HUNTSVILLE — Who says you have to wait until May 2-4 to crack open Muskoka-time? After a sold-out bus tour to local craft brewers last fall, Deerhurst is bringing even more local and Ontario beer makers to the resort March 7. Some of Ontario’s finest craft breweries are coming north for the first BEERHURST-at-DEERHURST, a […]
HUNTSVILLE — What price democracy? Voters suffered another hit here Monday, as councillors elected alone to fill a second vacant seat within five weeks by themselves, rather through public election. At their January 27 council meeting, council chose to fill new Mayor Karen Terziano’s vacant Huntsville ward council seat by “appointment.” A town release said […]
GRAVENHURST — A Sunday driver turned out to be a danger to himself and others on Hwy. 11. Provincial police say that on January 26, at 7:40 p.m., OPP officers were sent chasing a vehicle that was travelling northbound on Hwy. 11 in Gravenhurst in a reportedly “very erratic manner.” The vehicle eventually crashed into […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Bank staff suspicious of a man withdrawing large sums of money Friday, summoned police who arrested and charged a Quebec man with identity theft and forged a document. He was in bail court this morning facing two additional related charges. Provincial police say that on Friday, January 24, officers were alerted to the […]
GRAVENHURST — Liam Brearley is a tried, tested and true Olympian. The Gravenhurst snowboarder is still buzzing after his quick return last week from Switzerland, where he won three medals at the Youth Olympics in Laussane. He had to rush back for exams at GHS, where the 16-year-old is a student. He turns 17 Feb. […]
LAKE OF BAYS — Police are investigating after multiple break and enters at a property on Muskoka Road 117 Friday. The OPP say that on January 24 Huntsville detachment officers were called to investigate three B&Es in the Township of Lakes of Bays, east of Huntsville and Bracebridge. They say the thief entered buildings on […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Six weeks out from a leadership convention, local provincial Liberals get a look this afternoon at five of the six candidates vying to resurrect the party from near oblivion. After a devastating loss to Doug Ford in 2018, in which the government for 15 years fell from 54 seats to seven and lost […]
Letter to the Editor: This is a synopsis of a letter of objection sent to both the Town of Huntsville and the District of Muskoka in the past year, to register my objection to the proposed 29-lot development on South Mary Lake Road in Port Sydney. This development, known as Pine Haven Estates, is now […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Parents stuck with added alternative care costs due to school labour disruptions can apply for funding assistance. According to MPP Norm Miller, the province has launched its “Support for Parents” initiative to help families pay for those unexpected childcare costs. In a statement Wednesday, following the latest employee job action that has […]
GRAVENHURST — Tired of winter, yet? Well, how about a good, ol’ weekend sing-along? The Elderberries Choir has just the hour-and-a-half to cheer you up Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in Gravenhurst. They present a selection of winter songs, including “A Marshmallow World,” “Slow Dancing in the Snow,” and “Jingle Bells (sort of). Director Louise […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man on probation was in bail court today after what police are calling a “serious assault” involving a weapon last night. They say that on Sunday Jan. 19, 2020, at 8 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call at a home Bracebridge. They say a dispute erupted within the residence that […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A Muskoka Lakes man is to appear in bail court tomorrow, Jan. 21, on a number of drug and auto theft-related charges after being arrested in police stop last Wednesday. Provincial police say that on Jan. 15, 2020, at 10:45 a.m. officers at Bracebridge made a traffic stop on Woodchester Avenue after they say […]
HUNTSVILLE — A missing person search here ended in a death today. Yesterday, Jan. 19, provincial police at Huntsville were asked for help finding a missing 45-year-man. The male was last known to be in the Hoodstown Shores Road area of town. With the help of the Huntsville Fire Department and OPP specialty units, uniformed […]
HUNTSVILLE — Ever wonder where that municipal hotel tax fee on your room goes? Well, the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association (HMATA) has partnered with 11 local organizations and recently approved $233,000 in funding through their new partnership program announced in December. “The goal of this program is to engage organizations, with new and existing […]
MUSKOKA — And baby makes two. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is pleased to introduce the first babies born in 2020 at each of its two hospital sites. At the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) site Winter-Lee Anne Sui-Handy arrived at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 to parents Sunny Sui and Stephanie Handy of […]
HUNTSVILLE — Bragging rights for the first Muskoka baby of the decade goes to (drum roll, please) …. Rosie Jo Margaret Schat. The little cutey is the first baby born in 2020, at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. Parents Chloe and A.J. Schat, of Huntsville, welcomed Rosie Jo at 10:50 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 2. She […]
ORILLIA — He was due to arrive on January 2 but Owen Alexander Davidson decided January 1st would be a better birthday, and in the process became Orillia’s first baby of the New Year born at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH). The second child of Lynda Woolner and Lucas Davidson of Oro Medonte, Owen arrived […]
BARRIE — Each year more than 2,000 babies are born in Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) birthing unit and while each one is a unique and beautiful miracle, it calls for a special occasion to welcome the first baby born in the new decade at the health centre. As such, RVH is proud to […]
DEAR EDITOR: In my backyard: Impacts of new arena development Bracebridge is committing to a $50 million decision to rebuild our arena (Mult-Use Community Centre) in a part of the town of Bracebridge where our once fields are now growing up secondary forests. Deforesting this portion of land has dramatic repercussion and If we don’t […]
GRAVENHURST — Drivers in Gravenhurst who encounter a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Spot Check this festive season may see more than police officers out combating impaired driving. Other first responders are joining ranks with the Ontario Provincial Police to send a strong message discouraging impaired driving, says a release from the fire department. “Our […]