Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Health officials have no clear idea how COVID-19 got into The Pines, but they are doing all they can to contain and prevent its spread within and beyond the long-term care facility. The two men who tested positive for the coronavirus this week — a resident and staff member […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A second person at The Pines has tested positive for COVID-19. After a male worker tested positive a resident has now come down with the coronavirus. Both have mild symptoms, says a District of Muskoka release tonight. They say the resident has been moved to an isolation area to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Normal school it’s not. But it will be instructed in a normal calendar year. So don’t expect extra days of classes or fewer holidays to make up for lost time this spring as students, teachers and custodians return to the classroom. Christmas and March breaks remain the same. That’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you haven’t got cloth mask for your school kid now — better get sewing fast. Or save up — because buying a good one isn’t cheap if you can’t pick up a free one from local volunteers. With Ontario students returning to the classroom next week, new guidelines […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It’s a new season today — and a new opportunity. Summer is virtually over — according to the calendar. And it’s been one for the books. Not only are schools getting ready to open, but businesses are looking forward to a great new beginning. With the help of the […]
GRAVENHURST — Firefighters were called out on average every day this month. Of the 31 days in August they responded to 31 911 calls for service. “August was a fairly active month for your volunteer firefighters in Gravenhurst,” they say on Twitter. “Our monthly ‘stats’ are illustrated for you below.” They add: “As we prepare […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The importance of regular COVID testing has hit home hard at The Pines. The same day pandemic testing was reduced to one local site, a staff member at the District of Muskoka long-term care (LTC) home here has tested positive after being swabbed in testing last week. The district […]
GRAVENHURST — If you want to help in the COVID-19 fight, giving blood is a great way. With hospitals under increasing pressure — and donations strained — you can do your part by giving Monday at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre’s YMCA from 3 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 31. But you must book an appointment. […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s an ounce of prevention …. The Service Ontario office is temporarily closed as a precaution after a staff member may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce, which operates the Muskoka Road office downtown, closed its doors and won’t open as usual Saturday. In a release, chamber director Sandy […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — In the middle of the pandemic, drivers this morning were surprised to learn they were in line at Muskoka’s last drive-through COVID testing pop-up. Tomorrow the district’s two permanent assessment centre (AC) sites in Bracebridge and Huntsville will also close. As of Monday, the only location in Muskoka you […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Show some local love for your local businesses.” The shops and restaurants that were there for you before the pandemic and that will be there for you in the months ahead and after COVID-19. That’s the message and theme this weekend from Muskoka chambers of commerce promoting the Canada […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A local man is believed to have drown after trying to rescue a person in the Muskoka River this afternoon. Emergency crews were called just after 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, to assist with a person in distress at a beach area at Kelvin Grove Park in Bracebridge. They say three men noticed […]
GRAVENHURST — Rotarians love Marie Kondo — and a summer sale. And you’ll love the treasurers they’re sharing this Saturday at the arena parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon. Club members will be fundraising for their various community and international charity projects by selling goods from their car trunks. Call it late spring cleaning […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What do you do when cutbacks go too far? Invade your space and take away your privacy. You fight back. That’s what Laurie Dixon and Ray Evans are doing after public works staff “butchered” a hedge on Bethune Drive. “Some people don’t have appreciation for 100-year-old trees … and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The COVID learning curve is about to spike. “There is no risk-free option with COVID-19 and it would be unrealistic to think that we can get through the next few months without some risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the school classroom,” says Dr. Gardner, the region’s top […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In Toronto and Ottawa we may be known as Parry Sound-Muskoka, but in the rest of the province we will hence be known now as Muskoka-Parry Sound. That’s after Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith was elevated to president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario — the municipal voice outside […]
MUSKOKA — Swimmers are best advised to use caution at popular public beaches this summer. While all waterfronts should be places of safety, a couple of troublesome stretches are particularly vulnerable to bacteria counts in 2020. Port Sydney Beach is just one. The health unit has placed another swim advisory on it. The Town of Huntsville […]
HUNTSVILLE — COVID drive-through testing continues here today and tomorrow at the hospital campus and Summit Centre here. Janine van den Heuvel, executive director of the Algonquin Family Health Team that runs the permanent testing cites in Bracebridge and Huntsville, reminds people that on Aug. 18 and 19 that Muskoka Community Paramedics will be doing […]
GRAVENHURST — A 14-year-old ATV rider is home after sustaining serious injuries that landed him in Sick Kids Hospital. Police say they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision last week at the KOA. Police were called to the campground Aug. 9 after the youth had taken the ATV for a […]
HUNTSVILLE — Coping with increased costs and losses of COVID-19 is being met by the province with some off-setting funds here worth almost $700,000 to the town. The Ontario government announced Huntsville will receive $661, 600 priority pressures and a further $33,890 for transit. It’s part of $4 billion in emergency assistance under the Safe Restart Agreement […]