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February 2025

• District declares Significant Weather Event as Muskoka braces for another winter storm Feb 15
• Provincial Liberals officially announce candidate for Muskoka-Parry Sound Feb 15
• Weekend weather forecast Feb 14
• Gravenhurst woman wins $250,000 on Instant Monopoly Feb 14
• Whats open and closed in Bracebridge for Family Day Feb 14
• Free fishing this Family Day weekend Feb 14
• Work to begin soon on safety improvements for flats area of Hwy #118 Feb 14
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 13
• Bracebridge OPP investigating string of thefts east of HWY 11 Feb 13
• Rotary ventures Into the Woods for 47th annual musical Feb 13
• TLDSB announces closure of schools in anticipation of snowstorm Feb 12
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 12
• Sound and Sight: Carter Pharoah – Doing it one gig at a time Feb 12
• Sheila Diane Morrison Feb 12
• Trillium Lakelands District School Board leaves Elon Musk’s X platform Feb 12
• Wayback Wednesday: Gravenhurst, 1970s Feb 12
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 11
• Funding now available for Bracebridge businesses Feb 11
• Mobility scooter driver charged with impaired driving Feb 11
• YMCA Muskoka announces 2025 Women of Distinction Feb 11
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 10
• Listen Up! Donald Trump’s eye on Canada must be taken seriously | Commentary Feb 10
• Town of Bracebridge announces new Director of Recreation Feb 10
• Gravenhurst man arrested for impaired driving on Beaver Ridge Rd Feb 10
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 9
• Bracebridge OPP charge two with impaired on Friday night Feb 9
• Battle for the Barge bigger and better for 2025 Feb 8
• OPP: More than 40% of snowmobile fatalities occur on frozen lakes and rivers Feb 8
• Fatality confirmed in Highway 11 pileup Feb 7
• Gravenhurst man’s third impaired comes in at quadruple the legal limit Feb 7
• Shadow is searching for a hero this Cupcake Day  Feb 6
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 6
• Democracy spawned Trump so now what?: Sally Barnes | Commentary Feb 6
• Young entrepreneur raises fund for Food4Kids Muskoka Feb 6
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 5
• Wayback Wednesday: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1938(?) Feb 5
• Man attempts to rob woman in Gravenhurst laundromat Feb 5
• Schreiner and Richter announce 5-Point Plan for Parry Sound–Muskoka Feb 5
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 4
• Ontario NDP announces Jim Ronholm as candidate for Parry Sound-Muskoka Feb 4
• Bears drop weekend matches to Huntsville and Stayner Feb 4
• Gravenhurst woman stuck in snowbank, arrested for impaired Feb 4
• Sportsplex pool closure from February 7 to 9 due to swim meet Feb 4
• 85-unit condo dwelling proposed for Covered Bridge subdivision Feb 4
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 3
• Listen Up! Why is a provincial election crucial now? | Commentary Feb 3
• $29 million cocaine bust involves GTA and Gravenhurst seizures Feb 3
• Study find four bridges in Bracebridge in “poor” condition  Feb 3
• John Bates Feb 3
• Doppler daily weather report Feb 2
• Bracebridge FD offers update on Monica Lane fire Feb 2
• Premier Doug Ford responds to %25 US tariffs Feb 2
• Business fire closes Moinca Lane in Bracebridge Feb 1
• OPP take two separate drivers off the road for driving impaired on the same night Feb 1

January 2025

• Weekend weather forecast Jan 31
• Muskoka driver charged at RIDE check Jan 31
• Memorist visits Author’s Association for special event Jan 31
• Liquor store theft leads to scuffle with police Jan 31
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 30
• OPP warn residents of calls impersonating OPP, RCMP and Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Jan 30
• The 31st annual Kearney Dog Sled Races return on February 8 and 9 Jan 30
• Town of Bracebridge seeks illustrator for Woodchester Storybook Trail update Jan 30
• Bracebridge OPP lay four impaired driving charges in four days Jan 30
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 29
• Students recognized for quick thinking during Huntsville bus fire Jan 29
• More than 2,700 Grades 4, 5, and 6 students facing suspension Jan 29
• Ontario election to be held February 27 Jan 29
• Wayback Wednesday: Snow Machine, 1915 Jan 29
• YWCA announces nominees for 2025 Women of Distinction Jan 29
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 28
• Hospital advocacy group says they now have “no confidence” in redevelopment plan  Jan 28
• Northern Ontario Heritage Fund eligibility extended to Muskoka Jan 28
• Author shares her journey to publication of ovel, Unrest Jan 28
• District pumps $2 million into affordable housing Jan 28
• Gravenhurst pledges 30 percent emmision cut by 2030 Jan 27
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 27
• New funding puts four additional beds in Andy’s House Jan 27
• Young resident wins Gravenhurst Winter Carnival button contest  Jan 27
• Driver crashes into guard rail, impaired by cocaine and fentanyl Jan 26
• Town raises the Bracebridge 150 flag to celebrate anniversary milestone Jan 26
• Search warrant in Mactier leads to charges related to drug trafficking Jan 26
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 26
• Health unit immunization clinics open to Gr. 4, 5 and 6 students to help avoid suspension Jan 26
• Muskoka Rotary Clubs make big donations to YWCA Jan 25
• Snowcross racing set for Bracebridge fairgrounds on Saturday Jan 24
• Gravenhurst residents will vote by phone and internet in next election Jan 24
• MAHC Board of Directors seeking applications Jan 24
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 23
• District officially opening Cell #4 at Rosewarne Landfill Jan 23
• What’s the law regarding passing working snowplows? Jan 23
• Two Muskoka residents to recieve the King Charles III Coronation Medal Jan 23
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 22
• John William Somerset  Jan 22
• Man guilty of exposing himself at Gravenhurst restaurant Jan 22
• Transport driver charged in Hwy 11 collision Jan 22
• Wayback Wednesday: Red and White Store Bala, 1960s Jan 22
• Tow truck driver taken to hospital after transport collides with crash scene Jan 21
• Doppler daily weather report Jan 21
• Bracebridge OPP respond to 14 collisions in 24 hours Jan 21
• Leaky Muskoka Lumber Community Centre roof shutters some sections of the building Jan 21