What's Up Bracebridge Gravenhurst January 2010

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2 January 2010 www.whatsupmuskoka.com

Sharron Purdy takes her dogs for a walk (left). She recently helped rescue over 40 

dogs and puppies, some of which stayed at her home in Bracebridge (above). 

Photographs: Don MacTavish 

Rescue mission saves over 40 dogs 

By Dianne Park Thach 

If there’s one valuable lesson that 

Sharron Purdy has learned from rescuing 

dogs, it would be to trust your 

intuition. She and her husband Paul 

founded Moosonee Puppy Rescue and 

have been saving unwanted northern 

Ontario dogs from cruelty and death. 

For seven years, the couple have been 

transporting dogs from danger to their 

home in Bracebridge. So far they have 

helped about 600 dogs find a home. 

“I don’t know why, but early in the 

fall I just had this sense that I needed to 

start preparing,” she says. “I know it 

really sounds hokey. If nothing else, the 

dogs have taught me to trust my 

instincts.” 

Acting on it, Sharron and a friend 

organized the Winter Dogs Rescue 

Fundraiser in a mere 17 days. Shortly 

before the fundraiser, Sharron was 

informed of the urgent need to help 

more than 40 dogs located in 

By Karen Wehrstein 

Life on the Edge: Stories from Muskoka’s 

Past will make its TV premiere on 

TVOntario on Jan. 9 and 16, as part of 

an eight-episode series on the history of 

four northern Ontario localities produced 

by the Ontario Visual Heritage 

Project. The two segments will start at 4 

p.m. and run 50 minutes. 

“We’re really excited because now people 

across the province get to experience 

the history that northern Ontario has to 

offer,” says producer Yvonne Drebert. 

“Part of the mission of the project is to 

make local history accessible, so having it 

available to provincial audiences is great. 

It’s great for our volunteers too; they can 

tell their uncle in Ottawa or their aunt in 

Attawapiskat, Ont., a small community 

north of Moosonee. And suddenly, it 

all made sense. 

A man in Attawapiskat has kept in 

touch with the Purdys for years and has 

become known in his community for 

helping unwanted dogs find a better 

life. Overrun with dogs that are not 

spayed or neutered, it’s not unusual to 

find puppies in a box at the dump. 

Recently, his own dogs gave birth to a 

litter of puppies and it was becoming 

increasingly difficult for him to feed 

them, so he wanted to send them to 

Sharron and Paul. Shortly after, he told 

them of a couple of other dogs that had 

more litters on the way and wanted to 

send them too. 

An injured dog from nearby Moose 

Factory also made her way to Bracebridge. 

Receiving the name Esther, she 

was put in the foster care of a friend of 

Sharron. Esther’s injuries were so severe 

that she could not lie or sit down. 

North Bay, ‘Now you can see me on 

TVO.’” 

Funded by FedNor, the Ontario Trillium 

Foundation and other community 

groups, Life on the Edge was extensively 

researched from 2006 to 2008, using 

interviews with more than 50 local historians 

including Richard Tatley, Susan 

Pryke and Patrick Boyer. The Muskoka 

Heritage Foundation played a central 

role in organizing the work, with museums 

and other historical groups providing 

historic shooting locations and 

archival materials. The show was shot in 

HD in the summer of 2008, with the 

assistance of 55 local actors re-enacting 

27 scenes from Muskoka’s history. 

“A lot of work went into it and a lot of 

“She showed up at a rescue worker’s 

door and she had a rope chewed 

around her neck. She was skin and 

bone,” explains Sharron. 

After a visit to Port Carling Veterinary 

Services – an integral arrangement 

that allows the Purdys to open their 

door to injured dogs – it was determined 

Esther was likely hit over the 

head by a two-by-four. 

This winter’s rescue mission has 

totalled 43 dogs and puppies, with 17 

already placed in loving homes. Of 

those remaining, eight currently reside 

with the Purdys, nine are in the care of 

two foster families and nine dogs have 

yet to be brought to Muskoka – all of 

these dogs will need a new home. 

Sharron says they are very particular 

in choosing new homes for the dogs. 

“These dogs have been abandoned, 

neglected and abused,” says Sharron. 

“With their new home, somebody has 

to be there during the day. I’ll keep 

partners contributed to it,” says Cathy 

Kuntz of the Muskoka Heritage Foundation. 

“Most people outside of Muskoka 

know it only as cottage country, and this 

touches on our history as a cottage centre, 

but it shows that we’re more than 

that. It shows our history about First 

Nations and logging, how the physical 

part of our land defines us, and then into 

the cultural detail.” 

