MUSKOKA — A break in the weather has brought the fire danger rating down to “moderate.” That’s as of Tuesday June 15. Muskoka fire chiefs say they have lowered the rating from “extreme” total fire ban. This means small fires are permitted in most rural areas of Muskoka, keeping in mind that there is still […]
GLEN ORCHARD — When kids safely return to school in September a cohort at the Glen Orchard Public School should soon be learning in a renovated child care centre. The province says as part of efforts to create more child care spaces in schools, it has given Trillium Lakelands District School Board approval to tender […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are now safely interchangeable. So don’t turn your back on the former if you’ve had the latter, says Dr. Charles Gardner who has heard of people doing that. He said next week Simcoe-Muskoka is getting 20,000 more Moderna and 30,000 more Pfizer doses that will […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Car culture is not an auto immune disease. It’s more like a virus: a bug that fast and furious collectors are driven to mutate dints and dents with help from a little Bondo. And it’s all on full display today with the annual Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Virtual Car […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Gravenhurst resident and outstanding volunteer Joanne Twist has been selected as the 2021 Ontario Senior of the Year for Gravenhurst. “Joanne’s contributions to Gravenhurst have been vast and meaningful over the years and especially significant in the eye of the pandemic. As Chair of Gravenhurst Against Poverty (GAP), she […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Frank Conway has no problem with curbside service. Not at least with the health unit, which today reported just 6 COVID cases in Simcoe. And none in Muskoka for the second straight day. Conway was among 150 who all-day took advantage of extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine at […]
Ed. note: This letter from Climate Action Muskoka was copied to MuskokaTODAY.com Dear Norm Miller MPP and Premier Doug Ford: Last week, you announced $3.1 million in provincial funding for the expansion of natural gas distribution to Burk’s Falls and Hidden Valley, Huntsville. The mayors of both towns were enthusiastic about the announcement, citing reduced […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Stage 1 of Ontario’s opening produced weekend COVID numbers that only weeks ago would have been single day stats. Twenty-six cases — for three days. And none in Muskoka. That’s 9 Sunday, 7 Saturday and 10 Friday, according to the health unit that added a couple of other new […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — More details are emerging today of a deadly boating crash Aug. 24 2019 on Lake Joseph as the trial of Linda O’Leary opened up in a provincial courtroom here. The wife of Kevin O’Leary, who was in court this morning, has pleaded not guilty to careless operation of […]
MUSKOKA — Rain or shine the fire ban continues. Muskoka six municipal fire chiefs remind everyone that their recent total fire ban order remains in effect. While some areas of Muskoka received some scattered precipitation today and last Thursday before the weekend, other areas received very little. They say no fires of any type are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — It was men and women — boys and girls — everyone in motion this weekend, after Friday’s first wave of summer Ontario openings sweeps across the province. The sea change in Muskoka tourism was evident everywhere as Simcoe-Muskoka reported 10 COVID cases Sunday and province 530. In towns and […]
GRAVENHURST — A disturbance call yesterday afternoon has led to police to charge a local man with drug possession. Police say they got a call to Ridge Road Saturday, June 12, where they found several parties involved in a verbal argument. As a result officers arrested and charged a 35-year-old John-Paul (J.P) O’Hara, of Gravenhurst, […]
My family isn’t local to Muskoka, we moved to the area in 1979. I always thought I was from “The City.” But that isn’t technically true, we moved to Gravenhurst from Scarborough. I went to York University — and that isn’t really in Toronto, either. It’s part of North York. Living on my own for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Break out the patio lanterns. A dreary Friday didn’t dampen enthusiasm for Ontarians who were happy to sit this one out — outdoors. Thanks to another zero sum gain for Muskoka, as Simcoe was stuck with all 26 of the region’s COVID cases. That’s just over a third of […]
HUNTSVILLE — Lockdown restrictions may be lifted today, but limits on large gatherings still exist. A group of 18 found that the hard way yesterday when they amassed almost $16,000 in fines. Provincial police said Friday that officers charged them late Thursday afternoon. They say that on June 10, at 5:30 p.m., officers responded to […]
MINDEN — An auto accident here has led to numerous charges including impaired driving, drugs and illegal firearms possession against a Gravenhurst man. Provincial police from the Haliburton OPP laid the charges after a single-vehicle collision. They say that on Wednesday, June 9, officers responded to a single vehicle collision on Gelert Road in Minden […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Can the orange and the green topple the blue? Or can the reds come up the middle? That’s the scenario shaping up for a year from now as the NDP, Greens and Liberals take aim again at MPP Norm Miller in the June 2, 2022 provincial election in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A better day on local COVID fronts. Only 8 cases in Simcoe — and none in Muskoka. That’s according to the health unit this afternoon, a number that’s half the 16 the province reported this morning. As importantly is the region has surpassed 60 per cent of residents with […]
I’ve been having a lot of conversations about the mass burial site in Kamloops. My friends and family are discussing what we did and didn’t learn in school about Indigenous history. Issues close to home require a lot of thought and reflection that go beyond an angry tweet, or reposting a meme. One story that’s […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A budding young Grade 6 poet here has helped the Muskoka Habitat for Humanity affiliate raise $11,700 for a Bala build next spring. He was a runner-up in a national contest in which 170 local kids submitted entries to the queston: “What does home mean to you?” A record 12,000 students from grades […]