Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Three of the 44 cases reported today by the health unit were in Muskoka — and they continue a local trend that last week saw a 165 per cent jump in cases since the first week of August. The new cases are the latest weekend update since Friday by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Natalia Hawthorn is back on track today after a near disaster almost befell her at the Olympics. The Bracebridge-born, North Vancouver resident is in Memphis with a new goal to meet the 1,500m world championships qualifying time for next July in Eugene, Oregon. That will be almost a year after Tokyo, […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist Sometimes the subway needs to shut down at rush hour and it can take a long time to get people back on their way. And long lines form as people wait for shuttle buses. A few years ago a dog somehow got on the tracks and the TTC shut down […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Call her COVID #19. A Muskoka Lakes girl who tested positive for the coronavirus is among 19 regional residents with the dreaded Delta variant. The health unit says the under-18 child is under investigation after being reported yesterday with a first episode Tuesday. She is among 510 cases the […]
GRAVENHURST — Forget vaccine passports, criminals are travelling in comfort and style this summer. Thieves here got away with a Passport travel trailer worth $40,000 and a boat trailer you’d have to sink $10,000 in to to launch with it. Provincial police are investigating a pair of un-petty crimes the past two weekends. Overnight Saturday […]
MUSKOKA — A push to get more Muskokans vaccinated continues. After months struggling to get more testing and vaccination sites, the health unit is pulling out all the stops as it increases walk-in traffic and puts on pop-up clinics in even remote community locations. The latest initiative started this past Monday in Gravenhurst and continued […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Should unvaccinated Canadians be able go to the ballot box in a federal election? It’s too late for a plebiscite on that question. But with 15 to 25 COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka today, 513 in Ontario, Justin Trudeau expected to call for a national vote within days and more […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — GAP’s “dream” is alive. A future home to house all its social initiatives including its signature food program and a Young Adult Centre. “The stars have to align,” Gravenhurst Against Poverty chair Bonnie Dart said this morning at the official kick-off to a major fundraising campaign. Their public solicitation […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A young Muskoka Lakes man is among 15 COVID cases the health unit is reporting in Simcoe-Muskoka today as the fourth wave is upon us all but officially declared. The 18-34-year-old is under investigation as to the cause, which was reported Aug. 5 with a first episode Aug. 2. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A dozen more Simcoe COVID cases today keeps the pressure on regional residents to stay the course on staying apart. The province reported 15 cases locally Tuesday. With an American travel invasion underway Muskoka is a prime destination for an influx of visitors from a country still struggling to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A weekend with 28 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe follows a province-wide trend that has many local residents on edge. Including those in Muskoka — where while there were no cases today it’s almost triple the number in the region compared to this time last year. In the […]
GEORGIAN BAY — A continuing rash of acts of vandalism here this summer has police on the hunt for culprits behind the damage to vehicles and property. They are investigating “mischiefs” they say continue to occur at Go Home Lake Road and Minors Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township. Since May 2021 there has been […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist A lot has changed in Gravenhurst since February 2020, but much remains the same. Coming back to town two weeks after my second vaccination, I was annoyed to see that the bus situation hasn’t improved. For those unfamiliar, the Ontario Northland drops passengers off in front of the Gravenhurst Bait […]
MUSKOKA — A couple of beaches have been freed from swim advisories in time for the weekend. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has lifted the swim advisory for Bowyer’s Beach (1019 Bowyer’s Beach Road) effective Aug. 6 from follow-up testing as a result of the initial swim advisory notice on July 30. And […]
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 […]
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 […]