Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Much ado about nothing new. Doug Ford’s teleconference Wednesday with Ontario mayors and municipal officials offered little help or guidance on the cottagers coming-out controversy. The hyped “heart-to-heart” meeting between the premier and district and regional representatives on how to handle boatloads of seasonal residents into Muskoka — and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — COVID-19 testing for the 102 residents here at the Fairvern long-term care (LTC) home continues today. Executive director Carolyn Zacharuk told MuskokaTODAY.com this morning that testing went well yesterday for the 75 staff. The testing is all being done in-house by staff and the nasal swabs are being couriered […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — The latest person from Muskoka confirmed with COVID-19 is a Huntsville retirement resident in her 90s. “I can confirm that Chartwell Muskoka Traditions Retirement community has one resident confirmed as positive for COVID-19,” Sharon Ranalli told MuskokaTODAY.com in an email resply today. “We appreciate the media helping us share […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — After a slow start the first week, Muskoka’s two Muskoka COVID-19 assessment centres (AC) now report they have assessed and tested almost 1,000 people for the coronavirus. Janine van den Heuvel, executive director of the Algonquin Family Health Team co-ordinating the sites in Bracebridge and Huntsville, says as of […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man and woman from Huntsville are in hospital this morning after a southbound collision of their car and a transport on Hwy. 11. Provincial police say that on Thursday, May 7, at 9:40 a.m. Huntsville OPP, Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department and Muskoka Paramedics Services responded to the collision at the Lindgren […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Gravenhurst man reportedly “passed out” in his vehicle Tuesday faces a charge of operation of vehicle while drug-impaired. Provincial police say that on May 5, at 8 p.m., they received a report of a man who appeared to be passed out in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in a parking lot […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The scare terror about Ontario cottagers driving COVID-19 out of the GTA — where Premier Doug Ford says it’s centred — is dividing experts and politicians. On the eve of a much anticipated meeting with Muskoka mayors about how to approach May 24, Haldimand-Norfolk is a test case. It’s […]
MUSKOKA — Weeks after mounting deaths at Ontario LTCs, the province has finally ordered COVID-19 testing for all residents and staff at The Pines in Bracebridge and Fairvern Nursing Home in Huntsville. The District of Muskoka says in a release late this afternoon, that as part of Ontario’s pandemic priority, all residents and staff at […]
GRAVENHURST — Occupants of a house here on Hwy. 11 south held a garage fire in check with a garden hose this afternoon until firefighters quickly arrived to put it out. The Gravenhurst Fire Department tweeted Wednesday, May 6, that Stations 1 and 2 firefighters responded to the blaze at 1:20 p.m., on the southbound […]
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Good Samaritans are travelling every street and back road in Muskoka. Whether it’s food or financial assistance, grocery shopping or pick-up and delivery or home-made masks, there’s no shortage of help from public and NGOs for those in need. If you’re in need somebody will help you. Or those who fall through the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Premier Doug Ford, who took a swipe today at “almost half” the medical officers of health (MOH), said there is “no order — and there won’t be,” telling cottagers to “stay away” from Muskoka May 24. “Be prepared — they’re coming,” he said in a daily news briefing from […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Reaction to news yesterday that the province may soon lift its social restrictions order on cottagers wasn’t too widely welcomed in Muskoka. Social media was buzzing with comments reflecting the threat of social and political fireworks (the fiery ones are under a total fire ban) Victoria Day weekend May […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “There’s only so long you can hold back taxpayers from going to their cottages.” Memo to Doug Ford: They’re already here. But the premier — who said today he’s in talks with Muskoka mayors about opening the flood gates for May 24 — still believes they shouldn’t be. He […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Just when you thought it was going to be safe to come to Muskoka — floodwaters are on the rise. For more than a week water levels on Lake Muskoka have reportedly been rising and the complaints are just now starting to surface to levels not seen in a […]
HUNTSVILLE — A May day police chase through downtown early this morning has led the three charges, including impaired driving, against a Huntsville man. Provincial police say that on Friday, May 1, at 2:45 a.m., officers tried to stop a car driving in the town’s business core. They say that as the driver fled police, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Together apart has taken on new meaning as the COVID-19 fight gets personal. One Muskoka is again about one percenters. Cottagers are getting a cold shoulder as they seek rural refuge at their home away from home. The firestorm comes three weeks out from the traditional start of a […]
MUSKOKA — After months of delay and deaths, all Muskokans will have more access to COVID-19 testing. But it could still take a week to get your results — but you will receive them at your home. Anyone concerned and who has symptoms can get tested at the two assessment centres located for weeks now […]
HUNTSVILLE — An unlucky driver who lost control of his truck on a ramp near the OPP detachment here has landed in court charged with impaired driving after fleeing the accident last Thursday night. Provincial police say that on April 23 at approximately 11:29 p.m. an officer observed a truck on the southbound ramp of Hwy. […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: A few symptoms pertaining to COVID-19 are fever, cough, difficulty breathing and pneumonia. Back in June of 1983, my white cell counts were extremely low due to working with nasty carcinogens while I was a provincial lab technician in Toronto. I came down with pneumonia and this is how I fixed it. […]
GRAVENHURST — A hydro rates hike for residents here served by Elexicon Energy was delayed today due to the COVID-19. In a release April 30, they said they are postponing a 1.7 per cent increase in distribution rates until at least Nov. 1. They said the move to postpone the scheduled May 1 hike, which […]