{"id":186331,"date":"2025-02-14T13:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=186331"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:06:39","slug":"do-we-want-hospitals-in-huntsville-and-bracebridge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/do-we-want-hospitals-in-huntsville-and-bracebridge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Do we want two hospitals in Muskoka? | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am 98 years old and have seen many elections. I have lived to see candidates run and do their best for our community. I admire the programs of all the different parties from time to time. They all have great characteristics and I\u2019m delighted to see people standing up for them. They are all attempting to make the country wonderful. I don\u2019t dare say that they have been trying to make the country \u201cGREAT AGAIN\u2019\u2019 because that is being used too often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my lifetime we had opportunities to have hospitals in our community. These hospitals have been given to us when the Conservative Party has been in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have recently entered into agreements for two hospitals, one in Huntsville and one in Bracebridge. This is being administrated by the Conservative Party of Ontario. This has only happened because we had a government that had a majority and we had a member of the Conservative Party representing us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 30 other communities looking for hospitals and we are at the head of the line, so they are waiting for us to make a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is prudent that we must consider this and vote for the party that has given us the opportunity to have our new hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we vote for any other party, there may be some delays or even cancellation of having our hospitals built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the future of our families and looking after our health and the employment opportunities for people, please consider voting for the party that is giving us new hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob Hutcheson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am 98 years old and have seen many elections. 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