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 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The “growing gap in food security” in Gravenhurst — which has GAP looking into a community wellness centre — got a couple of big financial donations again this week. They received $3,000 in proceeds from a Muskoka Drive-In movie night Wednesday, organized by the Kahshe Lake Ratepayers’ Association (KLRA). […]
DWIGHT — A missing man was located earlier this morning at 2 a.m. after being lost four nights in the bush near Algonquin Park. Ted Nasmith was taken to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Friday for treatment of hypothermia and otherwise is in good health, say police. He was last spotted by his wife on Sept. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com WINDERMERE — Terry Fox may have stopped his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay in 1980 — after passing through Muskoka. But legions of his supporters since then have carried on his hopes till 2020. They have raised more than $700 million worldwide to fight cancers like the one that claimed […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Health officials have no clear idea how COVID-19 got into The Pines, but they are doing all they can to contain and prevent its spread within and beyond the long-term care facility. The two men who tested positive for the coronavirus this week — a resident and staff member […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A second person at The Pines has tested positive for COVID-19. After a male worker tested positive a resident has now come down with the coronavirus. Both have mild symptoms, says a District of Muskoka release tonight. They say the resident has been moved to an isolation area to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Living the dream is proving costly for some would-be cottagers. Imagine packing the car, stopping a Weber’s and arriving at the lake Friday to find the cottage owner doesn’t know who you are or what you’re doing there. Police here are warning of on-line cottage rental scam they’re investigating. […]