Category Archives: Muskoka News
City Dwellers Continue To Flock to Cottage Country Despite Warnings
City dwellers continue to flood parts of cottage country, despite repeated warnings to stay where they are. Hundreds of people are flooding rural areas to "ride out the pandemic", but area politicians...
Apr 13, 2020
Photographers Asked To STOP "Front Steps Project"
Some photographers are continuing The Front Steps Project, despite a statement from the Professional Photographers of Canada asking them to stop the campaign. The group says there has been a lot of co...
Apr 13, 2020
SIU Called In After Police Chase In Essa Township
A 24-year-old Barrie man has been arrested, after a police chase in Essa Township. On Sunday, police were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle near Burwick Crescent and when officers attempted t...
Apr 13, 2020 source: opp.ca
Say Goodbye To Lower Pump Prices
Say good bye to cheap gas prices! Oil prices have jumped more than $1 a barrel this morning after major producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut. A group known as OPEC+ agreed yesterday ...
Apr 13, 2020
Fire Causes $250,000 In Damages
Several people have been displaced and damage is pegged at $250,000 after a fire at a Meadow Park Drive residence in Huntsville. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to the blaze toda...
Apr 11, 2020
Food Resources And Community Support In Muskoka
The District of Muskoka has launched a new web page identifying a list of local food initiatives, shelter and isolation support for Muskoka residents. The page is being updated regularly and provides ...
Apr 09, 2020
Wahta First Nation Orders Closure of Community Businesses
Wahta First Nation has ordered all community businesses to close starting tonight at 6 pm. The Wahta Mohawks Council made the announcement on their Facebook Page. The move follows similar closures mad...
Apr 09, 2020
Relief Fund Leadership Team Raises $80,000 To Fight Covid-19
The Muskoka-Parry Sound Construction Industry has raised over $80,000 to fight Covid-19 and has already delivered $24,000 of it to four local food banks. The effort, which came just in time for Easter...
Apr 09, 2020
Province Launches Job Loss And Recovery Committee
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario Covid-19 job losses are "a punch in the gut", but plans are in the works to restore them. Today the Province launched an Ontario Job Loss and Recovery Committee whose mi...
Apr 09, 2020
Six New Cases Of Coronavirus in Simcoe-Muskoka
The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting six new cases of Coronavirus today. That brings the total to 114. The new cases range in age from 20's to 70's. Three of them got the virus from cl...
Apr 09, 2020