Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Concerns about cottagers coming north and eating towns out of their house and home — and crowding hospitals with COVID-19 cases — are being expressed locally on national TV and in letters to the editor. Should “seasonal residents” stay home and stay safe in the south? Yes say many […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — They’re bear necessities. Essential masks are ubiquitous — some even littering streets — and are more than a homemade fashion accessory. They’re a warning sign that shouts from a far — “steer clear of me.” They mask fears worn on faces. On the streets, in offices, at stores and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNSVILLE — An Easter food drive cancelled due to COVID-19 has left The Table food bank in Huntsville short of loaves and fishes. Churches are closed, so donations of food are down along with collection plate contributions. And with demand up just slightly due to more unemployed, normally generous providers are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE-LAKE OF BAYS — The gift that keeps on giving. Dani Reiss, president and CEO of Canada Goose, has just donated more than $1 million to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation (HHF). Katherine Craine, the foundation’s executive director, announced the gift today comes through thee Dani Reiss Family Foundation, which had made […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — What’s life like inside the Pines staff and residents where staying at home is the old norm? Muskoka’s oldest long-term care home has — so far — avoided the worst of COVID-19. That the official word today from the District of Muskoka, which manages the public residence — “a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Signs of thanks for COVID-19 “heroes” are everywhere now. On TV, in social media and also said with pots and pan. Essential workers on the pandemic frontline — who can’t stay at home — appreciate the praise and respect albeit late. From window hearts to bus-sized billboards and fences […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka Conservancy urges everyone to stay home, be safe and maintain social distancing during pandemic. But if you are still want to get out, get exercise, fresh air and sunshine, they remind hikers of the current trail access restrictions on lands they hold in trust. They continue to monitor the outbreak and will […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Bracebridge has its first COVID-19 case reported by the health unit. The female in her 60s is self-isolating after travel, says the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) on its webside today, April 16. She is the 174th case reported by the SMDHU, and is Case #172 And she brings to 15 the […]