Category Archives: Muskoka News
Huntsville OPP Busy During Canada Road Safety Week
Huntsville OPP's stats from Canada Road Safety Week are in. The week ran May 18th to 24th with the campaign's focus on seatbelt compliance, distracted driving, impaired driving, and speeding. Huntsvil...
May 26, 2021 Logo: Ontario Provincial Police
Town Seeking Public Input on Municipal Communications
Take a survey to let the Town of Bracebridge know more about their municipal communications. The Town is seeking input regarding current municipal communications, which range from tenders to employmen...
May 26, 2021
Virtual Muskoka Care Career Expo Happens May 27th
It's an opportunity to care for Muskoka's most vulnerable. Area care providers are hosting the Muskoka Care Career Expo online this Thursday between 1 and 4 pm which will connect job seekers with care...
May 26, 2021
Ontario Reports First Death Linked To AstraZeneca Vaccine
Ontario has reported its first death linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe made the announcement yesterday. https://twitter.com/CPAC_TV/stat...
May 26, 2021 CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images
Latest Winner of RVH's Auxiliary 50/50 Draw
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre's (RVH) Auxiliary is excited to announce the recent winner of its monthly community 50/50 draws. Ann G. from Barrie won $79,050, a new record jackpot! "I started ...
May 26, 2021
A Return To In-Class Learning? It's Possible...
Will kids be heading back to class anytime soon? There's only about a month left of school until the summer break, but Ontario's chief medical officer of health says a return to in-class learning is s...
May 26, 2021
Diggin' Downtown Huntsville Project Preparing To Enter "Stage 2"
The Diggin' Downtown Huntsville project is getting ready to enter Stage 2 of construction in the upcoming weeks. That means Main Street will soon be closed to traffic from Brunel Road to Centre Street...
May 25, 2021
SMDHU COVID-19 Update Includes Two Deaths and 146 New Cases
In its first update from the long weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 146 new cases of COVID-19, along with two more deaths related to the virus: one in Barrie and another in...
May 25, 2021
Muskoka Working To Expand Regional Broadband Connectivity
A new Regional Broadband Strategy to expand and improve broadband connectivity across Muskoka is in the works. A Request for Proposals (RFP) has already been issued by the District to hire a consultan...
May 25, 2021
Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Leads To Charges
A Laurier Township man is facing charges after a suspicious vehicle investigation in Algonquin Highlands. Sunday at 2 am OPP investigated a suspicious vehicle parked on Eagle Lake Road Police say the ...
May 25, 2021 OPP Cruiser