SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Legal cannabis should be making life easier for drug users. But, according to the health unit, lingering stereotypes about people who use drugs are making it more difficult to provide treatment and prevent overdose, the Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy (SMOS) says. In a campaign running through the fall, the coalition hopes to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Here’s a guaranteed good Christmas concert worth getting out to the first weekend of Decemeber. The Muskoka Men of Song are one of the oldest, ongoing community choirs in the district. And they always put on one of the best nights of entertainment of any group or organization. While it’s their annual Christmas […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Provincial police are asking the public’s help in locating 28 year-old Jesse Campbell, of Bracebridge. He was last seen at his residence on Shier Street in Bracebridge on November 11, 2018, in the late afternoon. He is described as 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with a slim build and blue eyes. He has brown curly […]
GRAVENHURST — The jolly old man in red is set to descend on Gravenhurst soon and Gravenhurst firefighters are anxiously preparing to help him out once again this year. The Santa Claus Parade, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce is set to go on Saturday November 24th, and your local firefighters will be leading off […]
GRAVENHURST — Groups, businesses and individuals are busy working on their floats for the annual Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus Parade Saturday Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. If you’d like to enter a float, contact Sandy or Tara at the chamber at 705-687-4432. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s all get ‘Back to Nature.’ So, […]
RAMA — The Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Rama Police and the OPP welcomed community members and those from the surrounding area Wednesday, November 14, for Missing Persons Awareness Day. The event, the result of funding provided by the Indigenous Justice Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General, was at the Rama Community Hall from 9 a.m. to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Bracebridge-Muskoka Lakes Rotary Club is ready for its annual Santa Fun Run 2018! The event this year will take place on Sunday, December 2, just prior to the Bracebridge Santa Claus Parade. This 5km run/walk will start at the top of the hill, at David’s Muskoka Sound and Vision (old KFC). It starts […]
LAKE OF BAYS — Damage is estimated at $100,000 and an electrical appliance may be to blame for a morning cottage fire here Tuesday. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a reported fire on Lake of Bays Lane Tuesday morning shortly after 8 a.m. The cottage was being renovated and was not occupied. […]