Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Two more people in Huntsville, two in Bracebridge and 35 in Simcoe amounted to 39 positive COVID tests in the region. And 37 of them are variants of concern, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health reports on its website today. The 4 Muskoka cases were all reported March 9 with […]
MUSKOKA — The driver of the boat in which two people died in a Lake Joe collision with another boat involving Kevin O’Leary and his wife has been convicted of failing to have a navigation light, reports the CBC. Richard Ruh’s conviction last September and was done in absentia, according to provincial offence documents. He […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Good and not so good news on the local vaccine front today for those struggling to get an injection or even get on a waiting list. Dr. Charles Gardner says in addition to the two-shot Pfizer vaccine already in use, Simcoe-Muskoka will be getting additional Moderna vaccines later this […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Huntsville has its 82nd case of COVID today in a devastating week of reporting by the health unit, which also posted 29 other cases in Simcoe. On Monday, Huntsville had 11 cases reported. Muskoka’s largest town leads all six municipalities in the district, with Gravenhurst and Muskoka Lakes Township […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — Two intruders found in a home Sunday morning have been charged after being confronted by the owner. Police were called to a break-and-enter on Ashforth Drive in Muskoka Lakes Township, March 7 at 9:45 a.m. after the homeowner returned to their residence and found men inside and told them to leave. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Red flags went up today after 11 people in Huntsville — including 4 under the age of 18 with close contact — tested COVID-positive over the weekend A man from Gravenhurst was part of an outbreak. And 109 people from Simcoe brought the three-day total since Friday to 121. […]
MUSKOKA — Internatonal Women’s Day today is being celebrated individually and collectively here including a Zoom call today. Local chambers of commerce are hosting ‘Fostering Resilience and Sharing Secrets of Success, a three-hour panel event to highlight women’s achievements and leading roles in business and life. It’s on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — When you’re 86 things slip your mind. Like leaving your vehicle and returning to retrieve your mask to pick up takeout. A simple mistake easily remedied by a quick turnaround. Alzheimer’s experts say don’t worry about forgetting your password — worry if you don’t know what to do with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Kjell Iversen knows this town like the back of his hands. And he should. The 90-year-old cabbie has travelled every street, road and highway in town hundreds of times — likely more — metering millions of miles in dozens of sedans. His hands on top of the wheel, staring […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — “Calls for ‘restricted red’ worked.” Social media erupted with the news today as business groups celebrated their lobbying efforts after the province announced both the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) will be moving into the Red-Control zone of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSOKA — Dr. Charles Gardner is taking the blame for the the province’s red-grey-red run-around. He says they are “in keeping with recommendations I provided to (Ontario’s) Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams.” In a letter “to the people whose work and businesses were affected by the lockdown in Simcoe […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Keeping up with COVID is a minute by minute job. News changes and spreads faster than variants. No sooner do you learn Muskoka has two more cases, than you learn Simcoe-Muskoka is moving back in to the ‘red zone’ Monday — a week after leaving it to the delight […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — While small businesses and individuals struggle with COVID, the province is providing more than $4.1 million to help municipalities across Parry Sound-Muskoka deal with pandemic-related operating costs. The money isn’t meant to hand out individually to residents or businesses. They say in a release this afternoon that the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A Gravenhurst woman is among 34 COVID cases the health unit is reporting today. She is 65 to 79 years of age, under investigation and was first reported March 2 with an initial episode of March 1. All the other cases are in Simcoe. The province said there were […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Business concerns about COVID lockdowns are real. Thankfully Arvin Gumlati hasn’t had any corona virus cases at his Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet restaurant with all his many safety protocols for staff and customers. “It’s safe to come here.” But he’s only doing drive-thru service, because he can’t have indoor-dining or takeout. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Muskoka had no COVID cases today, Simcoe had 18 or 36 depending on which site you go to — and Toronto and Peel are battling over grey zone designations as variants rise. Needless to say needles are the real story of the day no matter your age or where […]
HUNTSVILLE — A local landlord has been fined almost $1,000 for failing to provide smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in some rental units on its main street after a fire last Thursday. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department says in a release that firefighter inspected a property on Main Street West Feb. 25 and fire […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — In the race for public attention COVID, VOCs, vaccines and lockdown criticism are running neck-and-neck at the wire — with injection sites ahead by a nose. Case counts are the track odds, Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca are the horses and the public is wagering on the latter three. A […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Rotarian Bill Towns would have been proud. At the Bracebridge Rotary Club’s virtual meeting Friday, members celebrated the renaming of the club’s Citizen of the Year award while announcing its first recipient, Evelyn Archibald. Rotary recognized the lifetime contributions to volunteerism of William E. Towns in honouring his memory. He […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — A week to watch begins with 5 new Muskoka COVID cases among 99 the health unit is reporting since Friday’s lockdown announcement. Dr. Charles Gardner is chief among those looking at what the numbers mean and where they’re headed. The medical officer of health for Simcoe-Muskoka, who has come […]