Matthew Sitler

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Hydro One Enough is Enough campaign gaining steam

Hydro One customers are saying enough is enough when it comes to the rising hydro bills. Jeannette Kosnaski is a Barry’s Bay resident and one of the organizers of...

Elementary teachers union planning strike action next week

ETFO teacher and occasional teacher members will start strike action on Monday.  That news has been sent to members by Union President Sam Hammond.  The job action will reportedly start with...

Parry Sound-Muskoka Federal Liberal Association giving local women a national voice

Women in Parry Sound-Muskoka have a chance to get their voices heard on issues at the national level. On Friday, a meeting’s being being hosted in Bracebridge by the...

Two local organizations are coming together as one

Two local organizations are joining forces.  Muskoka Parry Sound Community Health Services (MPSCMHS) and Addictions Outreach (AO) are amalgamating.  They'll now be referred to as the Muskoka-Parry Sound branch...

Mobbley vetted by Federal NDP as nomination contestant for Parry Sound-Muskoka

The Parry Sound-Muskoka NDP Riding Association has announced Clyde Mobbley has been officially vetted by the Federal New Democratic Party of Canada as a nomination contestant in the riding....

Eric Gonneau latest Federal Liberal nomination candidate for Parry Sound-Muskoka

Another Liberal nomination candidate for Parry Sound Muskoka has been approved. Eric Gonneau is a fifth generation Muskokan and his campaign will focus on issues like the environment, job...

Sudbury man dies following three vehicle collision on Hwy 69

A 22 year old Sudbury man is dead following a three vehicle accident on Highway 69 Friday night. O.P.P. report that shortly before 8pm a Dodge Durango pulling a trailer...

Careless driving charge laid after rock cut crash on Hwy 69

On December 22nd, OPP investigated a collision where a vehicle hit a rock cut on Hwy 69. At 3:55 pm that day, a brown vehicle was travelling northbound on 69 and...

Moose FM talks with Huntsville’s ‘Muskoka Lorax’ about Bala Falls controversy

Swift River Energy Ltd. is ‘green washing’ the proposed hydro plant in Bala Falls. That’s according to Muskoka resident...

Changes to Smoke-Free Ontario Act in effect Friday

It’s going to be harder to be a smoker in Ontario starting Friday. Changes to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act means...

If you’re driven to quit smoking Smokers HelpLine has a new program

Smokers HelpLine is trying to make it easier for people in Muskoka to quit smoking for their New Year’s...

Couple facing charges stemming from Boxing Day incident

A couple from Tay Township are facing charges after an incident on Boxing Day. Southern Georgian Bay OPP responded...

No one home at time of Rankin Lake Road house fire

A home has been destroyed by fire on Rankin Lake Road just south of the town of Parry Sound...

Cause of Christmas Day cottage fire was electrical in nature

Investigators with the Ontario Fire Marshalls Office say there was nothing suspicious about a fire that destroyed a Georgian...

$1.2 million in damages following Christmas Day cottage fire

Southern Georgian Bay OPP are investigating a late afternoon Christmas day cottage fire. Police report it happened in the...

Home north of Britt destroyed in early morning fire

The Britt and Area Fire Department are investigating after a home was destroyed by fire early this morning. Fire...
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OPP charge four with stunt driving during Highway 69 initiative

According to police, speeds associated with the stunt driving charges were 144, 148 and 149 km/hr in 90 km/hr zones.

Two Australian exchange students in need of host families in Parry Sound

Officials say two Australians, one in Grade 10, and another in Grade 11, will becoming to Parry Sound from Nov. 7 to January 30.

Council approves crossing guard for Isabella-Gibson Street intersection

Council approved a staff recommendation at a meeting on Oct. 6, following a report from Manager of Bylaw Enforcement Zach Emberson.

Municipal election voting opens Oct. 14

The online and telephone voting period opens at 10 a.m. and runs until Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.

Five individuals charged in relation to recreational shooting in Georgian Bay Township

Officers have been proactively conducting patrols of areas the public voiced concern about with respect to recreational shooting.
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