The Muskoka Lakes Fire Department was cleared for more than $500,000 in new equipment during [...]
Matt Driscoll
Black Bridge sculpture to memorialize child lost to cancer
The heartbreak of a Bracebridge family is set to be transmuted in steel at the hands of one of [...]
Bracebridge Library numbers skyrocket during pandemic
The pandemic may have decreased the number of people going to restaurants and concerts, but use [...]
Muskoka Lakes eyes crackdown on noisy watercraft
Muskoka Lakes council says something needs to be done when it comes to noisy watercraft. During [...]
Paramedic service implements Fit2Sit program to reduce patient off-load times
When a patient arrives at area hospitals by ambulance, paramedics must wait until they can [...]
Bracebridge committee votes to freeze new short term rentals
Bracebridge council is set to freeze all new short-term rentals (STRs) within the Town limits. [...]
Single-stream recycling to begin June 6
Following years of separating recycling into two streams, Muskoka residents will soon be able [...]
Leah Leslie to play Opera House this Friday
It may not be that far geographically from the music room of Huntsville High School to the [...]
Rentals benefit entire Muskoka economy, say owners
Vacation rentals, more commonly referred to as STRs, have been a hot topic in Ontario over the [...]
Inspector takes over as South Muskoka’s top cop
From the Bracebridge OPP: Congratulations to Inspector Jason Nickle as he takes on the role of [...]


Do we really need a district government? How did Muskoka survive before the District Council was created.
The fix is in. The new District Chair will also have the so-called strong Mayor powers so he can overturn…
The appointment of our District Chair by the Doug Ford is part of a continuing threat to local democracy. To…
I am so very unhappy to see that the Province (Ontario) has decided it is better at deciding who should…
An appointment that serves provincial objectives cancels out democracy at the regional level.