Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Hopes of their first win streak ended tonight when Muskoka’s Jr. C club came up short-handed in a 6-1 loss to Innisfil. Penalties, as often, left the Bears almost scoreless as the Spartans took advantage of the extra-man opportunities, scoring three of nine times. The Bears had hoped to […]
GRAVENHURST — A bizarre break and enter in the middle of the night today has police asking the public’s help. Around 3 a.m. two suspects were caught on surveillance cameras entering the rear of a downtown business with a large bin in hand. They appear to empty the contents of the bin on the ground […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An Utterson man faces an impaired driving charge after being stopped late this morning in a downtown school zone here. Police say they charged him Oct. 11, shortly after 11 a.m. An officer was conducting patrol in a school zone on Wellington Street and stopped a vehicle near Armstrong Street. As a result […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION HUNTSVILLE — What price 10 hospital beds? Sixty-million: $50 million for the province — $10 million for Muskokans. All tax dollars — unless private cash (and votes) factor in one day. That’s the story going ahead for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare as it submits its “final” 1,800-page proposal next month for […]
BAYSVILLE — A single vehicle accident this morning has claimed the life of an 83-year-old Huntsville man. Police say the accident on Hwy. 117 East near Brunel Road, in Lake of Bays Township, happened Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 9:30 a.m. Officers responded and found the driver who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Highway 117 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “MAHC will convene an important board of directors meeting on (Thursday) Oct. 10, during which an essential vote will occur regarding the Stage 1.3 capital redevelopment plan submission to the Ministry of Health,” a release from them today said. “This decision is a pivotal step in MAHC’s ongoing efforts […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — MPP Graydon Smith is supporting a recommendation going forward today for 46 acute care beds at SMMH, calling it a “win-win.” “I welcome the decision of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) Capital Redevelopment Committee to recommend to the board of directors an additional allocation of 10 net new beds for […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A RIDE check has resulted in a MacTier woman being charged with drug and proceeds of crime charges last night. On Oct. 6, at 11:30 p.m., officers along with members of the Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program on Taylor Road near […]