QUEEN’S PARK — “Good on the mayor and council ….” Norm Miller has come out strongly on the side his communities in a growing and nasty dispute with local hospital operators. The Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP was up in the legislature Thursday “in support of the everyone who relies upon the hospitals in Huntsville and Bracebridge,” […]
BARRIE — Three Barrie residents have been charged in a pair of drug raids in the city in an investigation involving the OPP’s Biker Enforcement Unit (BEU). Provincial police said Wednesday afternoon that on March 27, 2018, members of the BEU, the OPP Tactical Unit and Barrie Police Service Tactical Unit executed a Criminal Code […]
GRAVENHURST— Brenda Rhodes is giving politics another go a decade later. The executive director of the Bracebridge-Port Sydney Chamber of Commerce, who ran locally for the Liberals in the 2007 provincial election, got the party’s nod again Tuesday as the candidate for Parry Sound–Muskoka. She received 9,819 votes (26.71 per cent of the 36,766 votes […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The gloves are off and the love affair between the Town of Huntsville and MAHC has turned into a bitter public squabble that threatens Muskoka’s two local hospitals. Before Huntsville’s town council had a chance Monday night to consider a motion calling for the disolvement of the hospitals board […]
MUSKOKA — On the eve of the provincial budget, the embattled Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare received a funding increase from the governemnt it flatly calls totally insufficient. “The $750,000 earmarked in the budget is very disappointing, and does not address the multi-million dollar operating shortfall we are projecting for the 2018-19 fiscal year,” said CEO Natalie […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A man accused of engaging in inappropriate conversations with the young female over social media has been charged. Provincial police from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment said they responded to a concern from a parent of a 12 year old female. On March 26, 2018, following an investigation, 44-year-old […]
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Norm Miller is busy standing up for constituents as the provincial election approaches. The Parry Sound-Muskoka says he was on his feet again in the Ontario legislature Monday to tell the Liberal government about the complaints he has been hearing about long wait times and lack of access to home care […]
PARRY SOUND — An abandoned ATV may be tied to a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry investigation into a fishing violation here. The MNR says in a release Monday that it is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for placing set lines in a fish sanctuary. They say that […]
HUNTSVILLE — An impaired by drug charge was laid by OPP here after a driving complaint. Provincial police say they were alerted to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the town of Huntsville March 22. The vehicle was located on Captsone Lane. A police investigation found that the driver had a suspended licence and had drug paraphernalia […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — Organizers of a bid for a Guinness record snowmobile ride have given up for this year. In a release, Nancy Redman of the Kelly Shires breast cancer fundraising team announced: “We regret to inform you that the ‘Peak’ team will not be able to attempt the Guinness World Record this winter. “Although […]
GRAVENHURST — A sunny day, more than 40 people — plus two dogs — and lots of green led to a pot of gold Sunday. The 10th annual noon-hour Trek for Tourette at the Gravenhurst Centennial Centre raised $4,500 for Tourette Canada’s education and awareness campaign. It was one of 14 walks across Canada. The […]
HUNTSVILLE – A council motion Monday night could see the Town of Huntsville ask the province to disband the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) board and fire its CEO Natalie Bubela. If adopted and voted on, councillors will be expressing their displeasure at the way Muskoka’s two hospitals could end up being one – either in […]
HUNTSVILLE — It takes a village to grow to be 132. Sunday, the Town of Huntsville highlighted that fact by announcing their annual community theme for 2018 at a public celebration at Partners Hall. After announcing a $3.9 million sale of its Waterloo Summit Centre (for a worker rehab facility), they laid out the ABCs […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Silver Bridge in Bracebridge was the scene of fire and police investigation St. Paddy’s Day. Provincial police say emergency crews were called to a fire in a closed-off construction area on Ecclestone Drive just south of the Silver Bridge on Saturday morning, March 17, 2018, at 12:20 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) set fire […]
GRAVENHURST — A young Gravenhurst man out on probation was in bail court Friday charged with a drug store robbery here March 14. Provincial police say that on March 15, 2018, the OPP from Bracebridge responded to a report of a robbery that occurred the previous night at the IDA Pharmacy in Gravenhurst. Police learned […]
MIDLAND – A Barrie woman has been charged with impaired driving after being caught driving the wrong way on Hwy. 400. Provincial police say that on Saturday March 24, 2018, at 2:03 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Central Region Communications Centre received a call from a member of the public of a vehicle travelling […]
OTTAWA – City police and the OPP in Barrie are keeping their eyes open for a wanted man. The province’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as result of being Unlawfully at Large. James Houle is described as an […]
ORILLIA — March break may be over, but distracted drivers aren’t done behind the wheel. That’s the result of crackdown on mindless drivers. Over the March break the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took part in the Distracted Driving Campaign which went from March 12-18. Orillia OPP members dedicated a number of […]
ORILLIA — You’re not in Kansas anymore. That could be the slogan next month, as the OPP and local police services hold a gun amnesty. The gun amnesty is for any Ontario resident who wishes to voluntarily surrender unwanted or illegally-owned firearms, weapons, accessories or ammunition. The amnesty is a way to provide citizens with […]
GRAVENHURST — Snowbirds beware. Gravenhurst is looking for a senior of the year. You can still apply, along with those still in town. Town council is looking to the community, local service and community groups for potential nominees for the Province of Ontario’s Senior of the Year Award program. This annual award, established in 1994, […]