OAK BROOK, Illinois — Lions Club members famous for the CNIB support have a new cause today. On Saturday, March 24, Lions Clubs International (LCI) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on the occasion of Lions Day at the UN, to establish a cooperative alliance in the global […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA – The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has been awarded the Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) designation, a global strategy to improve the care provided to mothers and babies, developed by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. “This is an important accomplishment for us. The designation reflects our commitment to provide global standard of […]
BALA — With the latest polls predicting a Tory majority, a lot of people are wondering what that means if Doug Ford becomes premier June 7 and his PC Party becomes the government. A lot of folks in Bala are keeping a close eye, after Ford said earlier this month he’s opposed to the Bala […]
GRAVENHURST — Provincial Liberals could be going with a familiar candidate June 7 in the Parry Sound-Muskoka riding. Brenda Rhodes, who ran and lost to incumbent Norm Miller in 2007, is apparently one of two local Liberals vying for the 2018 nomination. While there is no riding Liberal party, a nomination meeting is planned for […]
GRAVENHURST — Mayor Paisley Donaldson is leaving politics with a 3.3 per cent tax hike. Donaldson is stepping down this fall after two terms by bringing in her eighth straight budget increase. At 3.3 per cent, at least it’s not the double-digits her council was famous for in her first term. The 2018 “Operating Budget” […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A week of parties can wear a guy out. Especially when you’re 100 and you’ve been burning a lot of candles at both ends for a century. But if you’re John Ayling you’ve been there before and got a lot of t-shirts in your day(s). The centanarian wasn’t much […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Two Bracebridge residents will be in bail court here tomorrow morning after a drug raid today. Deborah Ferguson, 60, and Richard McKenzie, 49, were arrested and charged Thursday. Provincial police in Bracebridge say that on March 20, 2018, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A year after being caught spear fishing, a Parry Sound area man has been fined for an offence under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. Thomas Weichel of Shawanaga, pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for possessing a spear for the purpose of fishing. His spear was seized and permanently forfeited to the Crown. The […]