Letter to Editor: In these depressing times of COVID-19, I thought about sending in a few suggestions Canadians could do to help themselves. Some people die from the virus. Some do not. So, boot up your immune system with lots of vitamin C and zinc. Linus Pauling, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, suggested […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Canadians united apart today in sorrow at the senseless killings in Nova Scotia yesterday are heart-broken as they continue to cope with mounting COVID-19 death toll around the world. Flags already flying at half staff for the coronavirus victims have more reasons to come together virtually in spirit. Coast […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Staying at home and staying safe appears to be a problem for an Orillia man who was charged with being drunk in public, in the middle of the night, early Saturday morning. Provinciel police say that on Saturday April 18, at 3:15 a.m. a Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting routine […]
GRAVENHURST — Officers walking a “foot patrol” along Bethune Drive Saturday night has led to drug and probation charges against a Bracebridge man. Provincial police said this morning that on April 18 at 8:30 p.m. the OPP were conducting “foot patrol” when they “became engaged in a drug investigation.” As a result of their probe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT SYDNEY — Last fall the province said it was assessing all Hwy. 11 at-grade road crossings between Bracebridge and Huntsville, of which there are about half a dozen. Last month they closed the most controversial one at South Mary Lake Road, the first northbound entrance to Port Sydney. On the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Concerns about cottagers coming north and eating towns out of their house and home — and crowding hospitals with COVID-19 cases — are being expressed locally on national TV and in letters to the editor. Should “seasonal residents” stay home and stay safe in the south? Yes say many […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — They’re bear necessities. Essential masks are ubiquitous — some even littering streets — and are more than a homemade fashion accessory. They’re a warning sign that shouts from a far — “steer clear of me.” They mask fears worn on faces. On the streets, in offices, at stores and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNSVILLE — An Easter food drive cancelled due to COVID-19 has left The Table food bank in Huntsville short of loaves and fishes. Churches are closed, so donations of food are down along with collection plate contributions. And with demand up just slightly due to more unemployed, normally generous providers are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE-LAKE OF BAYS — The gift that keeps on giving. Dani Reiss, president and CEO of Canada Goose, has just donated more than $1 million to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation (HHF). Katherine Craine, the foundation’s executive director, announced the gift today comes through thee Dani Reiss Family Foundation, which had made […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What’s life like inside the Pines staff and residents where staying at home is the old norm? Muskoka’s oldest long-term care home has — so far — avoided the worst of COVID-19. That the official word today from the District of Muskoka, which manages the public residence — “a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Signs of thanks for COVID-19 “heroes” are everywhere now. On TV, in social media and also said with pots and pan. Essential workers on the pandemic frontline — who can’t stay at home — appreciate the praise and respect albeit late. From window hearts to bus-sized billboards and fences […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka Conservancy urges everyone to stay home, be safe and maintain social distancing during pandemic. But if you are still want to get out, get exercise, fresh air and sunshine, they remind hikers of the current trail access restrictions on lands they hold in trust. They continue to monitor the outbreak and will […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Bracebridge has its first COVID-19 case reported by the health unit. The female in her 60s is self-isolating after travel, says the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) on its webside today, April 16. She is the 174th case reported by the SMDHU, and is Case #172 And she brings to 15 the […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Good Samaritan is giving back — if they can. Provincial police here are trying to help locate the owner of a large sum of cash. They theorize that the owner gave the money away accidentally. They ask that the legitimate owner must be prepared to answer questions surrounding the circumstances of the misplacement […]
HALIBURTON — Two Saint Bernard dogs are in quarantine after a girl, 6, was flown to hospital after being attacked and bitten. Provincial police say that Sunday, April 12, just after 4 p.m. Haliburton Highlands OPP and emergency crews were called to a home on Gainforth Road, in Dysart Et Al Township, to assist with […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Continuity amid the COVID-19 crisis appears to be behind an announcement today on a new CAO for the town. The mayor and council stayed in-house while promoting its treasurer and CFO to the top civil servant job. In a release Thursday, April 16, officials say that “after a comprehensive recruitment process,” Stephen Rettie […]
HUNTSVILLE — Pandemic fears are heightening ongoing efforts here to control short-term rentals like Airbnb. Town officials say today that in response to the province’s April 3 update of essential services, the Town of Huntsville has issued a Letter for Short-Term Accommodations with restrictions for any booking after April 4. Reports out of Toronto say some condo residents […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — An overnight snow dump has the MNRF warning about rising water levels and dangers around melting ice. This morning, April 15, it issued a “Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety” advisory. It indicates high flows, melting ice or other factors could be dangerous for such users as boaters, anglers and swimmers but […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If you see more personalized masks around Muskoka this week, they may be the handiwork of a virtual sewing bee. Barb McCabe and Pam McDivitt are just two of about 50 sewers across town who have produced almost 1,000 colouful cloth facial covers to combat “the spread of this […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Rotarians here are practising what they preach — Service Before Self. Their Rotary Youth Centre, on Wellington Street, is one of two COVID-19 assessment centres in Muskoka. And on March 21 the Bracebridge service club started a special Rotary Cares Covid-19 Assistance Fund Program to support working families in […]