A pair of reports from The Loomex Group detail the risks the Gravenhurst Fire Department may encounter and recommends how they should move forward over the next decade.  Bill Lorimer with the Peterborough, Ont.-based organization presented their findings to Gravenhurst council on April 16.  One of the two reports looked at...

Trisan Construction, based in Schomberg, Ont., will handle the three-year "Bay and Beyond" project in Gravenhurst.  The District of Muskoka's Engineering and Public Works Committee approved the contract during its April 17 meeting. The company submitted a bid of $9,933,466.60 to do the work.  The multi-phased project is slated to start in...

Four Muskoka communities are getting almost $200,000 from the province to better respond to emergencies.  The money is part of the $5-million Community Emergency Preparedness Grant set aside for small Ontario communities this year:  Lake of Bays: $50,000 to install a propane and transfer switches for its evacuation centres.   Moose...

The District of Muskoka is urging Ontario to do more to support victims of gender-based and intimate partner violence. District council went a step further and declared the issue an epidemic during its April 15 meeting. The idea was brought to council by the Mayor of Bracebridge Rick Maloney and District Coun....

A 10-year-old may be able to fix your bicycle or maybe a 95-year-old woman could patch a hole in your favourite sweater.  Knox Presbyterian Church at 120 Taylor Rd. in Bracebridge will be hosting a repair café on Saturday, April 20, just a couple of days before Earth Day the...

The Huntsville Festival of the Arts (HFA) has put out a call for both artists and businesses for a summer art event.  The Huntsville Art Crawl is a free self-guided tour of art installations around downtown Huntsville from June 1 to 30.   Participating businesses will need to provide space to...