Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Premier Doug Ford, who took a swipe today at “almost half” the medical officers of health (MOH), said there is “no order — and there won’t be,” telling cottagers to “stay away” from Muskoka May 24. “Be prepared — they’re coming,” he said in a daily news briefing from […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Reaction to news yesterday that the province may soon lift its social restrictions order on cottagers wasn’t too widely welcomed in Muskoka. Social media was buzzing with comments reflecting the threat of social and political fireworks (the fiery ones are under a total fire ban) Victoria Day weekend May […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “There’s only so long you can hold back taxpayers from going to their cottages.” Memo to Doug Ford: They’re already here. But the premier — who said today he’s in talks with Muskoka mayors about opening the flood gates for May 24 — still believes they shouldn’t be. He […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Just when you thought it was going to be safe to come to Muskoka — floodwaters are on the rise. For more than a week water levels on Lake Muskoka have reportedly been rising and the complaints are just now starting to surface to levels not seen in a […]
HUNTSVILLE — A May day police chase through downtown early this morning has led the three charges, including impaired driving, against a Huntsville man. Provincial police say that on Friday, May 1, at 2:45 a.m., officers tried to stop a car driving in the town’s business core. They say that as the driver fled police, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Together apart has taken on new meaning as the COVID-19 fight gets personal. One Muskoka is again about one percenters. Cottagers are getting a cold shoulder as they seek rural refuge at their home away from home. The firestorm comes three weeks out from the traditional start of a […]
MUSKOKA — After months of delay and deaths, all Muskokans will have more access to COVID-19 testing. But it could still take a week to get your results — but you will receive them at your home. Anyone concerned and who has symptoms can get tested at the two assessment centres located for weeks now […]
HUNTSVILLE — An unlucky driver who lost control of his truck on a ramp near the OPP detachment here has landed in court charged with impaired driving after fleeing the accident last Thursday night. Provincial police say that on April 23 at approximately 11:29 p.m. an officer observed a truck on the southbound ramp of Hwy. […]