Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Yesterday three young men in Bracebridge, 18-34, were reported to have tested for positive for COVID-19. They are all under investigation by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) after having first episodes the day before. The trio are among 42 SMDHU cases Tuesday and 70 so far this […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — An average of more than 50 cases a day over the weekend makes the region one of the province’s top hot spots today. The 155 cases Friday, Saturday and Sunday includes a dozen in Muskoka — and 143 in Simcoe. And while 3 of them were among children under […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST-BRACEBRIDGE-MUSKOKA LAKES — Just say “Yes you can!” That’s the marketing message from south Muskoka chambers of commerce as they excitedly launched a new campaign to remind residents that when it comes to goods and services, “It’s all right here” in your home town. The Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and Muskoka Lakes chambers […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist A few years ago I joined a crowd of 15,000 people in Toronto to participate in a climate strike. Al Gore first helped put “global warming” on the world’s radar with his early 2000s documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and the cause is now championed famously by a teenager from Sweden, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A large fire early this morning, off Hwy. 11 south of town, that caused $600,000 is under investigation. Huntsville/Lake of Bays firefighters from stations 1, 4 and 5 battled the structure fire on Allensville Road Saturday at 1 a.m. Allensville is just north of Port Sydney and Utterson on the west side of […]
MUSKOKA — “Who owns the black truck parked out front?” That wasn’t the question trivia game players expected to hear at Sawdust City Tuesday night. “It’s mine,” answered the vehicle owner when an OPP officer went in to inquire. Police say they responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Muskoka Road north in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Add 5 male cases to the rising COVID toll in Muskoka as kids vaccines could be a week to two away. The past two days 99 cases were reported by the health unit. They bring to 206 this week’s number. Last week it was 249 and 127 the last […]
Photos by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Another look at a day to remember. Yesterday’s Remembrance Day service was a rare public gathering after last year’s more restricted indoor ceremony due to COVID. More than 100 community members gathered for the first time in two years to join legionnaires mark the solemn occasion on […]