Rivercove rallies after unprecedented flood

Watt looking for flair at first annual soapbox derby

PORT SYDNEY - Organizers are looking for colourful costumes and enthusiasm at the first Soap Box Derby at Watt Public School on May 25.

Police seeking help in solving mischief case

HUNTSVILLE - Police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving a case of mischief at a Huntsville business.
Huntsville OPP report that sometime over the May 18 to 19 weekend, some...

Muskoka feels tremors from Quebec earthquake

HUNTSVILLE - Many people like to start their holiday weekend off with a bang.
But for many residents in eastern Canada – Muskoka included – the Victoria Day long weekend started off...

Winners takes it all?

HUNTSVILLE - Could we still have a Winners?
Despite a company official stating in the April 24 edition of the Huntsville Forester that Huntsville “is not currently on its radar,&rdquo...

Nelson’s star rising with third straight MMA pro win

HUNTSVILLE - When ex-UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was plying his trade in the rings of the WWE, he was known as “The Next Big Thing,” a moniker that followed him as he moved from...

Hawks reflect on good year after crushing defeat at provincials

HUNTSVILLE - 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.
With one win...

Minor baseball groups announce merger

HUNTSVILLE - This past weekend, the boards of the Muskoka Hornets and the Huntsville Minor Baseball Association voted unanimously to merge.
The merger allows the Hornets to gain closer ties...

Dance studio reaps awards at competition

HUNTSVILLE - Members of the JJ Dance Performing Arts Studio in Huntsville competed at the Dancefest competition held at Deerhurst Resort on May 5 to 6.
Even though it was our very first...

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.

Muskoka residents will pay the price for RN cuts

I am writing to express the concern of registered nurses at Muskoka Algonquin Health Care about the impact to patient...

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...