{"id":213176,"date":"2025-12-30T09:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=213176"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:16:02","slug":"best-of-2025-most-read-community-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/best-of-2025-most-read-community-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2025: Most read Community stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As 2025 comes to a close, here are some of the community stories that caught your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding for a refrigeration unit for the outdoor skating rink at River Mill Park meant a longer skating season, and community members were grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/downtown-huntsville-has-a-new-refrigerated-outdoor-rink-thanks-to-150000-in-funding-from-explore-huntsville-hmata\/\">Downtown Huntsville has a new refrigerated outdoor rink thanks to $150,000 in funding from Explore Huntsville\/HMATA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California fires hit that community hard in 2025, and this community was proud to learn that firefighters here were heading there to assist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/volunteer-firefighters-from-lake-of-bays-heading-to-help-fight-fires-in-california\/\">Volunteer firefighters from Lake of Bays heading to help fight fires in California<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members applauded the quick actions of a school bus driver who helped get all students to safety when the bus caught fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/students-recognized-for-quick-thinking-during-huntsville-bus-fire\/\">Students and driver recognized for quick thinking during Huntsville bus fire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>District warned last year to expect more extreme weather, and you sat up, listened, and opined. It&#8217;s not about cold or hot, but about volatility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/expect-more-extreme-weather-due-to-climate-change-district\/\">Expect more extreme weather due to climate change: District<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members came together in 2025 to create a new food bank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/new-food-bank-to-officially-open-in-huntsville\/\">New food bank to officially open in Huntsville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At every community event, Peter Redwood is there volunteering in some capacity, and he was recognized for his efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/rotarian-peter-redwood-presented-with-the-king-charles-iiis-coronation-medal-for-his-decades-of-volunteering\/\">Rotarian Peter Redwood presented with the King Charles III\u2019s Coronation Medal for his decades of volunteering<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News that The Table Plaza would be taking over the former FreshCo grocery store certainly caught everyone&#8217;s attention. The site is huge and a definite game-changer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/the-former-freshco-site-is-now-home-to-the-table-plaza\/\">The former Freshco site is now home to The Table Plaza<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard work paid off, and after years of fundraising, renovating, and organizing, community members celebrated the fruits of their labour at the Madill Pioneer Church.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/community-saves-beloved-pioneer-church\/\">Community saves beloved pioneer church<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Survivors\u2019 Flag was raised at Town Hall today as a symbolic lead-in to the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/town-of-huntsville-raises-survivors-flag\/\">Town of Huntsville raises Survivor\u2019s Flag<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downtown Huntsville looks like a magical wonderland, and we all noticed. 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