Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — On an over-heated Canada Day, when hyper-hydration is a called-for essential service, one’s mind wanders aimlessly in search of greater good for all Canadians. Reflecting upon the mirage-like image of a Muskoka Lake shoreline and on one’s country as an island bobbing in a turbulent sea of global affears […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — O Canada! We heard you loud and clear. Virtual, smirtual — you made July 1 another historic birthday. No. 153 will be memorable for more than the pandemic. Celebrations took on a new life yesterday, as Canadians from the Pacific to the Atlantic, the Great Lakes to the Arctic […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sino-Canadian government relations may be severely strained, but the Bethune spirit and ties remain strong. A shipment of 50,000 medical masks has been donated to Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare by three organizations with medial ties to Dr. Norman Bethune, the town’s native son and one-time hero in China. China Bethune […]
MUSKOKA — Cast a line for free fishing starting Saturday, July 4. Canadian residents of all ages can enjoy fishing in Ontario without having to purchase a licence or carry an Outdoors Card for the first two full weeks of July, from July 4 to July 19.
MUSKOKA — In Muskoka PPE means people protecting employees and patients. Thanks to the “incredible community support” of the residents they serve, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s supply of personal protective equipment are now in a “stable and solid position,” and community donations of PPE are no longer required. This week MAHC announced that after banding back […]
GRAVENHURST — The owner of KJ’s bar at the Albion faces impaired driving charges after being stopped near the downtown pub here. Provincial police say in a release that Kevin Wallace, 56, was charged Saturday, June 20, at 10:20 p.m. They say an officer with the Central Region Traffic Safety Division, on patrol on Brock […]
GRAVENHURST — If you want to visit family or friend in LTC you must be tested first for COVID-19. Even if you have no symptoms. You can be tested tomorrow, Tuesday June 30, at a drive-through at the Centennial Centre in Gravenhurst. Community Paramedics in Muskoka spent six days last week in Bracebridge and Huntsville […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — SMMH has some very generous cottage friends around the Muskoka Lakes. South Muskoka Hospital Foundation says they will match hospital donations of up to $250,000. Colin Miller, the foundation’s executive director, says the group of cottagers — known as Friends on the Muskoka Lakes — are more than 20 […]
MUSKOKA — It’s not too late — and appointments not necessary. Local paramedics have ended the first round of drive-through testing for COVID-19 in Bracebridge. If you are COVID asymptomatic and still require a test to visit a long-term care home, retirement home or other congregate living setting like a group home you can pull […]
HUNTSVILLE — The first Monday after Canada Day, Huntsville’s town hall will be open again to the public. Additional safety measures will be in place, including physical distancing signage, sanitation products and protective barriers. The opening will allow for in-person assistance with services however residents are encouraged to continue accessing town services through contact-less means […]
HUNTSVILLE — Walk this way — only. To help pedestrians avoid bumping into each other in Huntsville, downtown sidewalks have been painted with arrows pointing one-way. In a bid to try and ensure social distancing, arrows have been painted on Main Street from Lorne Street at the west end on top of the hill down […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you’re coming out of COVID-19 looking for a job or a change of career today is the day for you — and employers. A Muskoka-wide Virtual Job Fair this afternoon from 1:30 to 3 p.m. — Monday June 22 — will hook up jobseekers and dozens of businesses […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A tractor trailer driver faces an impaired driving charge after a collision Friday afternoon with an off-duty police officer who was driving their own vehicle. Provincial police say in a release yesterday that on June 19 at 4:05 p.m. the officer was westbound on Aspdin Road in Muskoka Lakes Twp. and was “narrowly […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Working from home has proven to be a successful way of doing business that may become more common after the pandemic, says a new report for the Town of Gravenhurst, which also calls for timely approval of temporary restaurant/bar patio applications and infrastructure repairs. CAO Glen Davies adds says […]
MUSKOKA — We’re back, we’re open for business and if you need a job — we need workers. That’s Monday’s message for the free at muskokavirtualjobfair.eventbrite.ca. Moderator and host Norah Fountain, executive director of the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce, says as more businesses re-open and the high summer season is here, jobs are plentiful in […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Local hospitals long under constant financial threat — and with increased COVID-19 pressures — received increased support from the province. MPP Norman Miller said in a release Thursday that he is “happy to see the long-standing funding inequity for small and medium sized hospitals addressed.” Locally Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s base funding has […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In response to Black Lives Matter demonstrations that took over local main streets last week, the district is finally moving toward ending “systemic racism” in Muskoka — including its own lilly white workforce. Monday, councillors “unanimously” passed a resolution “recognizing current calls for social reform to address systemic racism […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Business owners and employees get to grill local health officials about COVID-19 Thursday at 3 p.m., as Stage 2 of re-opening Ontario ends its first week. The Zoom Q&A follows a free Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) information session on rules and regulations as more businesses open this week. It’s a virtual […]
GRAVENHURST — It was a cool day here Friday for the first customers on the “patio” balcony at Boston Pizza. A “few people” with “parkas and blankets” braved an early June cold-snap as the restaurant re-opened for partial in-house dining. Takeout and delivery has continued throughout most of pandemic. But there was no trouble social […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SOUTH MUSKOKA — KD and instant coffee: two things you can’t live without if you need “food help” — or you’re the Salvation Army. Lt. Kam Robinson said it use to be peanut butter — “but we made a large purchase recently, so we’re good.” She told Gravenhurst Rotarians online here […]