Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Working from home has proven to be a successful way of doing business that may become more common after the pandemic, says a new report for the Town of Gravenhurst, which also calls for timely approval of temporary restaurant/bar patio applications and infrastructure repairs. CAO Glen Davies adds says […]

MUSKOKA — We’re back, we’re open for business and if you need a job — we need workers. That’s Monday’s message for the free at muskokavirtualjobfair.eventbrite.ca. Moderator and host Norah Fountain, executive director of the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce, says as more businesses re-open and the high summer season is here, jobs are plentiful in […]

PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Local hospitals long under constant financial threat — and with increased COVID-19 pressures — received increased support from the province. MPP Norman Miller said in a release Thursday that he is “happy to see the long-standing funding inequity for small and medium sized hospitals addressed.” Locally Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s base funding has […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In response to Black Lives Matter demonstrations that took over local main streets last week, the district is finally moving toward ending “systemic racism” in Muskoka — including its own lilly white workforce. Monday, councillors “unanimously” passed a resolution “recognizing current calls for social reform to address systemic racism […]

SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Business owners and employees get to grill local health officials about COVID-19 Thursday at 3 p.m., as Stage 2 of re-opening Ontario ends its first week. The Zoom Q&A follows a free Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit  (SMDHU) information session on rules and regulations as more businesses open this week. It’s a virtual […]