A discussion about including braille on signage in the Town of Gravenhurst morphed into the possibility of adding quick response (QR) codes.  Coun. Penny Varney said the idea started during the March 21 Accessibility Advisory Committee when Carole Anne Simpson, Chair of the town's Public Art Advisory Committee, suggested including...

Soccer fields in Huntsville could soon get a seating upgrade.  Town council has accepted a proposed donation of up to 10 covered benches from the Huntsville Soccer Club.   Chris Occhiuzzi, vice president of the club, told council on Monday that five would be placed at the Macaulay South field, three...

Fowler Construction Company Ltd., based in Bracebridge, will handle nearly $3 million worth of road work in Gravenhurst.  Andrew Stacey, director of infrastructure services for the Town of Gravenhurst, details in his April 16 report to council where the work will be:  Narrows Rd. from Muskoka Rd. 169 to the...

A 40-year-old from Huntsville has been charged with dangerous operation after police say he hit a transport truck while driving the wrong way on Hwy. 11 S. in Huntsville. Provincial Const. Dana Morris says it happened around 6:30 p.m. on April 18. She adds the driver suffered minor injuries and was...

Bracebridge is seeking feedback on a long-standing by-law.  The town is asking residents to sound off on its Exotic and Wild Animal Control By-Law, which has been in place since 2002. Officials say it covers animals that are not usually kept as pets or not indigenous to Canada, such as...

It will cost the Town of Gravenhurst $762,320, but it will give the town's fire department a truck that only one other fire service in Ontario has.  Jared Cayley, fire chief for the Gravenhurst Fire Department, outlined in his April 16 report to council that City View Specialty Vehicles, based...