Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The gloves are off and the love affair between the Town of Huntsville and MAHC has turned into a bitter public squabble that threatens Muskoka’s two local hospitals. Before Huntsville’s town council had a chance Monday night to consider a motion calling for the disolvement of the hospitals board […]
MUSKOKA — On the eve of the provincial budget, the embattled Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare received a funding increase from the governemnt it flatly calls totally insufficient. “The $750,000 earmarked in the budget is very disappointing, and does not address the multi-million dollar operating shortfall we are projecting for the 2018-19 fiscal year,” said CEO Natalie […]
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES — A man accused of engaging in inappropriate conversations with the young female over social media has been charged. Provincial police from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment said they responded to a concern from a parent of a 12 year old female. On March 26, 2018, following an investigation, 44-year-old […]
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Norm Miller is busy standing up for constituents as the provincial election approaches. The Parry Sound-Muskoka says he was on his feet again in the Ontario legislature Monday to tell the Liberal government about the complaints he has been hearing about long wait times and lack of access to home care […]
PARRY SOUND — An abandoned ATV may be tied to a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry investigation into a fishing violation here. The MNR says in a release Monday that it is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for placing set lines in a fish sanctuary. They say that […]
HUNTSVILLE — An impaired by drug charge was laid by OPP here after a driving complaint. Provincial police say they were alerted to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the town of Huntsville March 22. The vehicle was located on Captsone Lane. A police investigation found that the driver had a suspended licence and had drug paraphernalia […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — Organizers of a bid for a Guinness record snowmobile ride have given up for this year. In a release, Nancy Redman of the Kelly Shires breast cancer fundraising team announced: “We regret to inform you that the ‘Peak’ team will not be able to attempt the Guinness World Record this winter. “Although […]
MUSKOKA — Who says weather forecasters are always right half the time? Geoff Coulson, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada got it bang on in his latest bulletin. He said seasonal to somewhat warmer-than-seasonal temperatures were expected for much of the province in March. He said: “In regard to precipitation, conditions are […]