Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION The real losers last night were the suckers who watched the U.S. presidential smack down. Ain’t that America, you say. What’d you expect? United States? Civil debate? Shut up! Politics is a blood sport, you clown. You want your candidate to fight for the biggest brass ring on earth. So […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The road to recovery that’s hit September speed bumps begins in the GTA. And ends in Muskoka … with the District of Muskoka’s Economic Recovery Task Force and its business partners surveying seasonal residents and cottage association members in letter directed to them this week. No doubt a similar […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — No news is good news today if you live in the north end of Simcoe and Muskoka and are worried about rising COVID numbers the last day of September. With 11 new corona cases Wednesday, Sept. 30, the local health unit’s stats took slight dip, going against the provincial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Are you asymptomatic or do you have a fever, cough, headache or difficulty breathing? Those who are infected with COVID-19 may have little to no symptoms. You may not know you have symptoms of COVID-19 because they are similar to a cold or flu. But if you do feel […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — With dire warnings for the coming weeks, this morning’s local COVID count is about what we can expect. Here’s the grim look at COVID-19 for Simcoe and Muskoka: 13 overall; 1 in Gravenhurst — a male aged 18-34 who health officials say had close contact with someone with the […]
GRAVENHURST — As firefighters gear up for fire prevention week Oct. 4-10, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be part of the focus. They have saved hundreds of lives in Ontario and now an Enbridge Gas has made an investment in Gravenhurst that may save even more, says the department. “Project Zero” is an annual campaign […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Brian Coldin is back in the news again at his High Falls campground over an alleged assault on a police office and unrelated disputes this summer with campers over fees for trailer use. Provincial police at Bracebridge said today, Sept. 28, that officers responded to several complaints from users of the Bracebridge campground/resort […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two drivers were charged with impaired in separate police stops this weekend. It started on Friday, when OPP at Bracebridge say officers were on patrol at 10:45 p.m. Sept. 25 when they stopped a vehicle on Monck Road. Their investigation into the driving behaviour led to the arrest of 24-year-old Christian Wilkinson, of […]