GRAVENHURST — Friday may have been a PA day for kids (who began getting vaccines) everywhere, but Monday won’t be the same here in Gravenhurst despite a health unit Boil Water Advisory. Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TDLSB) says in a release late Sunday afternoon that it will not interrupt the school day and schools […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An errant fluoride container label is being blamed in shutting down municipal water service throughout the town here yesterday and alarming the community with an order not to use, drink or even boil water for consumption. In a release Sunday noon, the District of Muskoka claims an alarm at […]
TARA COLLUM | Contributing columnist I hear the train a coming, it’s rolling around the bend. After the sad termination of the Northlander passenger service in 2012, there are new plans to get the train back on track. A maiden test voyage through Gravenhurst speaks to the public demand and political interest in getting the […]
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com Why Mouse Drops? My nickname was “Mouse” as a child and teenager — “Auntie Mouse” to some. As for drops, you find clues to a problem sometimes by following a trail of mouse drops. P.S. The publisher hates this name. Nov. 27, 2021 will stick in the memory of every citizen […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A day of water woes and concerns is nearing an end. But residents here are not quite there yet. It’s likely Tuesday at the earliest before you can think of drinking water out of your home or business taps. Water service has been restored, however a “boil water advisory” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — First responders were on alert for today’s water crisis here. And while firefighters were monitoring water levels for fire hydrant pressures, police and paramedics were first on hand to distribute water to weary residents thirsty for hydration. When John Stewart of Green’s Haulage in Huntsville delivered a tanker of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So much for a quick fix. Gravenhurst’s water problem is worse than first believed. So all residents look to be without safe water for a while yet due to a chemical imbalance in the municipal water system. The district reiterated: “Do not turn on your taps, or use your […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — This morning’s water scare in Gravenhurst that sent a mild panic throughout the town may be resolved early this afternoon — or it could take longer and the district is looking at bringing in a temporary water reserve for residents to get safe water. Town CEO Scott Lucas says […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The town is in a tizzy over an early warning today for residents here who are being told: “Do not use the water, and do not boil the water from your taps.” And people are being told to stock up or go to Bracebridge to a public tap for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A school PA day was the perfect time for kids to get their first vaccine. “It didn’t hurt much,” said Ben Sundy, 9, after he and his twin brother Will and their sister, Leah, 5, were among the first this afternoon to be immunized at Gravenhurst’s community centre. They […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: Preserving heritage in Gravenhurst is always a challenge. Now the issue is the application by the owner of the former Vincent/Fry residence, at First and Royal streets, to have its status as a municipally designated heritage property repealed. Council is being asked to reverse its 2019 designation in order for the sale […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A couple of expanding Muskoka businesses received a visit today from Ontario’s economic and trade minister bearing $843,000 in job creation investment. Icarus Aero Inc., in Gravenhurst, and Embertech Industrial, in Bracebridge, welcomed Vic Fedeli who made the announcements hours apart Thursday afternoon through the province’s regional development program. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Another 8 Muskoka COVID cases today were among 51 in the region as this week’s total continued to rise to 222 — with two more days of reporting yet to come. And again Huntsville was the northern leader with 5 cases — 3 of them girls under age 18 […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver whose vehicle was found in a ditch last night has been charged with impaired driving. Police say they responded to a concern from a member of the public on Tuesday Nov. 23 at 8:40 p.m. about a vehicle that was in the ditch on Beiers Road in Gravenhurst. Officers arrived and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — An ongoing police investigation in to human remains found here Sunday has led to a third person being charged with indignity to a body. OPP in Huntsville say they have charged another person in connection with the discovery of unidentified human remains Nov. 21 on Gryffin Lodge Road in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Muskoka is a new hot spot for COVID-19. The district has for the first time topped Simcoe — and Ontario — in the number of cases per 100,000 population. Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health, said today “Muskoka needs to be aware of that.” And that residents should […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Here’s what the health unit expects if you’re a business or organization engaging with the public indoors. Dr. Charles Gardner issued the following “order” Tuesday to you. It reads: Due to increasing community transmission of COVID-19 in Simcoe Muskoka, the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) is revising the Letter of Instruction (LOI) to owners, operators, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A second person faces charges in connection with an indignity to unidentified human remains found Sunday in Huntsville. Yesterday, Lana MacDonald, 53, of Huntsville, was arrested in relation to this investigation and has been charged with Accessory After the Fact for the offence of Indignity to Human Remains, contrary […]
GRAVENHURST — Two young people have been caught and charged with drug possession and accused of trying sneak cannabis into the federal prison here yesterday. Provincial police say that on Nov. 22 at 4 a.m. they were contacted by staff at the Beaver Creek Correctional facility about two packages that had been located on the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — You know COVID is getting worse when local numbers are higher than Toronto. Simcoe-Muskoka has through much of the pandemic been a high-impact region in Ontario as an early leader in variants of concern — notably the Delta VOC But today both the health unit and Public Health Ontario […]