Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — We now know the answer to yesterday’s COVID question. 22. That’s the new number of people with the coronavirus Friday after small hope a day ago. It’s increase of 8 from Thursday — and again all in Simcoe. There was nobody in Muskoka who tested positive, says the Simcoe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Is this a blip or a harbinger of hope? Simcoe and Muskoka reported today their lowest one-day COVID count in weeks. Eight cases — all in Simcoe — were posted by the health unit Thursday, Oct. 22. None were in Muskoka. Eight were women and two men. An Oro-Medonte […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — District landfill changes that charge you more to drop off your yard waste will see more bags of leaves on curbs Saturday on the first of two pick-up dates Oct. 24 and Nov. 7. They say a minimum $12 fee (up to 145 pounds) was established to encourage less […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — With a federal election apparently staved off Canadians can re-focus on COVID-19. Today in Simcoe and Muskoka the health unit reports 26 new cases. Locally there is one case in Bracebridge, a man aged 18-34 got it through close contact. The other positive tests are mostly confined to Barrie […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — They got what they came for Monday. But they’re still “profoundly disappointed” with a hollow victory that appears more political than practical. District of Muskoka council unanimously passed a climate emergency declaration Monday as it marked 50 years since amalgamation. But the resolution passed was not the one put […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Confusion abounds on the subject of COVID. And it’s a real concern. In an effort to clear up some of it, here are two examples a reader asked us about today. What’s the difference between close contact and community acquired? That’s important when looking at public health reporting about […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — No news is good news if you live in Muskoka today. But if you’re in the health unit’s Simcoe reporting area, there’s a report of 17 people being tested with COVID-19. That’s down from 43 over the weekend, says the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit for Oct. 20. They […]
GRAVENHURST — An opportunistic thief who took advantage of a fire alarm is being sought in the theft of a car last night. Provincial police are investigating the incident at a residence on Second Street Sunday, Oct. 18. They say that while the apartment building was being evacuated due to a fire alarm the thief […]