Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — Expect a huge traffic jam here at noon Saturday. Friends of Jim Brown are rolling through town in drive-by convoy of “about 200” trucks, antique cars and commercial vehicles to pay tribute to a “great community guy.” Brown, 66, who died at home in his sleep April 29, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Three young Muskoka women are under investigation after testing positive in latest reporting by the health unit, which says young adults (18-34 years) have had the highest rates of infection since February. Two are from Bracebridge, one is from Muskoka Lakes. And all, aged 18-34, were reported yesterday. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Ontario’s extended lockdown announcement today comes as two girls in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge and a young man and woman in Muskoka Lakes are among 58 new cases in Simcoe-Muskoka. Premier Doug Ford said this afternoon that to “save the summer” the stay-at-home order will remain in effect until June […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Three Bracebridge residents are among 72 COVID cases, as most Canadian health officials, the federal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau roll up their sleeves in support of AstraZeneca. And as local pharmacies are awaiting shipments soon of Pfizer and Moderna doses to jab “hundreds” on waiting lists. Today’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As Ontario pauses first doses of AstraZeneca, 4 new Muskoka COVID cases today are in addition to an outbreak of 10 cases at one accommodation site in the district, says the health unit. Dr. Charles Gardner wouldn’t say where the outbreak is, only that “I can confirm that it […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — All that take-out food means you’ll have to get up early to take out the trash. The District of Muskoka, which is struggling with waste management, says it is overwhelmed with your stay-at-home collections. But that’s not good enough to at least one resident in Gravenhurst. Laurie Dixon writes […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As the province gets ready to extend the stay-at-home order to June 2, provincial police in south Muskoka report 16 people have been charged this month with violating the Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA). The OPP say they have been involved with several investigations in May, including […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Another half dozen Muskoka COVID cases over the weekend includes three related to travel in Muskoka Lakes as the province is set to stretch the lockdown to June 2. The other cases are in Bracebridge and Huntsville; and another one in Muskoka Lakes, which is listed by the health […]