Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As fourth wave fears rise — and regional cases remain below provincial thresholds to step forward — 3 Georgian Bay travellers under 18 with COVID isn’t good news for the third long weekend of the summer. They are among 8 new cases the health unit reports Friday — five […]

GRAVENHURST — Police divers are continuing their search today for a canoeist on Sparrow Lake who went missing early yesterday morning. The seasonal resident’s canoe was found on the lake later in the day. And police asked the public if they had seen him. Ian Walker, 56, of Toronto, was with his family at their […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Regional COVID cases last week were up for the first time in 13 weeks — by 44 per cent. The rise to 23 from 16 may seem slightly negligible with only 7 more people testing positive. Or it’s a viral sign that summer’s half over — the way the […]

MUSKOKA LAKES — A motorcyclist was airlifted to a Toronto hospital early yesterday afternoon with what police describe as “life-altering” injuries after colliding with a car on Peninsula Road. All four people involved in the crash were taken to hospital. Provincial police, Muskoka EMS and Muskoka Lakes Fire responded to the collision on Muskoka Road […]

MUSKOKA — Starting today eligible patients at Muskoka’s two hospitals can now have two family or friends visit their bedside while they wear ‘visitor’ stickers to identify them. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) said in a release Monday, July 26, that it is “pleased to expand limited visitation for inpatients as pandemic-related restrictions loosen across Ontario.” […]

MUSKOKA — The province is providing up to $763,000 to Muskoka Lakes and Georgian Bay townships to connect 843 households in Parry Sound-Muskoka that are either un-served or under-served by high-speed internet. “I am very pleased to see this investment in increasing internet accessibility across Ontario,” said MPP Norman Miller said in a release today. […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The week begins the way it ended — with 8 cases reported today by regional health officials. That’s the same number as Friday — but with a bit of twist. Muskoka accounted for 2 of the new cases. They were: Gravenhurst male, under 18, with close contact, reported July […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GIFU, Japan — So close — yet so far … for now. Bracebridge Olympian Natalia Hawthorn “dreamed” of being at Friday’s Olympic Opening Ceremonies to “celebrate and enjoy it.” But like the rest of the world she watched here on a Japanese TV and wildly cheered the handful of her Canadian […]