Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — With 19 Muskoka COVID cases on the weekend, Omicron’s regional effect last week was a 50 per cent increase in cases over the previous week. The 846 cases reported last week by local public health tops 564 the week before. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is also […]
TARA CALLUM | Contributing columnist With unseasonably mild days and the threat of yet another variant, it can be difficult for things to look a lot like Christmas. What is the season supposed to be anyway? It can create a lot of pressure. People go into debt piling presents to the ceiling. We overindulge on […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A man suspected of being impaired was confronted by group of citizens who were trying to stop the motorist from leaving when police arrived. The incident occurred Thursday, Dec. 16, on Manitoba Street near Mary Street, just before 10 p.m. Police arrested and charged 26-year-old Blair Laing, of Muskoka Lakes Twp., with Impaired […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — More than 10 per cent of 142 local COVID cases today were reported in Muskoka as the province is adding new capacity limits Sunday. And 10 of those 15 Muskoka cases were in Huntsville. They are: Bracebridge woman, 18-34, under investigation, reported Dec. 16, first episode Dec. 14 Georgian […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — An “overwhelming demand” for booster shots has local public health providing more vaccines this weekend. They say in a release at noon Friday that following the province’s announcement to rapidly expand booster eligibility to all individuals 18 and older and to decrease the wait time between second and third […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A loaded pistol and drugs worth an estimated $60,000 were seized in three police raids yesterday in which officers arrested two people after a month-long investigation here. The OPP say that in November their Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began investigating the drug trafficking in Muskoka. On Thursday, Dec. 16 the CSCU), […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Another half dozen Muskoka COVID cases today — all likely Omicron — are among 159 regional cases being reported by the health unit. This as word spreads that Omicron is an airborne spreader. Dr. Steini Brown, co-chair of the Science Advisory Table, confirmed today that the most up-to-date modelling […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Omicron’s here. It’s “very hazardous” and it’s going to get worse “in the weeks ahead.” That’s the blunt message from Dr. Charles Gardner today as he reported 26 cases of the new variant in the region — including 4 “very likely” in Muskoka. That has hospitals “very concerned” about […]