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 […]
ORILLIA — A woman missing since last Friday has police asking the public if they have seen her. OPP at Orillia are looking for help to locate Kimberly Brouwer, 41, who was reported missing to police. Brouwer was last seen by her family on the morning of March 4. She is described as: 5-foot-6, with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — “Learning to live with COVID-19 requires that everyone take responsibility for assessing their personal level of risk and taking precautions when out in public,” says Dr. Charles Gardner. “With the continued high rate of community transmission in Simcoe Muskoka, I strongly advise that everyone continue to wear a mask in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — News that has the province lifting most mask mandates March 21 and all restrictions April 27 is being greeted with a mixture relief and trepidation. As was the case when they were imposed. The latest comes as Simcoe-Muskoka reports 79 cases Wednesday, bringing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday’s total to […]
Nancy Thompson Do you talk to your house plants? I do and they are starting to answer back — with droopy leaves and a lack lustre appearance. Now is time to give them a little extra TLC (tender loving care). Our inside plants start to grow as the days get longer. It is now that […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Local municipal social services will receive an extra $200,000 from the province for homeless programs in the riding. The Ontario government says it is investing $25 million more annually in a new Homelessness Prevention Program to connect people with housing services and other supports. They say the program will “streamline operations, allowing […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If COVID-19 has been a chilling page-turner, Tatiana Sutherland wants the post-pandemic chapter to be about families and recovery. Which is why the Bracebridge mom and small business manager wants a seat at Muskoka’s district council come the Oct. 24 municipal elections. Sutherland says she knows the pandemic has taken its toll on […]