As expected Bracebridge Councillor Graydon Smith will be in the running to be the next Mayor of Bracebridge. Smith says he will file his nomination papers this afternoon at the Bracebridge Municipal offices.

The 41 year-old Smith has served on Bracebridge and District Council for the past four years and says he will make further comments about his candidacy when he files his papers this afternoon at 3pm......

Parry Sound Muskoka Liberals will need a new candidate for the next federal lection. Reports say that the current candidate Shawn Pudsey has notified the party that he is resigning as a candidate. Pudsey says he will be spending more time with his family for health- related reasons.

The local riding association will now start looking for a replacement candidate. Its not clear whether another nomination meeting will be held or if a candidate will be appointed.

The local Huntsville LEAF Group is celebrating a U-N resolution that declares water and sanitation as a basic right. Peggy Peterson calls it a great victory for water at the UN.

A single car accident has claimed the life of a Toronto man when his vehicle rolled over into a ditch on Highway 60 this morning. Dead is George Murray, 79yrs. Police are still investigating the accident

A comment from Huntsville CAO Kelly Pender regarding the volunteer status of Huntsville Volunteer Fire Fighters has drawn some quick and angry response from members of the Huntsville and Port Sydney Fire Department.

Pender commented that fire fighters are not really volunteer because they are paid while fighting fires....