Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Voters lined up early today as polls opened for the federal election. At the Gravenhurst Legion dozens snaked around the building onto Veterans’ Way. Within an hour it was easy to walk in the back door and vote. With more than 21,000 votes already cast in advance polls […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist I recently read an article by an NPR reporter who caught a breakthrough COVID case after being vaccinated. While the case was mild, in that he didn’t need to be hospitalized, he was sick for five days and lost his sense of taste. His personal experience showed me the importance of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Nigel Hollidge believes a Taboo “renovation” will make it “the single most important golf course to play in the Muskoka region.” Most golfers and Canadian pros already agree it’s by far one of the best north of Toronto. Since it opened 20 years ago its magnificent 18 holes on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A young woman and older man in Muskoka are among 25 new regional COVID cases Friday, as weekly cases ended at just under half what they a week ago. The Gravenhurst man, aged 65-74, had close contact before reporting yesterday, but with a first episode last Saturday, Sept. 11. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — COVID’s last mile is fraught with twists and turns at every border. As Alberta Premier Jason Kenney flip-flops on vaccine passports and Quebec orders health care workers to be fully vaccinated or be suspended, a rise in local cases shows no one is immune. Simcoe reports 26 cases and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Noisy motorcycles — and trucks — that roar through town like freight trains don’t catch the ear of the OPP like this. A constant bane on this community, disturbingly-loud mufflers are a civil annoyance not held in check by responsible police and bylaw peace services. Police in other towns […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A school safety enforcement inspection program has led to an impaired driving charge against a man on his way to work near the high school. Police say that s school returns and there is an increase in students traveling on foot and bicycle as well as on school buses, provincial police have been […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — With 100 per cent of local COVID cases now Delta variants, the health unit is reporting 30 more cases today. Three are from Bracebridge, aged 18-34, two men and one woman. All are under investigation after reporting yesterday with first episodes the day before. And 19 of the 30 […]