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 […]
PORT SYDNEY — Lisa MacLeod landed on her feet Friday at Trillium Resort and Spa ladened with cash for the ailing local tourism industry. The Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries joined MPP Norman Miller to announce $350,000 in tourism marketing support for Parry Sound-Muskoka. She also announced $100,000 in support for Resorts of […]
HUNTSVILLE — One man remains in custody on weapons charges and a female driver accused of driving at police is out on bail after, after both were also charged with drug offences here Saturday afternoon. Provincial police say that on June 11 at 3 p.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on Brunel Road. They say […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Grad season is exciting and unpredictable this year. And while schools are virtually in chaos — and until college and university studies are free — post-secondary students may have to pay a steeper price to learn. So the $100,000 that eligible Gravenhurst students will receive this year from the […]
ORILLIA — A Huntsville man faces charges of soliciting paid sex here last month. Provincial police say they arrested him for Communicating for the Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services in the City of Orillia. On May 4 the Orillia OPP Crime Unit and the OPP Anti Human Trafficking Investigation Coordination Team were notified of a […]
GRAVENHURST — It was a cool day here Friday for the first customers on the “patio” balcony at Boston Pizza. A “few people” with “parkas and blankets” braved an early June cold-snap as the restaurant re-opened for partial in-house dining. Takeout and delivery has continued throughout most of pandemic. But there was no trouble social […]
GRAVENHURST — A police chase through the south end of Gravenhurst ended in a ditch in front of Hortons here late Wednesday afternoon. And provincial arrested two people June 10, charging one of them. They say that on Wednesday June 10, at 4:30 p.m., officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Central Region Traffic unit […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man and a Huntsville man were charged here this week with theft from vehicles on the main street. Provincial police say that on Monday, June 8, at 2:30 p.m. officers were sought out by a member of the public who had just had items stolen from his vehicle while he was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SOUTH MUSKOKA — KD and instant coffee: two things you can’t live without if you need “food help” — or you’re the Salvation Army. Lt. Kam Robinson said it use to be peanut butter — “but we made a large purchase recently, so we’re good.” She told Gravenhurst Rotarians online here […]
MUSKOKA — As COVID-19 cases appear to decline in Ontario and more people are eligible to be tested, local assessment centres are still not open to walk-in visits. They are by appointment only health officials stress. To do so call the Muskoka call centre at 1-888-383-7009. Once you have an appointment, it’s easy and your’re […]
GRAVENHURST — Two Muskoka residents face charges after a police investigation in Orillia led to vehicle being stopped here Saturday night. Provincial police say that on Saturday June 6, at 10:40 p.m., the were assisting with an investigation stemming from an incident in Orillia, and OPP officers stopped a vehicle on Fernwood Drive in Gravenhurst. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A COVID-19 scare at the TD Canada Trust branch here has been averted. The bank closed Tuesday, June 1, for employee testing after it was feared a case of the coronavirus was present in a staff member who self-isolated after last being at work May 29. Carla Hindman, their […]
MUSKOKA — At last, Muskoka’s two COVID-19 Assessment Centre are now offering asessment and testing for all individuals in Muskoka. In a release Friday, May 29, they say: “We have recently streamlined our process and have increased our capacity to service the health care needs of our communities. Effective immediately testing is available for the […]
MUSKOKA — Social distancing in the great outdoors gets a little easier tomorrow when Ontario opens day-use camping in provincial parks and also allows recreational camping on Crown land. As of June 1, backcountry camping will be available at Ontario Parks, including access points, paddle and portage routes and hiking trails. It says Ontario Parks […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — “Tourism is probably the part of our economy that has been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norman Miller, who is encouraging industry operators here to let the province know how they’re doing. Ontario’s standing committee on finance and economic affairs wants to hear from them about the […]
HUNTSVILLE — The town and its two business associations are co-ordinating the local supply of PPE for merchants. If you are a local business in need of pandemic survival supplies, the town, the BIA and chamber of commerce will connnect you with someone else in town who has extra masks and gloves you can use. But […]
HUNTSVILLE — A decked-out custom trailer and contents worth $42,000 have been reported stolen here. Provincial police say that on Tuesday May 26 officers began investigation into the theft of a utility trailer and its contents from an address on Aspdin Road in Huntsville. They say the Triton PR187 trailer was taken sometime Monday, May 25 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Roland Perret had a “very interesting life” before succumbing to the effects of Alzheimer’s at age 91. A missionary who “felt called to India,” he was “very bright,” said his son Merrill, a retired Air Canada pilot who lives in Port Sydney and is taking part in this Sunday’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “Better safe than sorry.” That’s the “bottom line” from Betty Allen, organizer of a popular summer community picnic and large growing social gathering of Gravenhurst “old-timers” at Gull Lake Rotary Park each July the past six years, which she regretably cancelled this week. After much deliberation on her part […]
BARRIE — “Healthcare has changed dramatically over the past two months,” admits Janice Skot, president and CEO of the region’s largest hospital and expanding health care centre located in Barrie. “Almost 3,500 fewer procedures were performed compared to the same period last year.” She says the province “has set out strict criteria that must be […]