MUSKOKA — Horror stories spreading worldwide about lack of health supplies at hospitals have landed at MAHC. They say in a release late Wednesday afternoon that “as we manage the COVID-19 pandemic,” Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare is in need of donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies. This after the hospitals CAO just “assured” […]
HUNTSVILLE — With the pandemic virus gripping the globe at its doorstep, Huntsville faces a more immediate spreading health threat. Health officials say a second food handler at a Huntsville restaurant has tested positive for Hepatitis A, promping another call for a second round of public testing by customers and those who may have contracted the […]
MUSKOKA — As Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare ramps up its pandemic response, CEO Natalie Bubela expressed her “confidence” in the “dedicated team” of hospital doctors and staff to handle the “extraordinary” health challenges ahead to protect all patients and workers. In a statement Wednesday afternoon to Muskokans, she issued her assurance in: “I would like to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Today dawns a new economic reality in Ontario, when most non-essential workplaces have been ordered to close their doors as the corona virus pandemic wave builds. All but the most necessary businesses and services have been told to allow employees to work from home allowing operations to continue as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Bracebridge’s council is about to turn temporary powers over to a non-elected official tomorrow in response the pandemic. At a special council meeting — to be held electronically Thursday, March 26 — Mayor Graydon Smith and councillors could temporarily delegate authority to CAO John Sission “to exercise any discretionary […]
GRAVENHURST — Traffic was rerouted at the CN track on Brock Street at Bethune Drive Monday as work to move the wigwags took place. After the siding track through town was removed at the old Train Station last year, new Transportation Canada regulations meant the safety crossing arms had to be placed closer to the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Home hydro users can do laundry and wash dishes during the day without worrying about breaking the bank. The province has cut rates in half to evening hour prices for the next 45 days. They say that to support Ontarians through the COVID-19 crisis, the Ford government is providing […]
MUSKOKA — Local long-term care homes have new powers to manage COVID-19. Residents are prevented from leaving their homes to visit families. The province says a new law will also free up more space in long-term care home by moving people out of hospitals who no longer need hospital care. Ontario says it is taking […]