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HUNTSVILLE - Nobody will ever accuse Martin Barkey of not being a hands-on entrepreneur. Especially if you consider those hands are on the wheel of a modified racing car, travelling at break-neck...

News | May 10

Rotary goes diamond

GRAVENHURST - Service Above Self is the burden of love the...

Sports | May 16 |  

BMLSS girls kick off season with three-win...

A Bracebridge high school soccer team has kicked off its...

Sports | May 16

Knockout fighter follows through with three...

Spurred by the success of his first professional mixed...

News | May 16

Step by step, local man works towards a fresh...

It’s a long, lonely path to financial independence for...

Local | May 11

MUSKOKA-PARRY SOUND - Ontarians could be on their own a lot...

News | May 11

MACTIER - Melanie Ward says Mother’s Day is sometimes...

CanadaWorld | May 09

HUNTSVILLE - It seemed appropriate that Tom Mulcair shook...

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Flower farm has roots dating back to the 1800s

Flower farm has roots dating back to the 1800s

COMMANDA – Judy and Jim Merrick are getting back to their roots. But when the couple...

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News | May 16

Port Sydney community sale back on

PORT SYDNEY - There is good news for bargain hunters. The Port Sydney/Utterson and area Chamber of Commerce has stepped in and will be organizing the annual Port Sydney community garage sale this...

Local | May 16

MAHC posts budget surplus for second consecutive year

HUNTSVILLE - There finally appears to be light at the end of the financial tunnel for the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare board.
The board was told at its monthly meeting on Wednesday in Huntsville...

Local | May 16 |  

Summit centre to house sport memorabilia

Summit centre to house sport memorabilia

HUNTSVILLE - Don Lough had a slight smile on his face as he passed the Huntsville Sportsman of the Year trophy to a grinning Jack Bionda.
However, if you are taken aback that a presentation...

Business | May 16

Come on Inn

Come on Inn

HUNTSVILLE - A popular destination in the northeast Muskoka region has new owners and a new look.
Marina and Andrei Stulov have purchased the Dorset-based Nordic Inn. The former Toronto...

Sports

Local | May 16

Town moving forward with national tournament bid

HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville has taken one more step toward securing a national hockey championship tournament for next year.
The Town of Huntsville’s community services committee passed a...

Local | May 16

Huntsville juniors end losing streak

HUNTSVILLE - At long last, victory.
The Huntsville Hawks junior C lacrosse team ended its streak of futility as it celebrated its first win in team history on Thursday, edging Mimico at the Jack...

Local | May 16

Barrie hammers Muskoka Hornets

MUSKOKA - The Muskoka Hornets’ Mosquitos completed their first pre-season game on Saturday morning. They have lots of bugs to iron out as they dropped a 25-10 loss to a strong Barrie Red Sox...

Local | May 16

Senior team still winless

HUNTSVILLE - This was not the start the Huntsville Hawks were hoping for when the 2012 Ontario Senior B Lacrosse League started.
It was expected that the Hawks would have gotten out of the gate...

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What's On | May 10 |  

Reflections of Nature opens May 12

Reflections of Nature opens May 12

MUSKOKA — For Janine Marson, art is not about painting pleasant pictures. Rather, it has everything to do with who she is as a person, and what she feels is important and worthy of fighting to protect...

What's On | May 10

Walking in My Mother’s Shoes arts celebration May 12, 13

MUSKOKA - Muskoka Chautauqua presents the sixth annual Walking in My Mother’s Shoes this Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13.

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The world needs better planning

The world needs better planning

Fifty million years ago, world temperatures were 10 degrees Celsius warmer than today and Alberta was a sub-tropical home to dinosaurs, whose fossilized skeletons are on display at the Royal Ontario...

Letters | May 16

Kudos to boards’ part in project

Re Children’s mental health front, centre in Muskoka, Huntsville Forester article, May 9
 How wonderful to see that across Muskoka both school boards are taking part in the...

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Child's shoes send local couple on a Titanic journey
By Tamara de la Vega | May 16

Child's shoes send local couple on a Titanic journey

As Earl Northmore and his wife Sandra of Dorset commemorate the 100th...

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