Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA (Jan. 29) — A provincial election call today has local Liberals running late, but still looking for a candidate to challenge MPP Graydon Smith in four weeks. “The greatest concern right now is finding candidates for the upcoming elections,” says Bill Condy, the Parry Sound-Muskoka federal party chair. “The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Miles Hammond would have celebrated his fifth birthday next month with family and friends. “We can’t believe he would be in kindergarten this year” his mother Kate said ahead of a Feb. 22 fundraiser for OSMH in his memory. The fourth one. Miles lost his life to cancer in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A growing condo/retail development at near or around the Muskoka Wharf appears headed for the stars. Gravenhurst town council planning meeting members approved official plan and zoning changes that will all the Rosseau Group to proceed with plans for a second phase before shovels dig in on its first […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Opponents of a Muskoka hospitals plan won’t be deterred. Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) members have gone over the heads of local hospital board members in hopes of a review with a more favourable south Muskoka outcome than the one Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has sent to the province […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — The countdown is on for young kids who have missed vaccinations. And there’s one last chance this Monday to Wednesday. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) says in accordance with the Immunization of Schools Pupils Act (ISPA) it will enforce suspension orders for students in Grades 4, 5 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The YWCA says it’s “excited” to announce the 31 nominees for the 2025 Women of Distinction Awards. “To echo our executive director Hannah Lin, “it’s hard to overstate the importance of recognizing the accomplishments, contributions and leadership of women in public and community spaces,” says Laura Sundy in a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — Though no date has been set it, the province promised today to fund four new palliative care beds here at Andy’s Place. Once opened, these new adult hospice beds will bring the total number of Ministry-funded beds at Hospice Muskoka to seven for end-of-life palliative care. It’s money […]
ORO-MEDONTE — A GPS tracking app helped a pair of hikers out of the woods Saturday. Police in Orillia were able to track the pair in Copeland Forest, just south of Orillia in Hillsdale, after they called 911 January 25. Just after 6 p.m. officers were dispatched when the two people lost. They say numerous […]