Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Reminiscences of Prince Philip have sparked memories on social media of his day visit in Gravenhurst with Queen Elizabeth in 1959. Gravenhurst Archives chair Judy Humphrey passed along a great little newspaper clipping about the “Flower girls for Royal visit.” It may have come from the Gravenhurst Banner or […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Give me a break! That’s the shocked response today, as Public Health Ontario (PHO) is reporting another 113 COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka. PHO doesn’t break down numbers for Muskoka and Simcoe. That will come Monday when the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports in cases for Friday, Saturday and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Fears that COVID is striking younger people comes home as two more Muskoka men are among the latest 100 regional victims of the virus today. The Gravenhurst and Huntsville residents, both aged 18-34, are under investigation after being first reported yesterday and the day before, with first incidents April […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Prince of a guy. That’s how Gravenhurst and Muskoka residents are remembering Prince Philip who died this morning. He was 99. In 1959 he and Queen Elizabeth II made a short stop in Gravenhurst, on July 4, to christen the new Barge at Gull Lake Park. It was a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The rubber hit the road yesterday when Premier Doug Ford shot back at critics who said they were “playing politics” over his refusal to offer COVID paid sick leave days. His pro-business government is being accused of giving to and taking from workers. While it offered more vaccines for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Getting a vaccine shot is getting easier — but it still takes time, effort as possibly travel. And if you can travel to another community, under new stay-at-home orders going to medical appointments is an acceptable reason to leave your home. A five-minute call to the provincial hotline yesterday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Day 1 of the latest stay-at-home order sees the province reporting 124 COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka this morning — while the health unit countered in the afternoon with 84. A Bracebridge man, 45-64, is under investigation after first being reported yesterday, following a first episode the day before. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE MUSKOKA — A steady stream of people coming and going at local vaccination clinics are showing signs of some public ease after weeks of angst. Local provincial sites organized by the health unit — in association with primary physicians and paramedics — are doing brisk business. This as the province shifts […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Two young Huntsville females are among 84 local COVID cases today as the province announced new stay-at-home orders for the next 28 days. Half the cases are under age 35 and 85 per cent of the cases as variants of concern (VOC). And on the eve of the spring […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — With 84 local cases today — including 2 in Muskoka — a second provincial stay-at-home order begins tomorrow amid rising numbers in Ontario — including 17 more deaths. That’s from the total from the health unit. Both Muskoka cases are young females in Huntsville: one is under 18, the other 18-34. Both are […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Easter’s rising now includes 8 new Muskoka COVID cases reported today after the holiday weekend and as Premier Doug Ford hints at harsher restrictions. According to the province’s website, there have been 449 cases reported locally the past seven days. Those include 55 today, 68 Monday, 76 Sunday, 72 […]
MUSKOKA — Lab workers under intense pressure and scrutiny are baring up well under the circumstance. At least in Bracebridge and Huntsville. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) says following a recent four-day virtual assessment, its medical laboratories achieved an outstanding accreditation score of 95 per cent. And the Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) recognized MAHC as […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Day 3 of the latest Ontario COVID shutdown sees 68 new cases today in Simcoe-Muskoka. Add Sunday’s 76 and it equals a two-day total of 144. (No numbers were reported Sunday.) They bring the accumulated total for the first days of the shutdown to 216, which includes 72 Saturday. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — The province’s emergency shutdown begins today with 153 new cases Friday and Saturday across the region. And a two-day Ontario total of 6,098 — with 39 deaths. Health officials did not report numbers Good Friday. But today’s regional totals include 81 Friday and 72 Saturday. Thursday there were 75. […]
ORILLIA — How have unions positively contributed to your community, your family, or yourself? If you’re a student who can answer that in 250 words you’re in the running for the first North Simcoe Muskoka & District Labour Council (NSMDLC) post-secondary grant program. With the affects of COVID weighing heavily on workers and students, the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Easter will be a bit sweeter for some children this year. The Rotary Club of Bracebridge in partnership with an anonymous donor purchased and delivered chocolate treats to the Manna Food Bank. The sweets worth $2500 were purchased locally to also support Bracebridge’s business community. Paul Hammond, chair of the club’s human services […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — MPP Norman Miller said late this afternoon that four pharmacies in the riding will start to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine this weekend. He said the announcement was made possible by Health Canada’s approval of the U.S.-produced batch of AstraZeneca vaccine this morning. Residents are asked to phone ahead […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — As COVID hits more young people and forces the province to move back to lockdown tomorrow night, two Muskokans aged 18-34 are among 75 regional cases today. The Gravenhurst man is under investigation and the Muskoka Lakes woman had close contact. Both were reported to the health unit Wednesday […]
GRAVENHURST — The grieving process is never easy. But the family of Duncan Veitch, 33, who died last month says their loss has been made so much easier with the “generous love and support” of their community. “On behalf of our entire family, we would like to express a heartfelt thanks to everyone who surrounded […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Three Muskoka pharmacies were ‘Inundated” with “hundreds of calls” today as the province announced they would be distributing the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 55 and older. By appointment only. But none of them have the vaccine. In Gravenhurst the province said it would be at the IDA, in […]