Ed. note: Roma Kassian, of Port Carling, made the following submission Tuesday at the Ontario Health Coalition meeting and provided it to MuskokaTODAY.com when asked. Discussion around proposals for two new hospitals for Muskoka have often been misrepresented as a competition between the communities of Bracebridge and Huntsville, as in a recent Toronto Star headline […]
Letter to the editor: We attended the meeting at the Bracebridge Legion Tuesday morning. I didn’t speak. However, if I did, my point is this: The plan to truck patients from Bracebridge to Huntsville is not practical. When we get out to Hwy. 11 our vehicles turn south only. If we are needing medical attention […]
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION The Ontario Health Coalition held a public hearing in Bracebridge on Tuesday at the Bracebridge Legion, in its work to develop recommendations for the future of our local hospitals, including in small, rural and northern communities. Several residents made presentations. Presenters referred to the promise made during the 2018 provincial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Greg Poole grew up with a camera in one hand and a hockey stick or bat in the other. He’s a fourth generation photographer who has opened “Portraits in the Park” in Gull Lake Rotary Park. His great-grandfather, Herbert, had a photo shop on corner of Toronto’s Queen Street […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Summer is about to sizzle — heating up this week. With temperatures expected to return to 30+ degrees the next couple of months. That means more Muskoka outdoor events. Including this weekend at the Gravenhurst Legion, which is hosting two days of food and music day and night respectively. […]
Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Ontario Health Coalition held a public hearing here today as it develops recommendations for the future of local hospitals — including small, rural and northern communities like Muskoka. Several residents made presentations. Also in attendance were Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner; France Gélinas, NDP MPP for Nickel Belt […]
Greg Hammond, Special to MuskokaTODAY.com WAHTA — This morning MAC artist Greg Hammond presented his piece “Honouring Herman Stock” to Chief Phillip Franks of Wahta First Nation. “Honouring Herman Stock” is a tribute that captures the spirit, valour and legacy of a young man from the Wahta First Nation, who was killed 80 years ago […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police have charged a local man with several offences related to ongoing investigations into break and enters in Gravenhurst. OPP, with the assistance of the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), have been investigating several break and enters into business locations that have occurred in the town of Gravenhurst […]