Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Rising rates of respiratory illness” have led Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) to return to mandatory masking requirements in most areas of the hospitals in response. Muskoka’s hospitals president and CEO Cheryl Harrison says in a release today that: “It is with carefulness and caution that we reinstate masking requirements […]
GRAVENHURST — Two men here face assault charges after a complaint at a local rooming house. Provincial police charged the Gravenhurst men with an assault on a local woman. OPP say officers responded to a call from a concerned member of the public reporting that a woman had been assaulted at a the residence at […]
GRAVENHURST — A cab company owner here faces a charge of sexual assault after an alleged incident in one of his taxis in late July. Police say Mark Sethi, 57, who operates Gravenhurst Taxi, was arrested on Aug. 10, 2023. Officers along with members of the Muskoka Crime Unit have charged the Gravenhurst resident with […]
BRACEBRIDGE — It’s showtime again. At least auditions for the annual Rotary musical extravaganza. Following this past winter’s Sound of Music sell-outs, the Bracebridge Rotary Club has teamed up with HUB productions to bring to the stage a fitting performance of “Billy Elliott — The Musical.” The delightful and inspiring tale of a fictional British […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It’s been too long since the Orillia Silver Band played the Opera House. In the intervening years the band and their audience have grown to appreciate each other more as their average ages merge. Sunday, Oct. 15, the OSB brings their inspiring, enthusiastic music north for truly an event […]
GRAVENHURST — A lot of local families will be enjoying a happier Thanksgiving this weekend thanks to the Lions Club, Salvation Army and hundreds of food bank donors. The two charitable organizations teamed up Thursday, Friday and Saturday to collect and distribute holiday dinner items as food prices continue to soar. Thanks in part to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Cool weather’s return also sees signs of COVID on the rise again. Visiting to the North Wing inpatient unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was declared in collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. A release Friday from Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Patrick Boyer is a sprightly 78-year-old with bright blue eyes, a warm smile, inquisitive mind and gift for telling stories about Muskoka few if any can match. Tomorrow morning at the Bracebridge Public Library, at 10:30 a.m., he will regale readers of his many Muskoka history books and columns […]