ORILLIA — Health unit officials are once again reminding dental patients of a clinic in Orillia to be tested for hepititis B and C after instruments weren’t cleaned. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) recommends patients who have received dental services at the dental clinic previously known as Joe Philip and Associates located at […]
ORILLIA — With only three weeks to go to the Mariposa Folk Festival July 6-8, it’s a perfect time to warm up for the folk event of the summer. Join ALEX the Folk Band for a Mariposa-style folk sing-a-long June 20; and June 23 at the Orillia Museum of Art and History for a free […]
HUNTSVILLE — Looking for updates on the Huntsville 2019 Ontario 55+ Winter Games? A new website has all the info. The organizing committee is excited to announce the launch of the Games website, and with it a call for volunteers and sponsors. The event will bring almost 1,000 participants to Huntsville and Muskoka and we […]
MIDLAND — Friday’s kayaking fatality off Midland Bay Woods got the OPP Marine Patrol boats off to a tragic start on its weekend patrol. The Southern Georgian Bay detachment was checking area boaters for proper vessel equipment and driver sobriety while on patrol aboard the OPP patrol Vessel Thomas P. Coffin, the Boston Whaler and […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 26-year-old St. Catharines woman is in critical condition in hospital after being caught under water at Arrowhead Provincial Park Sunday evening. Provincial police at Huntsille say that on June 17, at about 5:30 p.m. OPP and Muskoka EMS and Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Rescue received a report that a female had gone […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A Sebright man has died after being struck by a vehicle in the Ramara Township area Sunday. Provincial police say that at about 4:15 a.m. on June 17, 2018, officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment responded to a 9-1-1 call in Carden Township. Their initial investigation indicated […]
GRAVENHURST — A couple of Good Samaritans are taking on the task of replacing some fencing around the Kilworthy cemetery. Bruce and Fred Schulz, whose relatives are buried in the pioneer community cemetery, have begun work. The fencing was knocked down or hit by plows, says Betty Elizabeth Trish Graham, who has been watching with […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — After two hot days in Muskoka, the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reminding everyone of a heat warning issued by Environment Canada for Sunday and Monday. It means that people should be taking care not to overdo it, the health unit says. The extreme temperatures will be restricted to the south end […]