Mine set for fall opening

News | May 17 |   1 |  

Worries abound as water levels dip to historic lows

A wooden dock extending out into dry grassland. A family cottage that can no longer be reached by boat.
A marina hammered by the twin blows of high dredging costs and fewer customers.

Ministry announces disaster relief after flood

MUSKOKA – The province has announced that it will provide financial support for flood-damaged communities, though how much funding each will get is yet unknown.

UPDATE: Strike could hit holiday liquor

UPDATE: The LCBO reached a tentative agreement with its unionized employees as of Thursday evening.


ALMAGUIN – The deadline for an LCBO strike is looming as of first thing...

Sexualization of women more challenging for girls in rural areas

MUSKOKA - This is the second in a series of four articles looking at how sexualization of women in the media affects girls.

Hawks reflect on a good year after crushing defeat

Muskoka field lacrosse players are reminiscing on a fun year while limping back after being eliminated in the Eastern finals in the Ontario Minor Field Lacrosse League.

Off to a good start

HUNTSVILLE - It didn’t look good at first.
One hour before the start of the inaugural Lake of Bays Road Race on Sunday morning, the weather was atrocious, with precipitation alternating...

Hawks offer little effort in 12-3 season opening loss to Wilmot Wild

HUNTSVILLE - It wasn’t the start the Huntsville Hawks wanted.
The Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League team dropped its home opener of the 2013 season on Saturday night, a 12-3 decision to the...

Ski patrol recognizes its best at annual awards banquet

HUNTSVILLE - The Canadian Ski Patrol-Muskoka District has recognized some of its valuable volunteers for the year, including one member who carried on his duties in the face of adversity.
The...

Nature’s chaotic beauty captured in art show

HUNTSVILLE – An area artist well known for his work with Group of Seven murals will present a show of his landscape and expressionism work this weekend.

Annual concert kicks-off mental health awareness month

HUNTSVILLE – It is time to raise a fork and a fiddle bow for mental health awareness.

Team Canada hero calls Game 7 goal “greatest of my life”

HUNTSVILLE - Paul Henderson and his wife Eleanor will speak at the 11th annual Mayors of Muskoka Prayer Breakfast on April 6.

Trajectories traces the artistic paths of bursary winners

BRACEBRIDGE – Trajectories, an exhibition featuring the work of 16 past recipients of the Jean E. MacDonald Student Bursary, opened at the Chapel Gallery in Bracebridge on Saturday, March 30.

A place we can call home

It’s hard to say just what makes home feel like home. It’s not like you can just pull out a spray bottle and throw some scent in the air and the feeling will begin to wash over you...

Proud of the hard work nurses do

To the Editor:

As Canadians celebrate national Nursing Week (May 6-12), I thought I...

Doing us all proud

It is an empty, sinking feeling to hold a party and nobody shows up. You look around the empty space and wonder what went wrong, and what will you do with all that food.

Fortunately, that’s...

Letters | May 02 |  (2)

Attack ads are waste of taxpayer dollars

Editor’s Note: The following was requested to appear as a Letter to the Editor.

To Tony Clement:

Mr. Clement, I want you to know that am totally appalled by the news both...