SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Local health officials are highlighting what they say is a major gulf between rich and poor in the region of responsibility. A release Tuesday focused on new subdivisions springing up all around Tottenham. It says the housing only making the divide between the comfortably well-off and the poorest more pronounced. They claim […]
PARRY SOUND – MUSKOKA – MP Tony Clement says he is “disappointed” the Liberal government voted against a Conservative Party motion today asking that Canada Summer Jobs funding be accessible to all groups regardless of their private convictions and regardless of whether or not they choose to sign the Liberals’ application attestation. He said he’s […]
GRAVENHURST — Muskokans interested running for municipal election this fall may be interested in a candidates info night next month. The Town of Gravenhurst’s legislative department is encouraging all citizens who may be interested in becoming a candidate in the October 22 election to take part in an Election Candidate and Third Party Advertiser ‘Information […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Health care — and particularly longterm care — are certain to be election topics. So, count on 20 new beds at Fairvern Nursing Home in Huntsville to come up in discussions and debate before the June 7 vote. Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller is “pleased” to see the Ministry of Health and […]
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man is lucky to be alive after firefighters found him during the night when his smoke detector went off. Gravenhurst firefighters rescued a man from an industrial building early Friday morning (March 16) following their response to an automatic alarm activation. They say just before 2 a.m. fire crews from station […]
BRACEBRIDGE – A man out ice fishing Thursday night has died after his snowmobile went through open water. Provincial police, Bracebridge Fire Department and Muskoka EMS were dispatched to attend Bowyers Beach in Bracebridge shortly after 8p.m. on Thursday March 15, regarding a man operating a snowmobile that had gone into open water. Witnesses reported seeing […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An fleeing Orillia man has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic stop. Provincial police were conducting a RIDE program at Highway 11 North and Highway 118 in Bracebridge on Thursday March 15, 2018 at 3 p.m. They say a vehicle approached the check point and during the interaction, officers determined that […]
HALIBURTON — A 23-year-old Barrie man who escaped a burning vehicle — after avoiding a deer and driving out of a ditch — faces impaired charges. Provincial police in Haliburton say a vehicle fire in the Township of Dysart et al during the early morning hours of March 14 had emergency services responding to the […]