By John Merritt Simcoe County Historical Association Special to MuskokaTODAY.com Anson Greene Phelps Dodge was the founder of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company, which operated sawmills along southern Georgian Bay from 1870 into the 1920s. He was known as Alphabet Dodge because he signed his name with all three of his first initials. Dodge was […]
MUSKOKA — Works continues on Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s study and evaluation of its options for hospital care in the long-term future. Its Capital Plan Development Task Force met for its 15th meeting on April 9 to examine its Model Evaluation Criteria, they say in a release. The task force confirmed that its evaluation of the […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Thanks to “some amazing people,” Norm Miller’s save the hospitals petition has about 4,000 names in less than three weeks. The Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller made the following statement in the legislautre Tuesday, thanking the volunteers who have been working tirelessly to distribute and collect petitions to save the Huntsville District […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Graydon Smith has been described many ways since becoming mayor. But having a “distincly tart flavor, citrusy aroma, lively effervescence and light-bodied crispness” may be a first. Now he’s stuck with it after “Grayder’s Pink Grapefruit Radler” won over beer lovers with the people’s choice award at the 2017 Sessions Muskoka Beer Festival. […]
BRACEBRIDGE — The Muskoka Lawn Bowling Club is rolling in money. Just weeks away from its first full season start, for the second straight year they’ve received $25,000 from the Government of Canada’s New Horizon for Seniors program, says a club release. The funding will allow the club to purchase a greens roller and to […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Maggie Ringling was dearly loved and was renowned for her passion and commitment to the development of support services for women and children. The Maggie Ringling Award has been awarded annually since 2009 by the YWCA Muskoka board of directors to an individual, woman or man, or organization for breaking down barriers and […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Sunday’s Earth Day celebration is an opportunity not to be wasted. In the lead up to Earth Day, Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller moved a motion calling upon the government to make Ontario a leader in the emerging field of compostable packaging. He’s been big on the issue urging the government in […]
QUEEN’S PARK — Parry Sound-Muskoka residents are among the top organ donors in Ontario. That’s according to MPP Norm Miller who lauded his constituents. He made the following statement congratulating Parry Sound and other towns in the riding for their high organ donor registration rates and thanking Sandra Holdsworth for her efforts to raise awareness […]