MUSKOKA — In Muskoka PPE means people protecting employees and patients. Thanks to the “incredible community support” of the residents they serve, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s supply of personal protective equipment are now in a “stable and solid position,” and community donations of PPE are no longer required. This week MAHC announced that after banding back […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A camping complaint led police to a gun call and charges against two young GTA residents, the OPP said Friday. Provincial police say they were dispatched to a complaint about people using the Torrance Barrens, in Muskoka Lakes Township, for camping and not being respectful about the natural environment. Officers located the […]
GRAVENHURST — The owner of KJ’s bar at the Albion faces impaired driving charges after being stopped near the downtown pub here. Provincial police say in a release that Kevin Wallace, 56, was charged Saturday, June 20, at 10:20 p.m. They say an officer with the Central Region Traffic Safety Division, on patrol on Brock […]
GRAVENHURST — A Bracebridge woman faces impaired driving charges after disturbance on First Street here Saturday night. Provincial police say that on June 27, at 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call. When they arrived they found one of the involved people in their vehicle. Police say that after a conversation, it was determined that alcohol […]
GRAVENHURST — If you want to visit family or friend in LTC you must be tested first for COVID-19. Even if you have no symptoms. You can be tested tomorrow, Tuesday June 30, at a drive-through at the Centennial Centre in Gravenhurst. Community Paramedics in Muskoka spent six days last week in Bracebridge and Huntsville […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — SMMH has some very generous cottage friends around the Muskoka Lakes. South Muskoka Hospital Foundation says they will match hospital donations of up to $250,000. Colin Miller, the foundation’s executive director, says the group of cottagers — known as Friends on the Muskoka Lakes — are more than 20 […]
MUSKOKA — It’s not too late — and appointments not necessary. Local paramedics have ended the first round of drive-through testing for COVID-19 in Bracebridge. If you are COVID asymptomatic and still require a test to visit a long-term care home, retirement home or other congregate living setting like a group home you can pull […]
HUNTSVILLE — A thief who made an early morning pickup is being sought by police. They say a man stole a white Sea-Doo trailer on Sunday, June 22, from a Greer Road address here. He pulled up at 5:22 a.m. in a blue Honda CRV with a sunroof. The thief attached the trailer to the CRV […]