Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — As expected, last night Huntsville’s town council endorsed “strongly endorses” … “in principle” MAHC’s hospital redevelopment plan that appears to give the north Muskoka community the district edge in regional health care. After hearing presentations from various stakeholder groups and engaging a discussion regarding Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s “Made-in-Muskoka Healthcare” […]
MUSKOKA — Meet the doctors. With a shortage of district doctors, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has produced a series of Fireside Chats that introduces some of them with talks that explain more about health in general and hopefully help patients learn a bit more about their providers. In partnership with local healthcare providers, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare […]
MACTIER — A late night accident Friday in which a boater collided with a dock has landed the operator with impaired driving charges. Police say 47-year-old Cameron Raffaele, of Mactier, was charged with impaired operation of a vessel after officers responded to a boating collision in Georgian Bay Township. On July 19, at 10:30 p.m., […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Sunday morning collision has led to impaired driving charges after police responded to a ditched vehicle in Matthiasville, east of town here. At 8:40 a.m. police responded to Matthiasville Road, where officers commenced an investigation into the cause of the collision and subsequently arrested and charged 28-year-old Stephen Good, of Bracebridge, with […]
HUNTSVILLE — Hwy. 35, south of Seabreeze Road, was closed for five hours late Saturday afternoon following a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle in Algonquin Highlands Township. On July 20, at 5 p.m., OPP, Muskoka EMS, Lake of Bays Fire, and Algonquin Highlands Fire responded. The driver of the motorcycle, a […]
MUSKOKA — Thieves came away virtually empty-handed after three of break and enters early this morning in west Muskoka. Police are investigating the pair of attempted thefts. They say that on Friday, July 19, at 2:45 a.m. officers responded to a break-in in progress at a business location on Muskoka Road 118 near Peninsula Road […]
Letter to editor: Although the lazy days of summer have begun, it is anything but at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. Summer is typically a busier time for accessing healthcare as we welcome the influx of seasonal visitors to our region in addition to our growing population. More people, more activities, more of everything it seems, […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Rotary Club of Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes has donated $83,500 to the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Foundation. Proceeds are from their 22nd annual fundraiser gala this spring, a black tie Academy Awards-themed soiree.