Category Archives: Muskoka News
UPDATE: Testing for COVID-19 in Huntsville
The Huntsville Ontario COVID-19 Assessment Centre will be Closed Friday, December 24th. It will reopen Monday, December 27th to Thursday, December 30th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Friday, December ...
Dec 23, 2021
Have A Safe And Healthy Holiday Season: SMDHU
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) wants this festive season to be healthy and safe for everyone celebrating during the coming days. No matter what your plans are, following public health...
Dec 23, 2021 Source: SMDHU
Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit Records Highest Single Day COVID-19 Case Count
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 197 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths. It's the highest single-day case count ever to be reported by the local health unit. 42 of ...
Dec 22, 2021
Ontario Launches New Supports for Businesses
The Province has new supports for many of the businesses most impacted by public health measures in response to the Omicron variant. They include a new Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program and a six-...
Dec 22, 2021
Federal Government Temporarily Expands Eligibility For Key Pandemic Support Programs
The Federal Government is temporarily expanding the definition of a lockdown so rent and wage support programs can support workers and businesses who are capacity restricted by 50 percent or more. Dep...
Dec 22, 2021
Sudbury Woman Charged With Stunt Driving
A Sudbury woman has been charged with stunt driving by Parry Sound OPP. On December 17th at 1:15 pm, police patrolling Highway 69 in Carling Township observed a vehicle speeding and being driven dange...
Dec 22, 2021 Image: Ontario Provincial Police, Logo
Winter Weather Travel Advisory For Simcoe-Muskoka
The latest winter storm is expected to move through parts of the region today. Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for most of the region with local snowfall amounts of 5 to...
Dec 22, 2021 Source: The Weather Network
SMHDU Tues COVID-19 Update Includes 126 New Cases, 26 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 126 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. 26 of today's cases are children. Today's update includes 2 new hospitalizations and 95 newly resolv...
Dec 21, 2021
Police Officer Among Four Injured in Hwy 11 Crash
A police officer is among four people who suffered minor injuries, following a multi-vehicle crash in Bracebridge. The OPP says an officer was attending to a disabled vehicle on the northbound lanes o...
Dec 21, 2021
Looking Back Fondly on a Decade with MAHC
Muskoka Algonquin Health Care's (MAHC) President & CEO Natalie Bubela is looking back on her years with MAHC in advance of her pending retirement. Bubela has published the following in her blog wh...
Dec 21, 2021