LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Last week the government warned Ontarians to be on the lookout for bears waking up from hibernation earlier than usual as a result of an extremely warm winter. Ontario’s Natural Resources Minister (and habitual climate change downplayer), Graydon Smith, said: “I’m not worried about it, but I think people should take […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The David and Goliath battle to “get it right” has hospital opponents continuing to compete in a weekly war of words. As sure as Saturday follows Friday, those fighting to “save” south Muskoka’s hospital have issued their weekend response to MAHC’s end of week update on redevelopment plans. They […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Still stinging from criticism about a new South Muskoka Hospital site and transparency around its selection, MAHC has doubled down in defence of a site at the north end of Bracebridge. “The Pine Street site remains the better-suited location for the project in the longer term, based on its […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An environmental revolt has gained Winhara Road residents two more weeks make comment to the Ministry of Environment on a “contaminated non-hazardous” soil cleansing and waste disposal site that would also store soil material on 12 acres in their neighbourhood. Two dozen people who live at the north end […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Many here lament “the good old days.” Especially for a generation of Baby Boomers around when Sloan’s Restaurant was the epicentre of the main street. If TVO’s great little Main Street vignettes were to do a piece on Gravenhurst, the iconic eatery would be the focus with a photo […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — There’s an audience for classical music in Muskoka. Always has been. But this weekend it was a home grown orchestra that bowed to the public — twice. Saturday afternoon at Baysville’s Bethune United Church and yesterday afternoon at Trinity United Church in Huntsville. Two sold out performances of “Whimsical […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The public push to revise plans for Muskoka’s two hospitals continues throughout South Muskoka Memorial Hospital’s catchments area. Dan and Cindy Waters, who have been championing their cause with a petition, say they presented their first list of names to MPP Graydon Smith last week. At his office in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Final new hospital plans won’t be submitted until the end of the year, more smaller public consultations are planned and a doctors’ alternative ‘Care Closer to Home’ model is being costed out by consultants. That’s this week’s MAHC update Friday on a publicly contentious redevelopment proposal for South Muskoka […]