Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Frank Conway has no problem with curbside service. Not at least with the health unit, which today reported just 6 COVID cases in Simcoe. And none in Muskoka for the second straight day. Conway was among 150 who all-day took advantage of extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine at […]
Ed. note: This letter from Climate Action Muskoka was copied to MuskokaTODAY.com Dear Norm Miller MPP and Premier Doug Ford: Last week, you announced $3.1 million in provincial funding for the expansion of natural gas distribution to Burk’s Falls and Hidden Valley, Huntsville. The mayors of both towns were enthusiastic about the announcement, citing reduced […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Stage 1 of Ontario’s opening produced weekend COVID numbers that only weeks ago would have been single day stats. Twenty-six cases — for three days. And none in Muskoka. That’s 9 Sunday, 7 Saturday and 10 Friday, according to the health unit that added a couple of other new […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — More details are emerging today of a deadly boating crash Aug. 24 2019 on Lake Joseph as the trial of Linda O’Leary opened up in a provincial courtroom here. The wife of Kevin O’Leary, who was in court this morning, has pleaded not guilty to careless operation of […]
MUSKOKA — Rain or shine the fire ban continues. Muskoka six municipal fire chiefs remind everyone that their recent total fire ban order remains in effect. While some areas of Muskoka received some scattered precipitation today and last Thursday before the weekend, other areas received very little. They say no fires of any type are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It was men and women — boys and girls — everyone in motion this weekend, after Friday’s first wave of summer Ontario openings sweeps across the province. The sea change in Muskoka tourism was evident everywhere as Simcoe-Muskoka reported 10 COVID cases Sunday and province 530. In towns and […]
GRAVENHURST — A disturbance call yesterday afternoon has led to police to charge a local man with drug possession. Police say they got a call to Ridge Road Saturday, June 12, where they found several parties involved in a verbal argument. As a result officers arrested and charged a 35-year-old John-Paul (J.P) O’Hara, of Gravenhurst, […]
My family isn’t local to Muskoka, we moved to the area in 1979. I always thought I was from “The City.” But that isn’t technically true, we moved to Gravenhurst from Scarborough. I went to York University — and that isn’t really in Toronto, either. It’s part of North York. Living on my own for […]