GRAVENHURST — If you want to visit family or friend in LTC you must be tested first for COVID-19. Even if you have no symptoms. You can be tested tomorrow, Tuesday June 30, at a drive-through at the Centennial Centre in Gravenhurst. Community Paramedics in Muskoka spent six days last week in Bracebridge and Huntsville […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — SMMH has some very generous cottage friends around the Muskoka Lakes. South Muskoka Hospital Foundation says they will match hospital donations of up to $250,000. Colin Miller, the foundation’s executive director, says the group of cottagers — known as Friends on the Muskoka Lakes — are more than 20 […]
MUSKOKA — It’s not too late — and appointments not necessary. Local paramedics have ended the first round of drive-through testing for COVID-19 in Bracebridge. If you are COVID asymptomatic and still require a test to visit a long-term care home, retirement home or other congregate living setting like a group home you can pull […]
HUNTSVILLE — A thief who made an early morning pickup is being sought by police. They say a man stole a white Sea-Doo trailer on Sunday, June 22, from a Greer Road address here. He pulled up at 5:22 a.m. in a blue Honda CRV with a sunroof. The thief attached the trailer to the CRV […]
HALIBURTON — In a new twist on lock it or lose it — police here are on the hunt for a hungry bear that broke into 10 cars this week causing major damage. Just after 10 p.m. last night, Haliburton Highlands OPP were called to investigate car entries around Kennaway Road and Dudley Road in Haliburton. […]
HUNTSVILLE — The first Monday after Canada Day, Huntsville’s town hall will be open again to the public. Additional safety measures will be in place, including physical distancing signage, sanitation products and protective barriers. The opening will allow for in-person assistance with services however residents are encouraged to continue accessing town services through contact-less means […]
HUNTSVILLE — Walk this way — only. To help pedestrians avoid bumping into each other in Huntsville, downtown sidewalks have been painted with arrows pointing one-way. In a bid to try and ensure social distancing, arrows have been painted on Main Street from Lorne Street at the west end on top of the hill down […]
GRAVENHURST — Just as beaches begin to re-open, the first of the annual summer swim advisories at Gull Lake Rotary Park has been announced today. In what has become an all-to-common occurrence at the downtown watering hole, swimmers are again faced with signs warning them to use the water at their own risk. The Town […]
GRAVENHURST — A number incidents of spray-painting around town here has police on the lookout for graffiti artists. Police are investigating several incidents of mischief at local parks the past two months. The incidents took place at Gull Lake Park on Brock Street and Muskoka Beach Park on Muskoka Beach Road.
ORILLIA — At least one person believed to have stolen a pick-up truck from a business in Severn Township possibly Friday night is being sought in connection with a break-in and theft at a home in Orillia in which a motorcycle, bicycle, helmet and other items were stolen early Saturday. Provincial police in Orillia say […]
SEVERN TWP. — A two-day weekend search on the Severn River has landed a suspected impaired boater. Provincial police at Orillia say they arrested and charged a Collingwood man with impaired operation of a vessel on the river yesterday. They say that on June 20 OPP received two complaints regarding a vessel being operated by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — If you’re coming out of COVID-19 looking for a job or a change of career today is the day for you — and employers. A Muskoka-wide Virtual Job Fair this afternoon from 1:30 to 3 p.m. — Monday June 22 — will hook up jobseekers and dozens of businesses […]
MUSKOKA — Two new wildfires — one large and one small — were reported in the region today by Ontario’s Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES). The smaller one is in Algonquin Park and both are not under control. Isabelle Chenard, information officer for the Northeast Region, said on Sunday, June 21, that they […]
MUSKOKA LAKES TWP. — A tractor trailer driver faces an impaired driving charge after a collision Friday afternoon with an off-duty police officer who was driving their own vehicle. Provincial police say in a release yesterday that on June 19 at 4:05 p.m. the officer was westbound on Aspdin Road in Muskoka Lakes Twp. and was “narrowly […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Working from home has proven to be a successful way of doing business that may become more common after the pandemic, says a new report for the Town of Gravenhurst, which also calls for timely approval of temporary restaurant/bar patio applications and infrastructure repairs. CAO Glen Davies adds says […]
MUSKOKA — We’re back, we’re open for business and if you need a job — we need workers. That’s Monday’s message for the free at muskokavirtualjobfair.eventbrite.ca. Moderator and host Norah Fountain, executive director of the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce, says as more businesses re-open and the high summer season is here, jobs are plentiful in […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Local hospitals long under constant financial threat — and with increased COVID-19 pressures — received increased support from the province. MPP Norman Miller said in a release Thursday that he is “happy to see the long-standing funding inequity for small and medium sized hospitals addressed.” Locally Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s base funding has […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — In response to Black Lives Matter demonstrations that took over local main streets last week, the district is finally moving toward ending “systemic racism” in Muskoka — including its own lilly white workforce. Monday, councillors “unanimously” passed a resolution “recognizing current calls for social reform to address systemic racism […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A dozen talented young Muskoka musicians serious about studying are getting financial help from the Men of Song. The Bracebridge-based vocal ensemble announced their 2020 bursary awards on the group’s 36th anniversary. The male choristers provide choral music in Muskoka and the Sean Kelly Memorial Bursary Program, named after late founding member Sean Kelly, […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Business owners and employees get to grill local health officials about COVID-19 Thursday at 3 p.m., as Stage 2 of re-opening Ontario ends its first week. The Zoom Q&A follows a free Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) information session on rules and regulations as more businesses open this week. It’s a virtual […]