Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Town bylaw staff has begun removing some red signs supporting two hospitals in Muskoka, which they say are illegally on town property. So when Save South Muskoka Hospital supporters march outside the town hall tomorrow from 2-3 p.m. before a council meeting, they can ask for them back, bylaw […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BARRIE — If Cameron Bird and Om Patel were batting for the Blue Jays they’d be superstars like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. With a .500 record at the boys’ doubles OFSAA badminton championships in Barrie recently, the Gravenhurst High School players continue to work their way up the Ontario school athletic ladder. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com TORRANCE — By day the Torrance Barrens is a conservation reserve; by night a dark sky preserve. Friday night it had star gazers looking heavenly at rare northern lights dancing across the sky. To friends of this unique eco park it’s a beloved treasure A place to commune with nature by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, ….” Paragraph 1, line one of “Tale of Two Cities.” Charles Dickens could […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Hopes for a hospitals solution closer to home were dashed last night when a virtual session between doctors and Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare ended in a stalemate. The online call, convened by a MAHC facilitator, “went as expected,” said one doctor who was online when reached for comment this afternoon. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — By land, by water — and now by air Rotary’s Rock the Barge amphitheatre project looks stunning. Rotarian Dave Reid manoeuvred his drone camera above the construction site at Gull Lake Rotary Park this week for seagull’s eye view of the seating work nearing completion. Reid, chair of the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Doctors don’t usually get hugs, handshakes and high-fives. Least not in public at a park. Dr. Stephen Rix had all three Saturday morning. Taking time out to attend the rally supporting fellow physicians was nice way to spend an hour or so with his young son. Better than digging […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Yesterday’s surprise announcement that talks between doctors and the MAHC board tomorrow will be virtual has caught a lot of people off guard. Oh, to have been a fly on that wall had it remained at the Utterson Town Hall as planned until Monday. Alas the fate of hospitals […]