GRAVENHURST — An investigation in to a “serious assault” last Thursday has police charging three Gravenhurst men with assault causing bodily harm. The assault took place February 1 on First Street South they say took place at a “busy residence,” OPP say today. The victim was able to get out of the residence and was […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — The sixth — and maybe not the last — MAHC hospitals meeting drew another large crowd last night. MPP Graydon Smith, who spoke out the evening before in Bracebridge calling for calm in the debate, was not present. But Muskoka Lakes Mayor Peter Kelley, who has attended most […]
HUNTSVILLE — A pair of shoplifting complaints here have led to an additional charge of auto theft in York Region. Police say they arrested and charged two men after a report of a shoplifter February 6 at 9:20 a.m. Responding officers found the suspect at another local business where he was also suspected of shoplifting. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Ten minutes into the meeting MAHC laid its cards on the table when CEO and president Cheryl Harrison said the province told them “Muskoka was fortunate” a few years ago just to keep two hospitals. A-hundred-and-10 minutes later MPP Graydon Smith doubled down — braking his own cone of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The ‘Heart of Muskoka’ — and surrounding communities — are a suffering a heart attack. Blood pressures in south Muskoka are soaring over a proposal the see as a flip of the bird to the long-time seat of district and government services. But is life changing and growing as […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: To Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare. I attended the meeting in Gravenhurst last Tuesday night at The Terry Fox Auditorium regarding the plans for the new hospitals in Muskoka. My name is Tom Irvine and I am a retired family physician having worked in Gravenhurst from 1975 until I retired as a member of The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The issue of “one hospital” was put to bed almost a decade ago. Or so Muskokans thought in 2015. Now it seems to be back on the table thanks to MAHC’s new future hospitals model. Two retired doctors here think it’s maybe not a bad idea. Dr. Richard (Danny) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Some South Muskoka doctors have become more vocal after penning a letter of opposition to MAHC’s north-south hospitals divide. Even at SMMH physicians and nurses within aren’t holding back in discussing the issue when asked about it while taking care of patients. Others, too, aren’t hesitating to express their […]