Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Russian bombing around Lviv is a new concern for Daniel Dutka. Two of his cousins live near the western Ukrainian city now under siege. But he’s not sure; and thinks they “may be on the move and may have fled to Poland and beyond” — like his parents once […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A boost in COVID hospital cases ahead will see Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) with a new president and CEO to navigate the next phase of the pandemic. Cheryl Harrison takes over running of the hospitals in Bracebridge and Huntsville May 30. She replaces Vickie Kaminski, who took over Dec. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As Ontario’s science advisory table predicts COVID cases to rise in ICUs and hospitals after masks are removed next week, Simcoe-Muskoka again saw its confirmed numbers up to 120 today from 103 yesterday. That’s according the province. Local public health no longer reports Thursdays. Public Health Ontario also reported […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The two-day COVID total by the health unit shows 196 new cases since it last reported on Monday. The province posted 150 cases for those same days. Both show daily increases this week. Today the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports 193 cases for this week (Sunday, Monday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The numerical importance of today is that COVID could still stab us in the back. The empirical importance of March 15 is the settling of debts. In keeping, the health unit Monday reported 26 cases — the province said it was more like 34. Today, Public Health Ontario (PHO) […]
MUSKOKA — Daylight saving time begins tomorrow and local fire departments are reminding residents and business owners to take time to change their smoke detector batteries as they move their clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Gravenhurst Fire Department (GFD) says in case you haven’t noticed, things are getting a bit brighter every day. […]
GRAVEHURST — Time to spring forward … with your garden planning — and planting. The Gravenhurst Horticultural Society (GHS) resumes its late winter/early spring meeting schedule now that they are able to meet indoors for their regular monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month. This coming week it’s March and as usual at the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Sick of the pandemic? Two years in to coronavirus … so, too, have been at least 36,447 Simcoe-Muskoka residents. Minus that number those 422 local people who died since COVID-19 became official March 11, 2020 — most of them who were living in long-term “care.” Globally 6 million have […]