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November 2021

• Vaccines mandatory for hospital visitors starting Nov. 22 Nov 6
• Sugarloaf Island continues to cause concerns Nov 5
• Arts co-op hosts handmade holiday event Nov 5
• Art Fx: Blue Reflection by Michael Toole Nov 5
• Queen and Shier closed most of next week Nov 5
• COVID-19 in Muskoka: By the numbers Nov 4
• Muskoka Lakes considers fireworks crackdown Nov 4
• Police investigate York Street death Nov 3
• Town says business as usual, despite Mayor’s announcement Nov 3
• Graydon Smith named 2022 Ontario PC Party candidate Nov 3
• Pines residents under lockdown Nov 3
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: “A scene near Bracebridge” Nov 3
• Missing man located in Georgian Bay Township Nov 2
• Ontario proposing minimum wage increase Nov 2
• After 20 years in office, Norm Miller calls it a career Nov 2
• Alleged impaired driver arrest in OPP parking lot Nov 2
• Bracebridge OPP report 20 accidents overnight Nov 2
• South Muskoka power outage – students advised to stay home Nov 2
• Health unit pauses non-COVID-19 public immunization services Nov 1
• District transitions another seven bins sites – 70 remain Nov 1
• Listen up! The good, the bad…and the scary | Commentary Nov 1

October 2021

• Pines staff positive for Covid Oct 31
• Muskoka Royal of the Day Oct 31
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 122 Oct 30
• Muskoka OPP add new officers Oct 30
• GHS students craft ceramic poppies in support of the Legion Oct 29
• Health Unit offers treat or treating advice Oct 29
• Art Fx #10: “‘Romeo and Juliet” by Wendy Moses Oct 29
• Last chance to access Dara’s Fund Oct 28
• Official plan up or public review Oct 28
• Town vaccine policy takes effect Nov. 1 Oct 27
• Have we got a deal for you Muskoka! Oct 27
• 80-year-old fights off black bear, wins bravery award Oct 27
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: Gravenhurst Citizens Parade, 1896 Oct 27
• Enbridge helps out Bracebridge FD Oct 27
• Gravenhurst council votes to recommend ward boundary review Oct 26
• Cue the abuse!: Sally Barnes | Commentary Oct 26
• Monck Public School declares covid outbreak Oct 25
• Santa to show science skills in Gravenhurst Oct 25
• Council backs Memorial Arena as affordable housing, daycare Oct 25
• Hospital Foundation names new Executive Director Oct 25
• Our energy future: a mini-series on the energy transition and Canada’s role in it | Commentary Oct 25
• Listen up! It’s all about reasonable steps | Commentary Oct 25
• The question is WHY Oct 24
• Local clubs get provincial funding Oct 23
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 121 Oct 23
• Gravenhurst public washrooms now closed Oct 22
• Digital medicine is evolving in Muskoka Oct 22
• Art Fx #9: “‘Island in the Distance” by Andrea Ross Oct 22
• COVID-19 in Muskoka: By the numbers Oct 22
• Bid to reinstate passenger rail service in northeastern Ontario continues Oct 22
• Downtown Master Plan approved, trail unlikely Oct 21
• Muskoka Shoebox Project once again helping lift the spirits of women in need Oct 21
• Library now offering free Hoopla service Oct 21
• Another case of Covid reported at Monck School Oct 20
• Police stop turns up BB gun, bayonet and baton Oct 20
• Oktoberfest arrives in Muskoka Oct 20
• District moves forward with 48-hour testing for non-exempt, unvaccinated staff on their dime Oct 20
• Planning for an economic recovery fueled by growth: MPP Norm Miller Oct 20
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: Bracebridge Memorial Hospital Oct 20
• COVID-19 in Muskoka: By the numbers Oct 20
• Former Huntsville man guilty on child porn Oct 19
• Police continue to search for Sierra in El Peublito crash Oct 19
• Leonard Lake now clear of blue-green algae Oct 19
• District reopens offices to public Oct 19
• MAHC gets $885,268 from the province Oct 19
• Curbside garbage collection switches to biweekly on Nov. 1 Oct 18
• Town wants provincial help with “renovictions” Oct 18
• Listen up! Challenges for a new Parliament | Commentary Oct 18
• Bracebridge man gets house arrest for scamming seniors Oct 17
• Wellington blockade a worthwhile experiment, says council Oct 16
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 120 Oct 16
• Controversial cottage making national headlines Oct 15
• Rotary revue features Mamma Mia!, Sister Act and more Oct 15
• Let’s travel the road to reconciliation together: MP Scott Aitchison Oct 15
• Partial Germania closure starts Oct. 25 Oct 14
• Haight grants now open in Gravenhurst Oct 14
• Financial injection available for local tourism businesses Oct 14
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: Curling on the main street, Gravenhurst Oct 13
• Listen up! Is it time to lighten up a little? | Commentary Oct 13
• District reporting positive numbers from the Airport Oct 12
• Drugs and driving don’t mix for Bracebridge man Oct 12
• Benches commemorate three murdered Bracebridge women Oct 12
• Increased staffing in LTC will result in more direct care for residents in Parry Sound-Muskoka: Miller Oct 12
• Cranberry Festival back for 2021 Oct 11
• Town moves to repair McNabb subdivision drainage issues Oct 11
• Gone Fishin’ Oct 10
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 119 Oct 9
• Multiple impaired charges laid overnight Oct 9
• The price of hot heads and cold hearts: Sally Barnes | Commentary Oct 9
• Police find missing Bracebridge teen (Updated) Oct 8
• GO-VAXX bus headed for South Muskoka Oct 8
• Bracebridge man shoots hole in his house, court hears Oct 7
• Gravenhurst welcomes multiple cannabis shops Oct 7
• Gravenhurst resident stabbed and robbed Oct 7
• Coco Bear Fund helps address mental health issues Oct 6
• It’s Wayback Wednesday: Bracebridge High School class 1927 Oct 6
• Apple Days arrive in Bracebridge Oct 6
• Maple Leafs headed for Gravenhurst Oct 6
• Huntsville and Bracebridge united by soccer Oct 5