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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Would one hospital solve an acute nursing shortage in Muskoka? One has to wonder as Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare hosts recruitment fair Saturday March 24. Wasn’t it just New Year’s when they were 17 short, due to overcrowding and underfunding from the province? Shouldn’t MAHC have a long list of nurses on file they can call […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Bracebridge residents can now confirm that they are on the voters’ list for the municipal election on October 22, 2018 at www.VoterLookup.ca. VoterLookup.ca is an online service developed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to build and maintain information that will be used in preparing the final Voters Lists used across Ontario […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Doug Ford can thank Tony Clement for his win. In 1988 the co-chair of the Caroline Mulroney campaign chaired the rules committee that came up with the one vote per member ballot. Saturday afternoon, hours before Ford won the PC Pary leadership, Clement was on air with the CBC saying […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — When the dust settled Saturday night, PC Party winner Doug Ford only had two out of three votes locally. Progressive Conservatives in the riding gave runnerup Christine Elliott Ballots 293 votes. While winner Ford could count on 196 supporters here. Elliott ended up with 59.918 electoral votes overall. While Ford, who toured […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Ontario PCs finally declared Doug Ford the winner late last night and emerged Sunday a divided party as Christine Elliott vows to fight on and challenge a vote that is reportedly a few hundred votes apart. But don’t worry, it’s only “process.” That’s Tory MPP Norm Miller and MP Tony Clement […]
TORONTO — CharlesSousa, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, will deliver the 2018 provincial budget on March 28, 2018, at 4 p.m. in the Ontario legislature. With voters going to the polls June 7, this will be an election budget. One the governing Liberals will run on. And one the floundering PC Party, with its new leader […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Mental health was top of mind for politicians here Tuesday. Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller called for the government to fund the new after-hours walk-in mental health clinic in Parry Sound. In a Member’s Statement Miller commended the Parry Sound Muskoka Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association and the team at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A poised and professional Caroline Mulroney presented well to Parry Sound-Muskoka Progressive Conservatives Monday morning. The lawyer and leadership candidate, introduced by MPP Norm Miller and MP Tony Clement, was welcomed warmly and respectfully by more than 100 mostly party members at the Quality Inn. For a party in […]
BRACEBRIDGE — With Progressive Conservatives in the midst of voting for a new party leader, candidate Caroline Mulroney will make a campaign stop here at the Quality Inn Monday morning to speak to provincial PC members. Running third in the polls, behind Christine Elliott and Doug Ford, Mulroney will be there at 10:30 a.m. She […]
MUSKOKA — Bracebridge continues to support the position that a full range of core hospital services should be maintained on a multi-site basis at both the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge and the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. That’s their message to one of the groups tasking itself with sorting out hospitalization in Muskoka. On […]
MUSKOKA — Doug Ford, who is drawing some big crowds down south on his PC leadership campaign, made three stops in Muskoka Tuesday. He started in Bala at the Lakeland Restaurant in the morning, not far from where his later brother Rob was at a local rehab resort while mayor of Toronto. He was greeted […]