Category Archives: Muskoka News
SMDHU Thurs COVID-19 Update Includes 29 New Cases, 7 Children
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 29 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. Seven of today's cases are children. Today's update also includes 10 newly-resolved cases. To date...
Oct 28, 2021 October 28th 2021 SMDHU COVID-19 Case Count
Local Provincial Green Candidate Addresses Party's Roadmap to Net-Zero Climate Plan
Matt Richter and the Parry Sound Muskoka Greens are addressing the launch of the Roadmap to Net-Zero: The Ontario Green's Climate Plan, a fully costed road map to net-zero carbon emissions in Ontario ...
Oct 28, 2021 Matt Richter
Huntsville OPP Issues School Bus Safety Reminder
It's a timely message from the OPP aimed at keeping students safe. With the school year well underway and the continued construction in downtown Huntsville known as, "Digging Downtown Huntsville" ther...
Oct 28, 2021 Photo from OPP
Chris and George Gilley Support Huntsville Hospital Focus on Imaging Campaign
It's another important donation for the Huntsville Hospital Foundation Focus On imaging Capital Campaign. Chris and George Gilley, both of Huntsville, recently donated over $230,000 to the campaign. T...
Oct 28, 2021 George and Chris Gilley
Barrie-and-Area Tornadoes Insured Damage Increases to $100M
The estimated insured damage of the six EF-2 strength tornadoes that hit Barrie, Innisfil, Kawartha Lakes, Little Britain, Lindsay, and Lake of Bays this summer has increased from $75 million to $100 ...
Oct 28, 2021 Tornado Damage in Barrie July 15. (Mike Roy photo)
Tory Leader Erin O'Toole Releases Statement On House Vaccine Policy
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says that his caucus has agreed to "respect and abide by" the new rules mandating vaccination in the House of Commons, but his party will be challenging the policy. Th...
Oct 28, 2021 Erin O'Toole Official Portrait / Portrait Officiel
Ottawa, ONTARIO, Canada on 08 November, 2019.
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Credit: Bernard Thibodeau, House of Commons Photo Services
SMHDU Wed COVID-19 Update Includes 15 New Cases, 6 Children
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reporting 15 new COVID-19 cases and one new death. Today's cases include 6 children. Today's cases also include one new hospitalization and 5 newly r...
Oct 27, 2021
OPP Investigating Break And Enter at Haliburton Business
The OPP is investigating a break and enter at a downtown real estate office in Haliburton. Sometime between the evening of October 21st and the morning of October 22nd, a break-in occurred at the Rema...
Oct 27, 2021 OPP Cruiser
$840,000 To Help Parry Sound Businesses Adapt To COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines
The Province is providing $840,000 to help 43 businesses adapt to COVID-19 public health guidelines in the Parry Sound region. The funding is being delivered through the Northern Ontario Recovery Prog...
Oct 27, 2021 Photo of Parry sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller via Matt Sitler, Country 102
$250,000 Enbridge Gas Donation Helps Bracebridge Fire Department Purchase Educational Materials
Enbridge Gas is helping the Bracebridge Fire Department purchase firefighting training materials. It's via Safe Community Project Assist, a program with the Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Council t...
Oct 27, 2021 Fire Safety Starts With You