MUSKOKA SEEKS ONTARIO HEALTH TEAM Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Going to the doctor may soon be as antiquated as a doctor coming to your home. But keep that thought. A reorganization of health-care service in Muskoka — underway since 2016 — has been submitted to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — As the health unit lifts its drinking water advisory for Muskoka, another threat is washing over Central Ontario. Those who relied on helpful advice from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) were surprised to learn of government plan to swallow it up in a merger to the south as part of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ANALYSIS HUNTSVILLE — After a flood of complaints and a torrent of criticism, a political showdown about the MNRF’s handling of the spring freshet turned into a bit of a dribble. And not the rush to a judgement as expected by its sudden timing. Call it trickle down economics, as Muskoka […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Liberals and NDP have their candidates and now the Conservative Party is set to replace Tony Clement in just over a month from now. The electoral district association in Parry Sound-Muskoka announced Friday, May 17, that the nomination vote to select a local candidate will be held at the end of June. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — The time and date have been set, the venue chosen, the corners and contenders booked — and all those who were shouting and name-calling will be in the same ring together. It’s Round 1 and the fight is on for Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. the Huntsville Town Hall. […]
ORO — The ‘Tongue’ is back on Hwy. 11. Which means the Rolling Stones are coming to Burl’s Creek as planned June 29. After Mick Jagger, 75, came down ill, the anticipated show was postponed in late March. Now cleared to perform again, Jagger and The Stones are headed back to Oro Canada Day for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO, QUEEN’S PARK — Say what you will about Doug Ford, the premier is on the flooding file. With waters still running high in Muskoka — and now Pembroke in particular — his PC government is acting fast to at least understand what went wrong. In the legislature today (Monday, May […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — A small cemetery marking the resting place of a number of Huronia Regional Centre deceased — including many who died at it’s Muskoka Centre in Gravenhurst — is getting overdue recognition. A meeting Friday afternoon with provincial Infrastructure Ontario officials should clear up timing of the project for a […]
PORT SYDNEY — Justin Trudeau will be at the community centre here Wednesday night to help Trisha Cowie kick off her election campaign. The prime minister will attend the Parry Sound-Muskoka federal Liberal Party nomination meeting at 7 p.m., where Cowie will be acclaimed after no other candidates ran. She was the party’s candidate in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A week after photos went viral showing their place toppled over into the Muskoka River, Dave and Sue Coon are on the bubble after experiencing the agony and relative ecstasy of the devastating flood event that almost sank their elderly tenants. “It was so heartbreaking,” said Sue Coon. Just […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — This aptly named community has been lost in the public’s eye, drowned out by the media-craving Heart of Muskoka up river. But the ravaging waters and devastation are as real as a water bomber unloading its cargo bay on your house. After years of focus and attention on […]
MUSKOKA — Weather watchers (and aren’t we all here, now) will be interested to know that Environment Canada pretty much predicted the recent rains that have contributed to flooding across much of Muskoka. They say Central Ontario received about double their normal monthly precipitation amount. And, not too surprisingly, they say in a release Friday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A student demonstration last month against education cuts resumes May 5. And the visitors to MPP Norm Miller’s office won’t include the premier, but a bunch of teenagers who are paying their own way to protest. Gravenhurst High School student Sage van Kooten says “I’ve organized a bus for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Premier Doug Ford is spending a lot of time Muskoka this spring. More than during the election and or even at his Port Sydney cottage. That’s nice and maybe even helpful. It may help with his climate change education. Friday — after meeting with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Reporting from Minett A Muskoka Victim Services’ flood relief donation doubled overnight. After the Ontario Chamber of Commerce AGM & Convention donated $1,070 and issued a matching challenge Thursday night, their board matched it Friday. Convention chair Rocco Rossi made the annoucement before lunch today. The money is representative of the […]
MINETT – Ontario Chamber of Commerce members, meeeting here in Muskoka at the Marriott hotel this weekend for their AGM & Convention, have made a flood relief donation and issued a challenge. As this is the 107th annual OCC AGM, the OCC is donating $1,070 to Muskoka Victim Services for flood relief and is challenging […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — So, what’s it like to be flooded? To have your home full of water, a wall orange and white sand bags almost waist-high holding back three feet of water that threatens your personal space and sanity. You need “light spirits” because “sometimes we need to be that way to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MINETT — Business and politics are on the menu this weekend as provincial politicians break bread with Ontario Chamber of Commerce leaders here. And it couldn’t be a better time locally as flood waters continue to impact Muskoka residents and businesses. Premier Doug Ford, Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath, interim Liberal Leader […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKES — As the headwaters of more than a week’s worth of flooding their way through the Muskoka watershed into the Moon River, Muskoka Lakes Township officials are bracing for some of the same severe weather conditions found farther north. On Thursday, the township release said water levels over the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Expect a lot of talk about climate change and flooding here Friday night at a Town Hall with Green MPP Mike Schreiner. He’ll be at the Lions Hall on Fraserburg Road, which 15 kms farther out has been closed for a week due to flooding. And reports are residents […]