Category Archives: Muskoka News
Ontario Enhancing COVID-19 Winter Testing
The Province is enhancing COVID-19 testing by expanding the number of testing locations and making it more convenient to access publicly funded testing for those who need it. The new testing options a...
Nov 18, 2021 Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott
OPP Kick Off Festive Ride Campaign
The OPP is kicking off the annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign today (Nov 18th). The Festive RIDE campaign is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed ...
Nov 18, 2021 OPP Cruiser
TULLOCH is the Huntsville Hospital Foundation's newest Business Cares partner
TULLOCH is pleased to announce they are the most recent partner to join the Huntsville Hospital Foundation's Business Cares Program. They have joined the Business Cares initiative because their donati...
Nov 18, 2021 Tulloch Group Photo
More Headache Weather With Snow Squalls Possible Later Today
A Snow Squall Watch is in effect for most of Simcoe County and Muskoka. Environment Canada is warning of lake effect snow squalls, which are expected to develop late this afternoon or evening and cont...
Nov 18, 2021 Source: Environment Canada
Health Unit Implements New Measures to Curb Covid Spread.
The Simcoe Muskoka health unit is adjusting its response to higher COVID-19 case counts. There were 76 new infections reported Wednesday. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Charles Gardner says instruction...
Nov 17, 2021
SMHDU Wed COVID-19 Update Includes 76 New Cases, 26 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 76 new COVID-19 cases and one death. 26 of today's cases are children. Today's update also includes 3 new hospitalizations and 31 newly res...
Nov 17, 2021 Wed SMDHU COVID Update
UPDATE: OPP Find Human Remains In Wahta Mohawk First Nation
Bracebridge OPP has found human remains during a search for a missing person in Wahta Mohawk First Nation. On November 15th at 11 am a 49-year-old woman was reported to have failed to return from a wa...
Nov 17, 2021 OPP Patrol Cruiser
Information Session Will Provide Fairvern Nursing Home Updates
A virtual community information session about Fairvern Nursing home in Huntsville happens Thursday evening It's taking place between 6 and 7 pm on zoom. The District of Muskoka, the Town, and the Fair...
Nov 17, 2021
Muskoka Pride Set to Recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance
Muskoka Pride is set to recognize the International Transgender Day of Remembrance in Gravenhurst. 375 transgender and gender-diverse people were reported murdered in the last year around the world. N...
Nov 17, 2021
Alert Ready Test Happening Today
Get ready to be startled by an emergency alarm today---The National Public Alerting System is doing its bi-annual test. It sends emergency alerts through televisions, radios and wireless devices in th...
Nov 17, 2021 Source: Ministry Of Solicitor General