If you’re joining us from social media, welcome! We wanted to share with you ALL of our posts from the past week – did you know that Facebook doesn’t show you every post from pages you follow? And tweets can fly by in a hurry. Here are the stories you may have missed as a result. (Don’t forget: you can sign up for our twice weekly email digests, too, to be sure you don’t miss anything. You’ll find the sign up form on our home page or just scroll down to the bottom of this post.)
News
Valcartier Vacation Village, near Quebec City, has a wide variety of summer and winter activities. Photo: Valcartier Canada ©2015
The Province is on the hunt for a ‘vacation village.’ Could we help?
Planning Committee turns down the addition of eight rental units on Madeline Street
How do you make a business community better? Ask local business owners.
New development charges now in effect for Huntsville
Bill Waterhouse to be remembered with annual performing arts award
Eagle Ridge development could be heading to the Ontario Municipal Board
Who is less likely to buckle up on the road?
Tourism operators are at the table, but still not sold on a Destination Marketing Fee for the area
Opinion
A pothole rant while we wait for Spring to arrive – Opinion
Listen Up! Trudeau drops his first budget this week and it looks like a Whopper! – Opinion
Community
Riverside student Haley Brooks works on the fine details of a Guys and Dolls poster for TEN! the musical
Our Town with Grant Nickalls: Either urine or you’re out
YWCA Muskoka summer camps return
Duplicate bridge results and tip: Is it a sin to tell a lie – in Bridge?
Annual Applause egg hunt is part fundraiser, part history lesson, and all fun
Happy and healthy, this eco-friendly mom spreads the love: Meet Kelly Mattice
Huntsville students get a TEN! for this art and marketing project
It’s Wayback Wednesday: Can you solve this pinhole mystery?
Variety show to benefit kids who can’t afford music lessons
Sports
From left, Mary MacMillan, Coach Megan MacNeil, Kaitlyn Brushey, and Peyton Burmeister attend the Skate Ontario Championships
Otters rank second in average attendance in GBMOJCHL for second straight year
Huntsville High Nordic skier wins bronze at provincial championships
Young Muskoka Ski Club racers finish off the Alpine ski season with a great weekend
Lutz hear it for the girls: impressive showing at Skate Ontario Championships
And the Muskoka Men’s Basketball League champions are…
Real Estate
Elissa Boughen of Chestnut Park provides a great check list for cottage maintenance
Professionally Speaking
Coming Events
Thursday, March 31 – Saturday, April 2, 2016 will see Huntsville host a charity tournament unlike any other
Muskoka Maple Trail (March 14-April 23)
Volunteer Muskoka workshop series #1: How to reel in volunteers (March 23)
Easter Worship Service at Trinity United (March 27)
Huntsville Nature Club – Algonquin Park Before 1950 (March 29)
YWCA Muskoka Graduate Marketplace (March 30)
Signal North Gallery presents: JoAnne Gullachsen Memories (March 31)
Docs on Ice (March 31-April 2)
Fine Art Boot Camp (April 2 at Dorset Rec Centre)
Heroes and Villains Skating Spectacular (April 3)
World Autism Awareness Day – Flag Raising Ceremonies (April 4)
Ripple Effect art show at Eclipse Gallery (until April 4)
The Huntsville Performing Arts Collective in support of the Children’s Foundation of Muskoka (April 9)
Notice of Joint Public Meeting April 13, 2016 District and Town of Huntsville re: Proposed Subdivision and Zoning Amendment (April 13)
TEN! A Celebration of the First Ten Years (April 15-17, 21-23)
Muskoka Maple Festival (April 23)
Check our events page for more!
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