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 […]
BALLANTYNE, CHERYL: Our family is grieving the loss of a wonderful wife, gramma, aunt, sister-in-law and friend, suddenly, but peacefully, at LHSC on Thursday September 3rd, after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Steve; beloved grandchildren Elizabeth and Jack; and her step-son Michael Moore (Brooke) of St.Thomas. She […]
GRAVENHURST — Congratulations to Christina Delarosbil, of Gravenuhurst, for winning $150,000 with THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game (Game #2130). On Mother’s Day, the 53-year-old married mother of three went to the retailer when she uncovered her chance to spin in-store. “I was shocked,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The 3S Smart Mask, made in Bracebridge, received $2 million today from Premier Doug Ford. The Ontario government the money from the Ontario Together Fund to the company, Smart Safe Science, to make lighter, breathable, and more comfortable face masks. It’s expected to help the company create 50 local […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Labour Day weekend will be wet — if not wild following yesterday’s deluge and as water levels are high for this time of year. That’s the weather forecast for the next week that has the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Parry Sound District advising residents and visitors to be careful […]