During a candlelight vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women the names of the 52 women in Ontario that have been killed this year because of violence will be read. Hannah Lin, Executive Director of the YWCA Muskoka, says the vigil will be held...

A new firetruck could soon be housed at the Bracebridge Fire Department. The town's General Committee gave its stamp of approval to purchase a 2,500 imperial gallon (IG) Fire Tanker Truck on Tuesday. In a report, done by Murray Medley, Fire Chief for the Bracebridge Fire Department, and Kim Ball,...

Former three-term mayor of Barrie Jeff Lehman has been chosen by the incoming District of Muskoka council to serve as the next chair. He defeated Curry Clifford, Terry Pilger, Howard Rosenthal, Don Smith, and Tim Withey. He will serve as chair for the 2022 to 2026 term. In a secret ballot,...

The first nighttime Bracebridge Santa Claus Parade was an "awesome" success, according to Don MacKay with the Rotary Club of Bracebridge-Muskoka Lakes. He says they have already decided to host the parade at night on Dec. 1, 2023. "We think we've hit a home run," says MacKay. While he admits there...

Wrap your food donations and check your outdoor lights– the 34th annual Project Porchlight is almost upon us. Starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department (HLOB) will go door-to-door in Huntsville and Lake of Bays collecting food for the Salvation Army Food Bank. Paul Calleja,...

Police are looking for the people responsible for breaking into a storage unit on Crawford Rd. in Gravenhurst and taking two red 2015 Ski-Doo snowmobiles. Provincial Constable Taryn Molnar says the break-and-enter happened around 1 AM on Dec. 2 when the storage facility's operations manager says the suspects made a...