Things We Dare Not Talk About … Sometimes when I sit down to write my weekly commentary, a little voice inside of me says, “don’t write about that”. This is one of those times. Usually, I listen to that little voice. This is one of those times that I will…
The recent news that the MAHC Board accepted the recommendation of the Task Force is good news indeed. The last three years of spin, public meetings where no questions from the floor were allowed, and misleading information are hopefully behind us. Gone too should be any suspicion or animosity between…
It’s All in the Small Print … The past week appears to have been a good one when it comes to hospital care in Muskoka. After years of posturing, Muskoka Algonquin Health Care, (MAHC) has accepted the recommendation of a Task Force, appointed by them, for two acute-care hospital…
By Patrick Flanagan One of the few priorities that Doug Ford addressed during our recent election campaign was the price of beer. A regulation under the provincial Liquor Control Act sets minimum prices for various alcoholic beverages, including beer. Ford promised to reduce the minimum beer price, and he has…
On Wednesday, August 8, the Capital Plan Development Task Force presented their Preferred Service Delivery Model recommendation to our hospital Board: “THAT the Capital Plan Development Task Force recommends to the MAHC Board of Directors that the Two Acute Site Model be selected.” “The Two Acute Sites model proposes to…
Rotary has It right … In this populist world we live in, there seems to be an escalating confrontation between politicians and the media. We see it every day in the United States, aided and abetted by their President and his daily tweets lashing out at any reporter or…