson) at Castle Peak Retirement Residence in Bracebridge on August 1, 2021. She was 87. Betty was the beloved wife and best friend of Gerry and she felt blessed for the love, friendship, and support of her extended family. […]
LAKE OF BAYS — An ATV driver has died after a rollover on a trail here late yesterday afternoon. Police say the 72-year-old man was riding on a private property Aug. 5 on Hwy. 117 in Lake of Bays Township and was found deceased at the scene. Police are investigating the all-terrain vehicle accident after […]
10 CASES IN SIMCOE TODAY AS COVID Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Ten new COVID cases in Simcoe Thursday come as the coronavirus numbers are creeping back up. Nothing like a year ago, but enough to see more people wearing masks ahead of what could be a delay in reopening plans. No cases today […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst woman in and out of court and jail and convicted of multiple drug offences was arrested again yesterday and charged with drug and weapon charges. Tammy Buker, 38, was among three Muskoka residents arrested here yesterday and held overnight in jail to appear in bail court today […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police are looking for suspects after a main street house was egged and a vehicle’s back window was smashed overnight today. Provincial police say today they are investigating a “mischief” that occurred sometime overnight on Wednesday Aug. 4 on Manitoba Street. They say unknown suspect(s) smashed the rear window out of a parked […]
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS — Two people seriously injured in a car crash ended up in hospitals in Toronto and Sudbury yesterday afternoon on Hwy. 60. Two others among the four injured in the two-vehicle crash suffered minor injuries. One other person was uninjured. Provincial police say that on Aug. 4, at 3:38 p.m., officers along with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A breath of fresh air for Ontario schools comes as Simcoe reports 4 new COVID cases. The province says it is investing $25 million for classroom air filters as students ready for a return to classes within weeks. That means all occupied classrooms, gyms, libraries and other instructional spaces […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A COVID outbreak of 10 cases at Muskoka Woods Camp comes as the health unit reports 9 new cases over the long weekend. Campers at the Rosseau summer camp were informed that this week’s overnight camp was closed. This as today Ontario reported 332 cases and 2 deaths the […]
MUSKOKA – Anyone 12 and older in Muskoka is invited to this week’s free walk-in vaccination clinics by the health unit. They are in Bracebridge at the Sportsplex and Huntsville at the Summit Centre. This as the province reported 332 new cases today and 2 deaths. But no cases in Simcoe or Muskoka. See the […]
HUNTSVILLE — Three people were arrested here Sunday in a police break and enter investigation. The OPP say that yesterday Aug. 1 detachment officers and the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant on Susan Street West. There they arrested a trio of suspects. And upon further investigation: – 1 male was charged in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police say they recovered a body this afternoon in relation to a missing canoeist investigation last Thursday on Sparrow Lake. They say officers with the assistance of the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) and OPP Aviation Services located the body Sunday, Aug. 1, at 12:30 p.m. Positive identification […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Natalia Hawthorn knew anything could happen in the Olympic heats. But she didn’t expect to be caught up in dramatic pileup heading in to the home stretch of the 1,500 metres tonight in second heat in Tokyo. The Bracebridge mid-distance runner got tangled up as she “looked like she […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Baseball’s back in town. And the Muskoka Hornets were gamely swinging for the fence this weekend in a three-game scheduled home-stand as the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) made its return. It’s been years since provincial hardball playdowns have been played in Gravenhurst, says Hornets coach Cam Boyd. The Hornets […]
RUSTY DRAPER | Contributing columnist It seems I’ve been officially old for a long time. You might ask: “When does a person officially become old?” Mostly old is a state of mind, but in some cases it’s at 55 for others 60. In certain stores you can actually get a senior’s discount at this age. […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist When I was in high school singer Sinead O’Connor caused a firestorm when she used her musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live to tear up a picture of the pope, and say, “Fight the real enemy.” Her actions didn’t spark any investigation only outrage and backlash. She was instantly […]
GRAVENHURST — ’Tis the seasons to end soccer and kick off Blue Jays-style baseball. Tim Bits celebrated their final week of a month-long play Wednesday evening with mini-tournament and family picnic at The Wharf. Pint-sized footballers finished up an abbreviated season with everyone in the mixed little league walking away with a medal befitting the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As fourth wave fears rise — and regional cases remain below provincial thresholds to step forward — 3 Georgian Bay travellers under 18 with COVID isn’t good news for the third long weekend of the summer. They are among 8 new cases the health unit reports Friday — five […]
GRAVENHURST — Police divers are continuing their search today for a canoeist on Sparrow Lake who went missing early yesterday morning. The seasonal resident’s canoe was found on the lake later in the day. And police asked the public if they had seen him. Ian Walker, 56, of Toronto, was with his family at their […]