Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Among today’s 615 cases reported in Ontario are 24 from the weekend in Simcoe and Muskoka. Two of them are Gravenhurst residents: the male and female are both aged 18-34 and are under investigation as to cause. Of the cases posted Oct. 5 on the Simcoe Muskoka District Health […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Don’t leave home without one. Masks are now mandatory in all public indoor spaces, effective Saturday. And all Ontarians are advised to allow close contact only with people living in their own household and maintain two metres physical distancing from everyone else. As well, assessment centres will be by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — COVID-19’s spread that now includes Donald Trump and his wife (but not Joe Biden) has jumped in Simcoe-Muskoka with 19 cases Friday. One of those is a female, aged 18-34, from Muskoka Lakes who had close contact. The health unit also notes that one case previously reported as Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A child under 10 who was positively reported this week in Simcoe-Muskoka with COVID-19 has everyone re-thinking screening protocols for schools. Dr. Charles Gardner, the medical officer of health said in a teleconference Tuesday the one of the 13 cases reported that day was elementary school age. So, with […]
GRAVENHURST — With Fire Prevention Week starting Monday, local firefighters everywhere will be working overtime. Add that to their usual calls for service and they will be extra busy Oct. 4-11. A look at last month’s numbers shows why. In a tweet today, Oct. 1, they offer this reminder: “As the temperatures drop, many turn […]
BRACEBRIDGE — As Muskoka survives a second straight day without a COVID case, The Pines is reporting positive test results for residents of the District of Muskoka-run LTC. Following the two positive staff cases confirmed last week by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), the Pines remains in outbreak status and all resident visits […]
KAWARTHA LAKES — Cannabis may be as common as weeds in summer. And the days of local crops coming up for fall harvest now in back 40s this time of year may be reduced, but police are still on the hunt. Because without a Health Canada licence, growing large farms of cannabis is still illegal. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Susan Chute believes in the good neighbour policy — especially during these pandemic times. She owns a B&B on Phillip Street. And she and her nearby friends stay in touch on the internet with a Faecbook group called the Phillip Street Peeps. It’s an informal way to share tips, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Another good day for Muskoka and no so good one for Simcoe. As Ontario reports 538 new cases today, there were no reports of COVID-19 in Muskoka the first day of October. That’s as it was yesterday, too. South of here it was the same story — again — […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION The real losers last night were the suckers who watched the U.S. presidential smack down. Ain’t that America, you say. What’d you expect? United States? Civil debate? Shut up! Politics is a blood sport, you clown. You want your candidate to fight for the biggest brass ring on earth. So […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The road to recovery that’s hit September speed bumps begins in the GTA. And ends in Muskoka … with the District of Muskoka’s Economic Recovery Task Force and its business partners surveying seasonal residents and cottage association members in letter directed to them this week. No doubt a similar […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — No news is good news today if you live in the north end of Simcoe and Muskoka and are worried about rising COVID numbers the last day of September. With 11 new corona cases Wednesday, Sept. 30, the local health unit’s stats took slight dip, going against the provincial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Are you asymptomatic or do you have a fever, cough, headache or difficulty breathing? Those who are infected with COVID-19 may have little to no symptoms. You may not know you have symptoms of COVID-19 because they are similar to a cold or flu. But if you do feel […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — With dire warnings for the coming weeks, this morning’s local COVID count is about what we can expect. Here’s the grim look at COVID-19 for Simcoe and Muskoka: 13 overall; 1 in Gravenhurst — a male aged 18-34 who health officials say had close contact with someone with the […]
GRAVENHURST — As firefighters gear up for fire prevention week Oct. 4-10, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be part of the focus. They have saved hundreds of lives in Ontario and now an Enbridge Gas has made an investment in Gravenhurst that may save even more, says the department. “Project Zero” is an annual campaign […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Today is World News Day. Something we at MuskokaTODAY.com care passionately about, because ‘Local News Means the World to Us.” A free press doesn’t meaning reading free on Facebook or getting your news on Google. Think about life without the media. Think about life without Local Journalism. Then think about COVID […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The end of summer Monday sees Muskoka lakes cleared of blue-green algae. That’s good news on the first anniversary today of Climate Action Muskoka’s weekly noon hour Friday awareness campaigns in Bracebridge and Huntsville. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has lifted the advisories for three lake locations where […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A second Pines worker in a week has tested positive for COVID-19. And all residents will now undergo another round of testing for the coronavirus, which is spreading widely in Muskoka according to the health unit. The District of Muskoka, which operates the retirement home, said this afternoon, Friday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — John Gordon Sloan knows death and suffering. The retired reverend is presiding tomorrow over a small graveside interment of his late wife, Pat, in Peterborough. Something he has done countless times in his long life as a United Church minister. Next week, Oct. 3, he was to do the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — COVID’s spread is widening again with another local case in the north end of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s (SMDHU) reporting area. A woman in Bracebridge is included in today’s shortened list (four) of cases announced by the health unit. And two people previously reported testing positive for […]