Lake of Bays residents are looking at a 5.99% tax increase for 2025. The year's operating and capital budget was approved at a special council meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 28). It means property owners will pay an additional $12.72 for every $100,000 of assessed property value. To balance the 2025 budget,...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit will begin suspending students in grades four, five, as early as next Tuesday (Feb. 4) if they have missing or incomplete vaccination records. That’s in accordance with the Immunization of Schools Pupils Act (ISPA), which requires health units to maintain vaccine records for every...

*** Written by Mauricio Prado For the third time, Huntsville has been selected to host the Ontario 55+ Winter Games. The event, which will take place Feb. 3-5, 2026, is being called one that will generate more than $1.5 million in economic benefits for Huntsville and area. The town hosted the...

The District of Muskoka says historic investments are being made in affordable housing. Through this year's budget, district council has committed increases of $1 million annually over the next two years to expand existing housing and homelessness initiatives. Those are available for eligible builders, developers and homeowners to help boost supply...

***Written by Mauricio Prado Four new hospice beds are being added to Andy's House. Once opened, these new adult hospice beds will bring the total number of Ministry-funded beds at Hospice Muskoka to seven. Graydon Smith, MPP of Parry Sound-Muskoka, says by more than doubling the number of funded beds at Hospice...

Winter weather is just one area of concern that Ontario’s transportation minister is keeping tabs on when it comes to highway safety in the north. Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria was in North Bay on Monday, a day that saw stretches of several highways closed for hours because of the weather. He...