GRAVENHURST — A workplace outbreak of COVID-19 has closed the McDonald’s here. The company suspended operations Friday after an employee reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. They say they are doing a thorough cleansing of the restaurant and are working with the health unit to learn more and about when they will re-open. As of […]
Where were you 19 years ago today? I got an urgent call from a neighbour: “Turn on your TV ….” The first plane was down and the second and third were still in the air. Not for long. The rest of that day in 2001 was a bit of a blur — now. Muskoka TODAY […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Two more people here have tested positive for COVID-19 — bringing Huntsville’s count this week to three — and Muskoka’s total to 41. Both were listed in an update this afternoon by the health unit as acquiring it through close contact. One is a male aged 45-64 and the other […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The start of school this morning was much as expected for students at GPS — with the only dark cloud hovering filled with a sprinkle of rain. Jace Chambers was 35 minutes early. Max Diemert was jumping up and down with excitement — and a cool new haircut. Carlee […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Putting up your hand to go the washroom will be a big deal when some elementary students return to classes starting tomorrow. Teachers will only allow a few at a time — to go. That’s just part of the new school year that begins Tuesday, Sept. 8, with a […]
Dear Editor: This Labour Day, as we pause to recognize the historic contributions of working people in Canada, it feels like there is little to celebrate yet much to hope for. This COVID-19 crisis has been very hard for workers across the country, and Orillia, Muskoka and the communities around them are no different. We’ve […]
ORILLIA — Why did Wayne Reed die in a boat that burned early Thursday morning? Was he sleeping in it when it caught fire? Or did he die before beforehand? Police are investigating after discovering the 37-year-old Orillia man’s body in the vessel that went up in flames in a parking lot. They say that […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Muskoka has had six new COVID-19 cases the past week, as signs of a second wave of the pandemic emerge on the eve of a return to school. This as Ontario added 169 cases yesterday, Saturday — the most in one day since July 24 — and makes it 10 straight […]