As spring begins, our health unit has a few tips on keeping yourself safe from ticks.  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says blacklegged ticks can carry Lyme disease, which causes fever, chills, fatigue, and rash, as well as head, muscle, and joint aches.  Officials advise staying on the trails when...

Gravenhurst Coun. Sandy Cairns will not be penalized for failing to declare a conflict of interest during a Dec. 2023 council meeting.  Suzanne Craig, the town's integrity commissioner, told council during its April 16 meeting that when Cairns put forward a motion that council participate in the 2025 Communities in...

More beds being allocated to the future South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) in Bracebridge isn't enough for the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMH). Bruce Kruger, chair of SSMH, says the announcement in early April that Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) will allocate 18 inpatient beds to the hospital site in...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) says as much as 60 mm of rain came down over the weekend causing "significant runoff" to some local rivers and lakes. It has forced the MNRF to issue a flood watch for the Muskoka River and Severn River Watersheds. Officials with the...

Muskoka Landscapers Inc. has been approved for an $85,000 project to upgrade the entrance at the Bracebridge Sportsplex.  Will Crowe, manager of facilities for the town, outlined in his April 2 report to Bracebridge's General Committee, which was later approved by council, Muskoka Landscapers will install new signage, beautify the...

A pair of reports from The Loomex Group detail the risks the Gravenhurst Fire Department may encounter and recommends how they should move forward over the next decade.  Bill Lorimer with the Peterborough, Ont.-based organization presented their findings to Gravenhurst council on April 16.  One of the two reports looked at...