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 […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist The other day I was at Shoppers Drug Mart checking out and the cashier had to keep jumping off the register to help the people at self-check out. She was the only one at the front and also had to answer the phone. Self-checkout was making her job harder and […]
GRAVENHURST — Police are investigating a “mischief” that occurred sometime overnight on Monday July 19, 2021 on Theatre Road in Gravenhurst. They say unknown suspect(s) used spray paint to write very derogatory words on the pavement in front of the Drive-In Theatre where a Muskoka Pride event was being held on Tuesday. Town of Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — En garde Ontario. As COVID cases creep up, the province is positioned back in a defensive posture after weeks of lunging steps that have won it battles — if not the war. Simcoe reported 8 cases today (Public Health Ontario said it was 10). That’s after a week in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Are vaccines private? Or do you have a right to know if the person next to you — or the store clerk or waiter — been vaccinated once or twice? That’s the question for today. As cases climb, vaccinations stall. Today Ontario numbers jumped to 185 — but with […]
MUSKOKA — Electronic building permits in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge are among $1.4 million in projects the province is funding in Muskoka as part of a municipal modernization program. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark was in Bracebridge today with MPP Norman Miller, Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith and Gravenhurst Mayor Paul Kelly to highlight 13 […]