Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Natalie Bubela, head of the local hospitals, has been working at home this week helping them handle the COVID-19 crisis. As the coronavirus is expected to escalate in the coming weeks and breach the borders of Muskoka, the CEO of the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare is recovering from surgery. She […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Frontline staff at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) are looking to stock up as the corona fight stretches into an all-out war. It is more important now than ever before that the hospital has the backing of the community, says a release Wednesday. “For those of you with the stability […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — MPP Norm Miller said today he wants to “thank everyone who has rearranged their lives to take extra precautions to slow the spread of this virus.” He didn’t just single out local health officials and medical staffs, but also staffs in grocery stores, pharmacies, suppliers, truck drivers and the […]
Keep your distance. Sounds simple, but a lot of people just aren’t getting it. Despite repeated daily warnings from health officials across the country, around the world and even specific advice from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, not everyone is getting the message about social-distancing to combat COVID-19. Or at least they’re not heeding it. It’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Confusion and concern surround the Ontario’s first death related to COVID-19. People in Central Ontario are worried about exactly where the deceased resided and with whom he might have come in close contact with. Early reports this morning linked the man, first said to be in his 70s, to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — As Ontario declares a state of emergency today, local municipal governments are also ramping up their responses to COVID-19. Tuesday, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst closed town halls to the public. Essential services will continue to be delivered to the community including Fire and Emergency and road operations. Additionally, staff will […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott confirmed today that a 77-year-old Muskoka man is the first person with COVID-19 to die in the province. Elliott said the man had the coronavirus, but she said they are not sure whether he orginated it or he later came in contact with someone […]
GRAVENHURST — With self-isolation and innumerable businesses, organizations and groups cancelling out or closing for who knows how long — and March Break plans out the window — climate change advocates and those who still have to drive are heaving a sigh of relief as gas prices tumble. In Gravenhurst fuel prices have dropped more […]