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October 2023

• Downtown Bracebridge fast becoming Muskoka’s cuisine capital Oct 25
• Wayback Wednesday: Gravenhurst Train Station fire, 1912 Oct 25
• Health unit announces availability of COVID-19 XBB vaccine Oct 25
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 24
• Business owner alerts police to impaired driver Oct 24
• Fund created to help attract health care workers to Muskoka Oct 24
• Lake Muskoka dam a disaster waiting to happen, says staff Oct 24
• Groups with opposing views on gender ideology hold peaceful rallies downtown Oct 23
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 23
• Restaurant workers put the brakes on potential impaired driver Oct 23
• Port Carling arena roof project out, docks and HVAC projects in Oct 23
• Canoe and paddle auction starts today! Oct 23
• Listen Up! Damn the scammers !!: A guest post by Sally Barnes | Commentary Oct 23
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 22
• Lawn Bowling Club reports successful croquet season Oct 22
• Listen Up! How can Canada best contribute to the battle against climate change?: A guest post by Hugh Holland | Commentary Oct 22
• BMLSS Co-op Student of Month Oct 21
• Muskoka Bay Park remains closed following explosion Oct 20
• Weekend weather forecast Oct 20
• Community rallies to support Hospice Muskoka Oct 20
• Rallies called for tomorrow in Huntsville and Bracebridge Oct 20
• Bracebridge woman guilty of selling malnourished kittens Oct 20
• District approves $77.3M for hospital redevelopment Oct 20
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 19
• Muskoka OPP warn residents of grandparents scam Oct 19
• OPP: Mental health issues have increased dramatically in Muskoka Oct 19
• SMMH North Wing COVID-19 outbreak declared over Oct 19
• SIFFT Electric expands into Huntsville area Oct 19
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 19
• Celebrating Swedetown: Plaque unveiling Nov. 2 in Gravenhurst Oct 18
• Drone Show and Bachman show this Saturday in Minett Oct 18
• Wayback Wednesday: Welcome to Gravenhurst Oct 18
• Bracebridge artist embraces local roots through art Oct 18
• Hefty fine for driver that blew through RIDE program Oct 17
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 17
• Commentary: Giving a healthy start with breastfeeding Oct 17
• Hospitals have a plan for $225 million local share Oct 17
• Bracebridge OPP make three impaired arrests over the weekend Oct 17
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 16
• Joint provincial carjacking task force announced Oct 16
• Ski Swap takes place Oct. 22 with earlier drop off at Algonquin Outfitters Oct 16
• Labyrinth proposed for Annie Williams Park in Bracebridge Oct 16
• Local historian takes readers back to Vintage Muskoka Oct 16
• Listen Up! It’s time we woke up | Commentary Oct 16
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 16
• Driver convicted after Bracebridge crash Oct 15
• Ontario Northland invites you to ‘connect’ with the Northlander Oct 14
• Health unit begins school immunization program for Grade 7 students Oct 14
• Traffic fatalities and close to 8,000 charges laid over long weekend Oct 14
• Weekend Weather Forecast Oct 13
• Memorial Park skating trail may not proceed this winter Oct 13
• McIntyre, Lyle William Oct 13
• Local school board reports big improvements on standardized tests Oct 13
• Oktoberfest Muskoka kicks off on October 18 Oct 13
• OPP issue warning over Middle East conflict Oct 13
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 12
• Restaurant employee puts the brakes on potential impaired drive Oct 12
• Girlfriends Getaway Weekend returns November 3-5 Oct 12
• Trethewey’s Falls Bridge rehabilitaion now finsihed Oct 12
• Town moves closer to acquiring St. Stephen’s Oct 12
• Health unit offering low-cost rabies clinics Oct 12
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 11
• October is National Disability Employment Month Oct 11
• Bracebridge residents petition for Highway 117 slow down Oct 11
• Wayback Wednesday: The Sagamo in Gravenhurst Oct 11
• Thief makes off with donation box in Gravenhurst Oct 11
• Mandatory masking returns to Muskoka’s hospitals Oct 11
• The Artist’s Eye: Tips from a Muskoka painter Oct 11
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 10
• Muskoka Lakes introduces Cloudpermitting for planning Oct 10
• Bracebridge councillors opt to retain Kimberly Street property Oct 10
• Listen Up! A stain on Canada: A guest post by Sally Barnes | Commentary Oct 9
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 9
• Jail for knife-wielding Gravenhurst criminal  Oct 9
• District relaunches Muskoka Housing Task Force Oct 9
• Special weather statement issued for west Muskoka, Bracebridge Oct 9
• Council considers costly McVittie Island dock repairs  Oct 8
• Muskoka Road 38 officially renamed Kanien’kehá:ka Iohatátie Oct 7
• Fowler Construction distributes 275 Thanksgiving dinners in the region Oct 7
• Firehouse Subs donating new equipment to Gravenhurst Oct 7
• Is Ontario 1000 times better? | Letters Oct 7
• Visits to Bracebridge Hospital’s North Wing suspended due to COVID outbreak Oct 6
• Weekend weather forecast Oct 6
• Huntsville OPP nab trio of impaired drivers Oct 6
• Trethewey’s Falls Bridge delayed again Oct 6
• Most Town facilities closed on Monday Oct 6
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 5
• Impaired Sea-Doo driver guilty of crashing into family Oct 5
• What is causing patient gridlock at MAHC? Oct 5
• Bracebridge general committee moves towards new accommodation tax Oct 5
• Fall maintenance starting, swim buoys coming out, washrooms closing Oct 5
• The Knitting Pilgrim visits the Muskoka Discovery Centre Oct 5
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 4
• Muskoka Lakes Public Library Appoints New CEO Oct 4
• Wayback Wednesday: The Inn on the Bay, Milford Bay Oct 4
• New rental rules expected to crack down on complaints  Oct 4
• Sparrow Lake Bridge closure begins Oct. 10 Oct 4
• Gravenhurst High School athlete of the month Oct 3
• Doppler daily weather report Oct 3
• Nancy Dougherty-Redshaw Oct 3