BALA — Here’s a photo-op you won’t want to miss if you love Bala. Hundreds are expected to show up this Saturday afternoon, July 21, at the Community Centre, opposite the Bala Sports Arena, for a group photo celebrating 150 years of history for the small town of Bala. Everyone who has ever lived or […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Muskoka Watershed Council is “excited to announce the release of the 2018 Muskoka Watershed (MWC) Report Card” on July 19. And it’s an impor This marks the fifth time MWC has reported on the health of our local watershed since the first was released in 2004, they say in a release this […]
MUSKOKA — With a long-awaited recommendation on the future model of hospital in Muskoka expected by the end of July, the MAHC task force studying the complicated, controversial issue got down to the local economic impact at their latest July. And while there were no dollar amounts cited, it appears the recent provincial election results […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Transit users here can Ride the Wave more easily Monday by just waving their card over the fare box. Starting July 16, Bracebridge Transit will be offering the reloadable, re-useable “waveCARD” for the conventional bus service. The cards will be available for purchase at the Town of Bracebridge Municipal Office, Bracebridge Sportsplex and […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Government MPP Norm Miller is touting today’s throne speech as a way to protect hospitals, schools and “other vital public services.” That’s a bit of a rare departure for a party know to oppose big government and spending. The Parry Sound-Muskoka member of Provincial Parliament says he is “proud to be a […]
Throne Speech Opens Parliament to Take to Help the People TORONTO — After cleaning house at Ontario Hydro, today Premier Doug Ford promised to cut hydro costs and end the York University strike. In a Speech from the Throne at Queen’s Park on Thursday, July 12, Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell officially opened the 42nd Parliament and “set out […]
MUSKOKA — Don’t believe the numbers you’re hearing from MAHC? See for yourself July 16 and 17. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is inviting members of the community to information sessions about hospital funding and operating budgets. The purpose of the sessions is to educate the public about the provincial funding formula for hospitals, the current capital […]
GRAVENHURST — Residents and drivers from West Muskoka who take a short cut up Bay Street heading north are reminded that the lower Brown Street hill will undergo an almost year-long water and sewer work starting today. Orange cones are out along the sides of Brown and Greavette Streets as preparation begins this summer and […]
HUNTSVILLE — Got a noisy neighbour, or you hate the sound of loud motorcycles and trucks with mufflers that sound like tanks? Then the Town of Huntsville wants to hear from you. One of the most taxing and challenging irritants to the bylaw department are noise complaints. As part of their regular bylaw review process, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Opioids are killing our present and future. Last year, 74 people died from overdoses in Simcoe-Muskoka, a “devastating” number that is above the provincial average. Is this the “new normal?” So, what are health officials doing? Today (July 4) the Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy (SMOS) Steering Committee released a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Norm Miller has some ideas on running the province. And he plans to offer his “experience” and advice to Doug Ford, after the new premier named his his assistant. A release Tuesday said: “MPP-elect for Parry Sound-Muskoka Norm Miller was honoured to learn on Friday that he will serve as Parliamentary Assistant to […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: MUSKOKA — The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on June 14. The land use and community planning analysis was finalized having incorporated additional revisions requested by the municipalities providing feedback on the report. Task force members agreed to accept the report as final, acknowledging non-urban centre hospital sites would be not […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Drug overdoses that double the recent daily average. So, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is warning anyone using street drugs to be extremely cautious about their supplies, as hospital emergency department visits due to suspected overdoses have risen above recent levels. In one 10-day period, they say that from June 17 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford threw Parry Sound-Muskoka a bone today. After snubbing MPP Norm Miller for cabinet, he named him as his assistant in the post of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. Ford himself is premier and minister of inter-governmental affairs. Miller will essentially deal with the upper and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORONTO — Parry Sound-Muskoka has been snubbed. One of the Tories’ longest-serving MPPs has been shut out of cabinet. Minutes ago Premier Doug Ford was sworn in and unveiled the ministers who will assist him in the top government departments. Norm Miller, who was elected a sixth time as a Progressive Conservative, […]
ORILLIA — Two people appear to have been scammed by a tricky street person stealing their credit cards and PINs. Police call them distraction thefts. Victims may call it bait and switch. On Tuesday, June 19, Orillia OPP received two similar calls. An older male with a European accent approached victims in the parking lots […]
MUSKOKA — Ten days before Doug Ford and Norm Miller were elected as a one-two punch all but securing SMMH and HDMH in Muskoka — and weeks after Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison leaked it — the MAHC group tasked with the future of hospitals in the district ruled out Port Sydney as possible single site […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s a little hard now to remember winter, but this year’s Gravenhurst snow fete was big success. The 2018 Gravenhurst Winter Carnival had good weather (and isn’t that the ulimate test) and good crowds. So, the organizing committee was able to present donations to five community organizations from the proceeds of this year’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — In the end, three-and-a-half hours after instant results were expected, Norm Miller more than doubled his nearest challenger. The incumbent MPP on the majority Tory team won last night’s provincial election with 22,664 votes. As with the provincial race, the NDP came second, with local candidate Erin Horvath receiving 10,394 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka’s two hospitals just got a one-two punch at Queen’s Park. Norm Miller and Doug Ford. The MPP and premier said all throughout the election campaign that Bracebridge and Huntsville both deserved full-service hospitals, each with an ER. Miller confirmed that to TODAY in an interview some 90 minutes […]