ORILLIA — The Barrie Colts second playoff game on March 26th against the Mississauga Steelheads will help support healthcare for sick kids at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH). For their sponsored game night at the Barrie Molson Centre, Zehrs has chosen Charlee’s Run as the recipient of the 2nd period puck drop proceeds, as well […]
OAK BROOK, Illinois — Lions Club members famous for the CNIB support have a new cause today. On Saturday, March 24, Lions Clubs International (LCI) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on the occasion of Lions Day at the UN, to establish a cooperative alliance in the global […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA – The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has been awarded the Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) designation, a global strategy to improve the care provided to mothers and babies, developed by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. “This is an important accomplishment for us. The designation reflects our commitment to provide global standard of […]
BALA — With the latest polls predicting a Tory majority, a lot of people are wondering what that means if Doug Ford becomes premier June 7 and his PC Party becomes the government. A lot of folks in Bala are keeping a close eye, after Ford said earlier this month he’s opposed to the Bala […]
GRAVENHURST — Provincial Liberals could be going with a familiar candidate June 7 in the Parry Sound-Muskoka riding. Brenda Rhodes, who ran and lost to incumbent Norm Miller in 2007, is apparently one of two local Liberals vying for the 2018 nomination. While there is no riding Liberal party, a nomination meeting is planned for […]
GRAVENHURST — Mayor Paisley Donaldson is leaving politics with a 3.3 per cent tax hike. Donaldson is stepping down this fall after two terms by bringing in her eighth straight budget increase. At 3.3 per cent, at least it’s not the double-digits her council was famous for in her first term. The 2018 “Operating Budget” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A week of parties can wear a guy out. Especially when you’re 100 and you’ve been burning a lot of candles at both ends for a century. But if you’re John Ayling you’ve been there before and got a lot of t-shirts in your day(s). The centanarian wasn’t much […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two Bracebridge residents will be in bail court here tomorrow morning after a drug raid today. Deborah Ferguson, 60, and Richard McKenzie, 49, were arrested and charged Thursday. Provincial police in Bracebridge say that on March 20, 2018, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A year after being caught spear fishing, a Parry Sound area man has been fined for an offence under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. Thomas Weichel of Shawanaga, pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for possessing a spear for the purpose of fishing. His spear was seized and permanently forfeited to the Crown. The […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Local health officials are highlighting what they say is a major gulf between rich and poor in the region of responsibility. A release Tuesday focused on new subdivisions springing up all around Tottenham. It says the housing only making the divide between the comfortably well-off and the poorest more pronounced. They claim […]
PARRY SOUND – MUSKOKA – MP Tony Clement says he is “disappointed” the Liberal government voted against a Conservative Party motion today asking that Canada Summer Jobs funding be accessible to all groups regardless of their private convictions and regardless of whether or not they choose to sign the Liberals’ application attestation. He said he’s […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskokans interested running for municipal election this fall may be interested in a candidates info night next month. The Town of Gravenhurst’s legislative department is encouraging all citizens who may be interested in becoming a candidate in the October 22 election to take part in an Election Candidate and Third Party Advertiser ‘Information […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Health care — and particularly longterm care — are certain to be election topics. So, count on 20 new beds at Fairvern Nursing Home in Huntsville to come up in discussions and debate before the June 7 vote. Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller is “pleased” to see the Ministry of Health and […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man is lucky to be alive after firefighters found him during the night when his smoke detector went off. Gravenhurst firefighters rescued a man from an industrial building early Friday morning (March 16) following their response to an automatic alarm activation. They say just before 2 a.m. fire crews from station […]
BRACEBRIDGE – A man out ice fishing Thursday night has died after his snowmobile went through open water. Provincial police, Bracebridge Fire Department and Muskoka EMS were dispatched to attend Bowyers Beach in Bracebridge shortly after 8p.m. on Thursday March 15, regarding a man operating a snowmobile that had gone into open water. Witnesses reported seeing […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An fleeing Orillia man has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic stop. Provincial police were conducting a RIDE program at Highway 11 North and Highway 118 in Bracebridge on Thursday March 15, 2018 at 3 p.m. They say a vehicle approached the check point and during the interaction, officers determined that […]
HALIBURTON — A 23-year-old Barrie man who escaped a burning vehicle — after avoiding a deer and driving out of a ditch — faces impaired charges. Provincial police in Haliburton say a vehicle fire in the Township of Dysart et al during the early morning hours of March 14 had emergency services responding to the […]
BARRIE — The Simcoe Muskoka District Board of Health was able to keep at risk jobs, while approving a $28.9 million budget. In minutes from their Feb. 21 meeting, they say the 2018 budget represents a half percentage point increase over 2017. Using some surplus funds from last year, they “retained more than three full […]
HUNTSVILLE — Local lobbying efforts have paid off long-term in Muskoka. Ontario is opening 20 new long-term care beds in Huntsville to help seniors access the care they need, closer to home. They are in addition to 76 existing beds at Fairvern Nursing Home that will be “redeveloped” to create 96-bed home. In a release […]
PYEONCHANG — A Paralympian who grew up in Muskoka was on the podium here in South Korea Friday. Collin Cameron won bronze in the sitting 15K race. Cameron was born in Barrie, but raised in towns throughout Muskoka including Baysville, Port Sydney, and Huntsville, before moving to Bracebridge where his parents live today. Born with arthrogryposis, […]