Nova Scotians face $1,000 fines for not social distancing under health protection act as premier Stephen McNeil announced a state of emergency Sunday morning. And he said people can report offenders, as the country looks to be moving toward more emergency orders that will restrict rights. This after 28 cases of the cornavirus have been […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Odd — all the worry about the U.S. border closing yesterday, when so many have been condemning America vowing never to go there because of Trump. … Canada is doing all the right things according to a list of WHO protocols. … And Trudeau is reaping high praise for the federal […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — A second patient at RVH has died with COVID-19, and a woman in her 30s is being treated for the virus infection that she appears to have acquired in the community. She is the ninth reported case in Simcoe-Muskoka said the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU). On […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You gotta have heart. Lots and lots of hearts. Residents and businesses are showing their love for others at this trying time with “Window Hearts.” In gesture of solidarity with the world and their community, the universal symbol is popping up large and small, red and blue. In one […]
MUSKOKA — Public sector salaries for various government employees were released Friday by the province of Ontario. They provide disclosures for all sectors and seconded employees from last year. The list provides information on all public sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in 2019 and are subject to the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Good Samaritan has emerged today to help those self-isolating. Adam Crockatt is spearheading a small group effort to run errands for those who may be housebound by the coronavirus. Gravenhurst Caretagion 2020, which began Friday, is “a zero-contact” initiative that came out of a conversation Dr. Adam MacLennan. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Gravenhurst’s mayor is “keeping in the loop” while under self-isolation this week. Paul Kelly and his wife, Sue, returned to their Morrison Lake home March 10 and he expects to be back on the job next Wednesday, March 25. The couple were 10 days in Saint Martin and flew […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — People are coming together to stay apart. Slowly … if surely. Families are even walking in staggered lines. And it’s easier to do. District streets are open — if quieter. Many hours are being limited across the board — though YIG grocery stores are restricting their first hour at […]