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 […]
HUNTSVILLE — A malicious late night walk has police on the lookout for a suspect who threw a rock at cars parked at Jason Armstrong’s Hyundai of Muskoka near King William and Cann streets. Police say that at 11 p.m. Monday, May 3, an unknown person was walking on Cann Street toward Chaffey Street when […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — A first and a last for Hospice Muskoka. Sandra Winspear the executive director of Hospice Muskoka — and a tireless advocate for the dying with dignity for 25 years — is retiring. “I am really pleased that the board has hired nurse practitioner (NP) and director of care […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A 40-year-old Bracebridge man is in custody to appear in bail court tomorrow morning after a shooting incident here Saturday night. Provincial police responded to a 911 gun call from a member of the public reported being fired at at an address near Balls Drive May 8 at 8 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A 16-year-old Lake of Bays girl was in bail court Friday charged with possession of drugs for trafficking after being arrested two days in a row. She and a 23-year-old Huntsville woman were arrested and charged Thursday after police stopped them for speeding. Provincial police say they charged the […]