BRACEBRIDGE — A new chapter in the long book that is Woodchester Villa began Thursday. Deputy Mayor Rick Maloney, councillors Archie Buie, Steve Clement, Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini , Don Smith and Chris Wilson celebrated the grand reopening of Woodchester, the town’s newest event space, says a town release Friday. “After a long restoration journey, I am […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Transit users here can Ride the Wave more easily Monday by just waving their card over the fare box. Starting July 16, Bracebridge Transit will be offering the reloadable, re-useable “waveCARD” for the conventional bus service. The cards will be available for purchase at the Town of Bracebridge Municipal Office, Bracebridge Sportsplex and […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Government MPP Norm Miller is touting today’s throne speech as a way to protect hospitals, schools and “other vital public services.” That’s a bit of a rare departure for a party know to oppose big government and spending. The Parry Sound-Muskoka member of Provincial Parliament says he is “proud to be a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Social media reports rusing to claim the sale of child ID safety kits as a scam are wrong, say police in Muskoka. The say that on Wednesday July 11, OPP officers conducted an investigation into a suspected scam operating in the area involving the sale of “McGruff” child ID and safety kits. The […]
BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION — Fire ban orders are spreading like — well, wild fire. Following all of Muskoka and nearby Tay and Tiny Townships earlier this week, the most recent one comes from a First Nations territory in the west of the district. Midland, Penetanguishene and fire departments in Haliburton have announced similar total fire bans. That’s […]
Throne Speech Opens Parliament to Take to Help the People TORONTO — After cleaning house at Ontario Hydro, today Premier Doug Ford promised to cut hydro costs and end the York University strike. In a Speech from the Throne at Queen’s Park on Thursday, July 12, Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell officially opened the 42nd Parliament and “set out […]
CENTRAL ONTARO — Home and business owners are warned to be on the lookout for a paving scam. Dufferin OPP say paving company identified as Q-Line Paving has been connected to numerous complaints to police about paving scams in their area. OPP say Q-line is offering low-cost paving as they have a “surplus” of asphalt […]
GRAVENHURST — If you live in the core of town and you smell smoke — call 911 immediately. Remind your neighbours far and wide that that acrid taste filling your mouth and nostrils at dusk must stop — now. It’s “zero tolerance” — or it will cost you hundreds of dollars. With major forest fires […]