BAYSVILLE — More than $1.272 million in provincial infrastructure funding for four projects was announced here today. It includes $500,000 for refrigeration at the Baysville arena and $32,100 for HVAC for a seniors’ centre in Bracebridge. MPP Norman Miller was joined today by Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, Lake of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Masks are still mandatory indoors in public settings. And while the province weighs lifting them after the March 14-18 school break, Dr. Charles Gardner says given current numbers (178* today) “that’s not the safest thing to do” — at least in this region. He says masks remain the cheapest […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist Ukraine, a country with a 7,000-year history, and its now 44-year-old war-time leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy are facing a humanitarian crisis. While some are posting Ukrainian flags on social media, blue and yellow hearts, or donating money to the UN World Food Program, or the Red Cross, others are determined to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A third town has joined Muskoka municipal partners in an act of unity for victims of this week’s Russian invasion. “The Town of Gravenhurst has raised the Ukrainian flag at town hall to demonstrate solidarity and instil hope and strength to our Ukrainian-Canadian community.” In a release today, Mayor […]
HUNTSVILLE — A northbound SUV driver in the southbound lanes of Hwy. 11 is in hospital in Toronto after colliding with a transport last night. Provincial police say they are investigating the serious accident Feb. 28 at 7:20 p.m. Officers from the Huntsville OPP detachment responded to reports of a vehicle headed north in the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Day 1 of more lifted restrictions in Ontario is proving to be anti-climactic with little major impact. An uneventful day on the streets sees little change as life creeps toward a reality of new proportions. Perhaps people are glued to TVs watching a war seven hours away. With Ford […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What would Eva Olsson say to Vladimir Putin? “The same thing I told students years ago, who asked me what I’d say to Hitler. “I wouldn’t waste my energy,” she said in response to the “very sad situation right now” in the Ukraine. The Holocaust survivor — and recent […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — While Bracebridge is shedding light at the Bracebridge Falls on the plight of Ukrainians, Huntsville’s town council is expected to vote today to lower the Russian flag at its G8 Park — for a second time. Huntsville says: “In response to the country of Russia’s invasion of the country […]