February 2021
- Global Great Backyard Bird Count starts today Feb 12
- Rotary seeks bench sponsors to help with refurbishment of Hunters Bay Trail Feb 12
- Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 86 Feb 12
- Two charged with drug and criminal code offences Feb 11
- March break postponed until mid-April Feb 11
- Muskoka’s community paramedicine program gets $3.25 million boost to help seniors stay in their own homes Feb 11
- Friends and family carry on Carlos’s belief that ‘every kid needs a soccer ball’ Feb 11
- With closure of Ontario Fire College, HLOBFD looks to create regional fire centre Feb 11
- Daycare provider and her students write book about a curious goose Feb 10
- It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Main Street Feb 10
- Local business owner calls COVID compliance fine unjust Feb 9
- Health unit levies fines against three local businesses in COVID compliance blitz Feb 9
- Four local doctors sing with national virtual choir in support of frontline mental health Feb 9
- MAHC hosting virtual career fair for nurses Feb 9
- Enliven raises almost $10,000 with World Cancer Day virtual events, thanks community for support Feb 9
- Aitchison working on a sequel to the book Huntsville: With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke Feb 8
- Simcoe Muskoka among regions to continue stay-at-home order for another week Feb 8
- New COVID case reported in Huntsville today (Feb. 8) Feb 8
- Local swimmers named to Swim Ontario Youth ID Program Feb 8
- Listen Up! A national shame | Commentary Feb 7
- Art Fx #6: “Solitaire” by Pam Carnochan Feb 7
- Sound and Sight: Amy Wallace Feb 6
- One new COVID case reported in Huntsville today (Feb. 5) Feb 5
- Hospital foundation receives $100,000 grant for COVID relief Feb 5
- Mailbox notes lift mid-winter lockdown spirits Feb 5
- Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 85 Feb 5
- Your financial planning is all about you | Sponsored by Spire Advisors Feb 5
- Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser goes virtual for 2021 Feb 4
- Local pair charged with drug offences for second time in a week Feb 4
- Muskoka students to return to in-person learning on Feb. 8 Feb 3
- Countdown for Main Street reconstruction is on Feb 3
- It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Log rolling Feb 3
- Allora brings Tuscan-inspired cuisine to Huntsville Feb 2
- Muskoka’s COVID-19 assessment centres open on Family Day Feb 1
- Police lay charges against three individuals for drug offences Feb 1
- Missing backpack takes a few detours before returning home Feb 1
January 2021
- Listen Up! A bunch of codswallop | Commentary Jan 31
- Art Fx #5: “Big Leaf Maple Burl Platter” by Brian Markham Jan 31
- Artists invited to submit works for fourth annual contest at local gallery Jan 30
- Fire destroys Lake of Bays home Jan 29
- Today, Climate Action Muskoka encourages people to say no thanks to ‘fossil banks’ Jan 29
- Canada Summit Centre ice to be removed early if province extends lockdown beyond February 11 Jan 29
- Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 84 Jan 29
- She Speaks: The walls and screens between us | Commentary Jan 28
- Muskoka Stuffed Cookie Co. a sweet new business for local photographer Jan 28
- Mental health supports in Muskoka Jan 28
- Like Bernie’s mittens? Local mitten maker’s got you covered Jan 27
- District issues call for members for its Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Project Advisory Committee Jan 27
- You go, Joe! | Commentary Jan 27
- It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: First cars Jan 27
- Town plans to spend about $6.43 million on capital works this year Jan 26
- COVID-19 vaccine myths and facts | Commentary Jan 26
- Huntsville council approves a 0.35 per cent tax increase for 2021 Jan 26
- Local biathlete Trevor Kiers competes in his first World Cup race Jan 25
- School closures are a complex issue, but don’t forget the kids | Letters Jan 25
- Listen Up! A week packed with issues | Commentary Jan 24
- Art Fx #4: “Grandad” by Zoë Valentine Jan 24
- Local anti-racism advocacy group responds to George Floyd comment made at District meeting | Letters Jan 23
- Fire department looking to add new recruits Jan 23
- Significant multi-residential development proposed for Huntsville’s northeastern urban area now before planning tribunal Jan 22
- Investing in the future of our unique community: support small business | Letters Jan 22
- HFA continues to entertain with online events and programs Jan 22
- Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 83 Jan 22
- Local resident delighted by unusual cloud formation Jan 21
- Eight community organizations receive legacy funding from 2019 Ontario 55+ Winter Games Jan 21
- Simcoe Muskoka schools to continue online learning until Feb. 10 Jan 21
- Protecting our natural heritage: The Langmaid’s Island story | Commentary Jan 21
- Shutdown necessary to control COVID-19 and protect healthcare: MPP Norm Miller Jan 20
- It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Folk singing Jan 20
- First round of COVID-19 vaccinations for LTC residents in Simcoe Muskoka now complete Jan 19
- Thirty-three-unit bungalow townhouse development on Legacy Lane gets site plan approval Jan 19
- COVID in Huntsville/Lake of Bays: by the numbers Jan 18
- One new COVID case reported in Huntsville today (Feb. 5) Jan 18
- OPP enforcement under the stay-at-home order Jan 18
- Listen Up! Let’s stay cool | Commentary Jan 17
- Art Fx #3: “Waterlines” by Rob Stimpson Jan 17
- One new COVID case reported in Huntsville today (Jan. 15), 11 cases are active Jan 15
- Man charged with luring of minors through telecommunication was convicted of similar crimes in 2015 Jan 15
- District introduces new weekly east-west bus routes Jan 15
- Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 82 Jan 15
- Online art auction, outdoor challenge support Enliven for World Cancer Day Jan 14
- MAHC restricts hospital visitors under new stay-at-home orders Jan 14
- Our political discourse is drenched in rage; it doesn’t have to be: MP Scott Aitchison Jan 13
- It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Main Street West Jan 13
- Health unit intends to vaccinate all LTC residents in Simcoe Muskoka by Saturday, Jan. 16 Jan 12
- Sure I’m sorry, but let me qualify that | Commentary Jan 12
- Province issues stay-at-home order Jan 12
- Muskoka and Area Ontario Health Team seeks community members for advisory committee Jan 12
- OPP warn public of spam email containing child sexual abuse images Jan 12
- Two new COVID cases reported in Huntsville today (Jan. 11), 13 cases are active Jan 11
- No Cann Lake skating, but Town looking at possible alternatives Jan 11
- District opens applications for emergency childcare Jan 11
- Huntsville residents will likely see a slight decrease in property taxes this year Jan 11
- Listen Up! Some hard truths | Commentary Jan 10
- Art Fx #2: “Sinking Into Saturday” by Beverley Hawksley Jan 10
- Huntsville’s COVID-19 assessment centre taking pre-booked appointments starting Jan 11 Jan 9
- Indigo Rain Flower Farm to provide local, ‘grown not flown’ cut flowers Jan 8
- Two new COVID cases reported in Huntsville today (Jan. 8) Jan 8
- Financial planning: more than managing investments | Sponsored Jan 8
- Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 81 Jan 8

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