Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — COVID charges were laid Sunday morning against a pastor in Bracebridge who police say refused to shut down a “large” religious gathering near the OPP detachment. Provincial police, which are wrestling with enforcement of new provincial emergency lockdown laws, say they responded to a public complaint at a warehouse […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MINDEN — There’s a new rink here. And the first players getting and taking shots are hoping to score a win against COVID. The S.G. Nesbitt Arena (named after the pioneering family and the reeve at the turn of last century) was built last year and was due to open in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The region saw another +100 day today. COVID cases increased by an unlucky 13 Saturday with 114 people testing positive since Friday in Simcoe-Muskoka. Yesterday, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit had reported 510 cases for the week — Sunday to Thursday. That’s down considerably from 657, which included […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — “As the latest modelling confirms, without taking immediate and decisive action COVID-19 cases will spiral out of control and our hospitals will be overwhelmed.” So said Premier Ford today, as he strengthened enforcement of Ontario’s stay-at-home order, effective Saturday at 12:01 a.m., that also imposes new travel restrictions everyone […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Stay home … or pay the price, say police. The Ontario Provincial Police want the public to be aware of actions being taken to help limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, including restrictions on inter-provincial travel. The province has announced further restrictions on outdoor activities and gatherings. As […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — It’s going to get worse before it gets better. That goes for COVID cases and restrictions as Simcoe-Muskoka reports 133 cases today — 7 of them in Muskoka. The third wave could be a tsunami according to Friday’s modelling says the province, as escalating restrictions on the public and […]
GRAVENHURST — A bail hearing was held this morning for a man police charged with armed robbery at the McDonald’s Tuesday morning. Jason McIntyre, 32, of Gravenhurst, was held in custody until this morning after police said he “brandished” a gun at the fast food restaurant, as first reported here by MuskokaTODAY.com three days ago. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — With Ontarians moving the goalposts, COVID’s endgame for Simcoe-Muskoka remains a summer stretch. Certainly with another 121 cases today, according to the health unit — and 118 by all provincial accounts. So Premier Doug Ford warns be prepared for a curfew. No wonder, as the province had another record […]