All Stories

July 2021

• USEFUL CONVENTIONS WORTH LEARNING – PART 105 Jul 01
• Bracebridge driver charged with impaired Jul 01
• Art Fx #3: “Helve Lake #9” by Pat Fairhead Jul 01

June 2021

• Man charged in truck climbing incident Jun 30
• New emergency notification system available to all Muskoka residents free of charge Jun 30
• Long & McQuade reveal plans for former Home Hardware space Jun 30
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: Lakeshore House on Sparrow Lake Jun 30
• Roby Roy II resurrected and ready to sail Jun 29
• Expect temporary closures on Boyer Lane Jun 29
• Ford in Bracebridge for funding announcement Jun 28
• Rotary rolls back Canada Day celebrations Jun 28
• Bracebridge author sets sail with Broken Anchor Jun 28
• Time for innovators to innovate Jun 27
• Wahta Chief urges no fireworks out of respect Jun 27
• Paddle Club comes back to life Jun 26
• Bud Heaven opens second Bracebridge shop Jun 26
• Black Bridge now open Jun 25
• Town temporarily closing Wellington Street North Jun 25
• Due to COVID, District again extends compliance date for mandatory water and sewer connections Jun 25
• Swim advisory for Muskoka Bay Park Beach Jun 25
• Multiple Muskoka Lakes Property Owners Charged Jun 25
• Ontarians 18+ can rebook second vaccines for earlier dates starting on June 28 Jun 25
• SWS is back on the water Jun 25
• Healing and the wheel of time | Commentary Jun 25
• OPP lay four impaired charges in one night Jun 24
• Muskoka Lakes endorses suicide hotline Jun 24
• Ontario moves to Step Two of reopening plan on June 30 Jun 24
• USEFUL CONVENTIONS WORTH LEARNING – PART 104 Jun 24
• Art Fx #2 : “Mystical Peeps” by Bonnie Bews Jun 24
• Gravenhurst playground undergoes complete overhaul Jun 23
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: Downtown Bracebridge Jun 23
• Stan Darling Insurance officially arrives in South Muskoka Jun 23
• COVID-19 Delta variant has arrived in Muskoka Jun 23
• Proposed provincial policy changes could render more than 100 Muskoka properties undevelopable Jun 23
• Stop Work Order Issued on Two Lake Joseph Properties Jun 22
• Muskoka scheduled to run out of landfill space by 2036: Harding Jun 22
• Badger Paddles expands to Gravenhurst Jun 21
• Bill Dickinson receives Muskoka Conservancy’s 2021 Wayland Drew Award Jun 21
• Gravenhurst man arrested for impaired boating Jun 21
• Dog Attack in Gravenhurst Jun 21
• Emotional tribute to lost Indigenous children held in Bracebridge Jun 21
• Bala tower to meet “unprecedented” internet demand Jun 21
• Bracebridge celebrates 80 years of St. John’s Ambulance Jun 21
• New Bala Falls bridge met with mixed reviews Jun 21
• Golf croquet comes to Muskoka Jun 20
• Tattoo you Jun 20
• Court recap (Assualt-Impaired) Jun 18
• Baseball diamond lights approved despite opposition Jun 18
• Bracebridge eyes cycling improvements Jun 18
• Progress pride flag raised at South Muskoka schools Jun 18
• District tightens environmental rules on several lakes Jun 18
• Council briefs: Invasive species/ Accessible docks/ Student of the year Jun 18
• Gravenhurst council votes no to boat launch fee, for now Jun 17
• Top of the World – Brearley makes Team Canada Jun 17
• Court recap (impaired – careless) Jun 17
• Gravenhurst Virtual Car Show now live Jun 17
• 215 signs to commemorate Kamloops tragedy Jun 17
• 31 “Littles” await big brothers and sisters in Muskoka Jun 17
• USEFUL CONVENTIONS WORTH LEARNING – PART 103 Jun 17
• Art Fx #1 : “Inner Beauty” by Janice Feist Jun 17
• Landmark bridge gets a new lease on life Jun 16
• COVID-19 in Muskoka: By the numbers Jun 16
• Government building new child care spaces in Port Carling Jun 16
• District initiatives “boat to bin” garbage collection Jun 16
• Bracebridge Car Show canceled Jun 16
• It’s Wayback Wednesday Jun 16
• Bracebridge doctor earns top teaching award Jun 16
• We must do more than wear orange Jun 16
• No fireworks for Canada Day Jun 15
• Council considers “sea can” buildings Jun 15
• Joanne Twist named Gravenhurst Senior of The Year Jun 15
• Macaulay students take top prize Jun 15
• Total fire ban lifted, Muskoka’s fire rating now set to moderate Jun 15
• A more constructive Opposition Jun 15
• Bracebridge poised to declare climate emergency Jun 15
• Chautauqua celebrates a century of cultural enlightenment Jun 14
• Who gets paid? Jun 14
• Solving the housing crunch is something we should all get behind Jun 14
• Car hopping connection leads to trafficking conviction Jun 14
• A novel idea turns 20 Jun 14
• A note from the editor Jun 14
• Proposals on the table for Muskoka Regional Centre Jun 12
• A multi-vendor marketplace Muskoka can call its own: ShopMuskokaLakes.ca Jun 12
• Muskoka Hornets return to diamonds for 2021 Jun 12
• Duplicate Bridge tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 102 Jun 12
• Dr. Charles Gardner receives unanimous support from Board of Health Jun 09
• Township expected to implement short-term rental regulations in winter of 2022 Jun 08
• RTO Summit open to the public Jun 08
• Duplicate Bridge tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 101 Jun 04
• OPP make arrest in vehicle thefts Jun 04
• Clarkes Lane developer forgoes public meeting due to untimely decisions on planning applications, heads straight to LPAT Jun 03
• Muskoka Wharf marina is open for the season Jun 02
• Duplicate Bridge tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 100 Jun 02

May 2021

• Confrontation sends man to hospital May 31
• Muskoka Beach Park closed for the season May 27
• Muskoka stepping up Tourette syndrome awareness with virtual trek May 25
• Gravenhurst re-opens outdoor amenities May 21
• Human remains discovered in Gravenhurst May 20
• Gravenhurst names new CAO May 19
• Time for a ‘do-over’ on Bill C-10: MP Scott Aitchison May 15