Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Should unvaccinated Canadians be able go to the ballot box in a federal election? It’s too late for a plebiscite on that question. But with 15 to 25 COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka today, 513 in Ontario, Justin Trudeau expected to call for a national vote within days and more […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — GAP’s “dream” is alive. A future home to house all its social initiatives including its signature food program and a Young Adult Centre. “The stars have to align,” Gravenhurst Against Poverty chair Bonnie Dart said this morning at the official kick-off to a major fundraising campaign. Their public solicitation […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A young Muskoka Lakes man is among 15 COVID cases the health unit is reporting in Simcoe-Muskoka today as the fourth wave is upon us all but officially declared. The 18-34-year-old is under investigation as to the cause, which was reported Aug. 5 with a first episode Aug. 2. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — They say write what you know. Julia Tilson knows pain. “I had a lot of pain in my teenage years.” Not just the mental or emotional kind many kids suffer. But physical pain. The near-death experience kind. A brain bleed in public school left the then 10-year-old in a […]
GRAVENHURST — The body of a man found in Sparrow Lake Aug. 1 has been confirmed as a canoeist who was reported missing three days before. Ian Walker, 56, was a seasonal resident on the lake. And the ninth area water fatality this summer in just over a month. Provincial police today said that on […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A dozen more Simcoe COVID cases today keeps the pressure on regional residents to stay the course on staying apart. The province reported 15 cases locally Tuesday. With an American travel invasion underway Muskoka is a prime destination for an influx of visitors from a country still struggling to […]
HUNTSVILLE — Two Burk’s Falls residents face drug charges after their vehicle was stopped north of town here Sunday afternoon after police said it was “being driven in a concerning manner.” Provincial police arrested and charged driver Peter Everett, 40, and passenger Randi Boland, 31. They say that on Aug. 8 at 3:55 p.m., an officer […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Comedian John Cleese made a big splash — and headlines — last week when he claimed Airbnb left him high and dry for a film shoot by taking his money under Fawlty pretences. He Tweeted they left him homeless in Huntsville by taking his deposit, but giving the Muskoka towers to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A weekend with 28 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe follows a province-wide trend that has many local residents on edge. Including those in Muskoka — where while there were no cases today it’s almost triple the number in the region compared to this time last year. In the […]
GRAVENHURST — A local woman driving with an open container of liquor who refused to cooperate with police has been charged with impaired driving after a complaint from another driver last night. Provincial police say that at 9:35 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle that was “erratically […]
GEORGIAN BAY — A continuing rash of acts of vandalism here this summer has police on the hunt for culprits behind the damage to vehicles and property. They are investigating “mischiefs” they say continue to occur at Go Home Lake Road and Minors Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township. Since May 2021 there has been […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver police say was passed out behind the wheel of his truck has been charged with impaired driving Friday night on Bethune Drive. The OPP say that on Aug. 6, at 9:56 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the intersection of Bethune Drive and […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist A lot has changed in Gravenhurst since February 2020, but much remains the same. Coming back to town two weeks after my second vaccination, I was annoyed to see that the bus situation hasn’t improved. For those unfamiliar, the Ontario Northland drops passengers off in front of the Gravenhurst Bait […]
MUSKOKA — A couple of beaches have been freed from swim advisories in time for the weekend. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has lifted the swim advisory for Bowyer’s Beach (1019 Bowyer’s Beach Road) effective Aug. 6 from follow-up testing as a result of the initial swim advisory notice on July 30. And […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — While 5 more COVID cases today bring Simcoe-Muskoka’s weekly total to 20 (8 less than last week) provincial numbers jumped to 340 and 18 more deaths. One of the cases Friday was a young Gravenhurst man who had travelled and reported yesterday (Aug. 5) with a first episode Aug. […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Festival season may be cut short, but the province is still funding events at twice the amount of past years. Ontario says it is investing nearly $50 million to help festival and event organizers deliver innovative and safe experiences that allow people to safely reconnect with their communities. The government is providing $43 […]
Violet Elizabeth (Betty) Flaherty In sorrow we announce the passing of Violet Elizabeth “Betty” Flaherty (nee Smith) (formerly Nelson) at Castle Peak Retirement Residence in Bracebridge on August 1, 2021. She was 87. Betty was the beloved wife and best friend of Gerry and she felt blessed for the love, friendship, and support of her extended family. […]
LAKE OF BAYS — An ATV driver has died after a rollover on a trail here late yesterday afternoon. Police say the 72-year-old man was riding on a private property Aug. 5 on Hwy. 117 in Lake of Bays Township and was found deceased at the scene. Police are investigating the all-terrain vehicle accident after […]
10 CASES IN SIMCOE TODAY AS COVID Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Ten new COVID cases in Simcoe Thursday come as the coronavirus numbers are creeping back up. Nothing like a year ago, but enough to see more people wearing masks ahead of what could be a delay in reopening plans. No cases today […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst woman in and out of court and jail and convicted of multiple drug offences was arrested again yesterday and charged with drug and weapon charges. Tammy Buker, 38, was among three Muskoka residents arrested here yesterday and held overnight in jail to appear in bail court today […]