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In… TODAY’s news |
Muskoka Outfitters opens 2nd
store at Muskoka Wharf
Muskoka Outfitters is opening a second waterfront location.
While the new store located a the Muskoka Wharf will be open for
business on May 3, the grand opening celebrations have been
planned as part of the Muskoka/Parry Sound Great Adventure Show
being held at the Wharf from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 17.
Muskoka Outfitters owner Peter deMos says the outdoor adventure
store has exciting surprises in store from demos and deals to a
floating climbing wall.
The 1,800 square foot, two-storey retail space is located adjacent
to the Grace & Speed Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre in the
former Milani clothing store. The former sister owners have moved
to Port Carling.
“We’re excited to be part of the Wharf,” deMos said, “and we’re
looking forward to being able to extend our quality products and
services to people there. I hope that we can help them see more of
how they can get out and enjoy what Muskoka has to offer outdoors.
Muskoka Outfitters other location is in Bracebridge at the former
Greavette Chev Olds plaza on the river.
Elderberry Cabaret May 24 at
Seniors Centre
The Elderberries Cabaret is set to rock the Gravenhurst Seniors
Centre on Sat., May 24.
The popular annual show is a sellout event, so book your tickets
now.
Doors open 6:15 p.m. for preview of the silent auction.
That will be followed by the cabaret concert at 7:30 p.m.
Cost is $15 per person in advance and $20 at the door if
available.
There are only 100 tickets available and they usually sell out
quickly.
For tickets contact Jack Cline at 687-2960 or any of the choir
members.
Ontario eliminates raccoon
rabies
Raccoon rabies has been eliminated in Ontario.
Since the first case in 1999, Ontario has had 132 cases of raccoon
rabies.
International standards, set by the World Organization for Animal
Health, require two years without a case of rabies before a
jurisdiction can confirm it has eliminated a particular strain of
rabies.
The last confirmed case of raccoon strain rabies in Ontario was in
September 2005.
The ministry has eliminated the disease through a combination of
rabies vaccine baits, trap-vaccinate-release, and point of
infection control programs.
Ontario will continue monitoring for raccoon rabies to ensure
early warning of possible new outbreaks.
z Southern Ontario has approximately 1.1 million raccoons
scurrying around at all hours.
z Incidence of fox strain rabies is down 97% since 1989, with only
44 cases in 2007.
Calling all nature conservation
volunteers
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) launched a
Conservation Volunteers program on Earth Day.
People of all ages can participate and no special skills are
required in any of the 70 events throughout 2008.
Events nearest Muskoka include:
z Sat., May 3, at 6 a.m. Birders are encouraged to experience the
spectacle of migration on the avian-rich Carden Alvar, near
Orillia, while assisting with annual bird population count.
z Sun., July 13 at 9 a.m. Join the 11th annual butterfly count
across a rich mosaic of habitats near Orillia and gain skills in
butterfly identification while contributing to long-term
population monitoring.
Sat., Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m. Help remove invasive Scots Pine from
meadow habitat in the Severn Sound area at a site that supports
Ontario’s only lizard - the Five-lined Skink.
To sign up visit www.conservationvolunteers.ca |
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