Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A poverty mentoring program has secured major funding to connect those in need with those who can help. Six community partners, led by the YWCA, have received a three-year commitment from United Way Simcoe Muskoka to “provide a sustainable and transformative approach to poverty reduction that ensures everyone has […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Almost three dozen COVID cases in Simcoe today is good news in Muskoka after news yesterday that the UK variant has moved north and could spread. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reported 36 cases (the province said 24 and Public Health Ontario 26) and one more death since […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A labour dispute that’s led to a “lockout” at a local manufacturing plant has union groups “shocked” at a demand for fewer sick days. Fenner Dunlop in Bracebridge, which makes conveyor belts for the North American industrial and commercial market, has their 60 workers from United Steelworkers Local 7949 on the picket lines this […]
HUNTSVILLVE — A stubborn fire last night is under investigation after it destroyed a home here. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department had to call in several stations, including support from Bracebridge, after a 911 call sent them Domtar Road just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. Crews from Huntsville Station 1, with assistance from […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSOKA — You may be out of the house — but not out of danger. One case of the COVID variant “is in Muskoka” and the health unit is awaiting final confirmation after it passed the first detection stage, Dr. Charles Gardner said this afternoon in his weekly briefing. And he […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOA — Red is the new local reality today as Ontario lifts stay-at-home orders for 27 regions outside the GTA and North Bay Parry Sound. Including Simcoe-Muskoka, which is doing it against the advice of its chief medical officer of health Dr. Charles Gardner. Students are also back in school today […]
RAMARA — A local man is in police custody awaiting a court appearance Tuesday on first degree murder and attempted murder charges after a woman was found dead late Saturday night in the home they shared. Police say residents in the area should expect to see an increased police presence in the coming days as […]
RAMARA — A man charged with impaired driving is accused of stealing a loader to pull his unlicensed truck — which ended up in flames — out of a ditch early Thursday. Provincial police from Orillia arrested and charged the 21-year-old with several other charges. They say that on Feb. 11 at 1:30 a.m. officers […]