Director Zach Melnick notes: “We are 

always intrigued by the quality of the stories 

we find in areas that may not have 

received much attention in the past. The 

history of these communities is anything 

but ‘quaint.’” 

Life on the Edge is available on DVD 

from the Heritage Foundation office in 

them as long as I need to until I can 

find the absolute right match,” she 

says. 

The Purdys consider Gord and 

Kathryn Kidd of Haliburton the ideal 

adopters. They recently brought home 

Saul, a dog from this winter’s mission, 

introducing him to dogs Maggie and T- 

Bone, who was adopted from the Purdys 

last year. Bringing another rescued 

dog to the Kidd home means a lot to 

the couple. 

“If we’re going to bring a dog into 

our home, I want to try and give to the 

most needed, where the need is greatest,” 

says Kathryn. “I don’t need the 

cutest or prettiest dog – I want one that 

needs us the most.” 

Sharron says the dogs are aware of 

their second chance in life. 

“They know they’ve been rescued 

and are grateful,” she says. “They come 

down with so much hope and so much 

spirit after what they’ve been through.” 

Muskoka historical documentary to hit TVO 

Bracebridge and various other museums 

and historical groups in Muskoka, which 

are listed on the Ontario Visual Heritage 

Project website. The full-length version is 

three hours long, but can be watched in 

segments depending on your interest. 

The Ontario Visual Heritage Project 

has produced documentaries in the past 

about Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant/ 

Brantford/Six Nations, Elgin, Oxford, 

Sarnia-Lambton, and Chatham-Kent, 

but Life on the Edge will be its first documentary 

to be broadcast on provincial 

TV. The entire series, entitled The Shield, 

runs on Saturdays at 4 p.m. from Jan. 9 

to Feb. 27 and features other locations 

including west Parry Sound, greater Sudbury 

and Manitoulin Island. 

www.whatsupmuskoka.com January 2010 3

WHAT’S UP MUSKOKA 

EDITORIAL 

Landowners 

alienate allies 

Every time the Muskoka Landowners Association 

holds an information meeting, it seems it raises more 

questions than it answers. 

If the landowners association has nothing against 

snowmobilers, why are some members taking action 

that damages the reputation of Muskoka’s renowned 

trail system? If they have nothing against tourism operators, 

why are they enabling those whose action would 

threaten the very livelihood of these businesses? 

The association claims it isn’t encouraging its members 

to close trails but at its most recent press conference, 

a number of Trail Closed signs were on display. If 

the association isn’t encouraging its members to close 

trails, then why is it buying signs that enables them to 

close trails? 

Association leaders admit they hope to benefit from 

trail closures and the attention such action provides. 

Where is the consistency in their message? 

Despite constant requests for membership numbers, 

association spokespeople will not say how many memberships 

they have sold. President Carey-Anne Oke- 

Cook says that tens of thousands of dollars have been 

raised through members. 

However, every $10,000 raised from membership fees 

represents only 167 members. With almost 54,000 

property owners in Muskoka, it is easy to determine the 

Muskoka Landowners Association represents only a tiny 

percentage of those who own land in Muskoka. 

But that information is disputed by association vice 

president Deb Madill who claims not all association 

money came from memberships alone. Rather, donations 

also played a role in raising their funds. Where is 

the association’s money coming from? Who is benefiting 

from this largesse and attention-seeking action? 

How much support does the association really have? 

It also seems the association fails to do its homework. 

They claim local municipal governments do not have to 

implement an official plan that places restrictions on 

their land and cite the County of Dufferin as an example. 

According to the Muskoka Landowners Association, 

Dufferin did not create an official plan and lost its 

significant gas transfer tax funds. Contact with the 

county uncovered the fact it does not have responsibility 

for planning which, instead, belongs to the lower tier 

municipalities in that area. Furthermore, the county has 

not lost access to gas tax money. 

The Muskoka Landowners Association executive 

expects the community to rally around them and support 

their cause, but they aren’t winning many friends 

with their current approach. They are asking those same 

people that are being held hostage to fight their battle. 

The association had a potential ally in the form of 

the local snowmobile clubs that once backed their position. 

Threats to close snowmobile trails, however, have 

effectively alienated those people who were willing to 

work with them. 

Instead of putting pressure on those who have no 

control over issues of concern to the Muskoka 

Landowners Association, it should be gathering its own 

forces to lobby Queen’s Park to have its voice heard. 

Healthy New Year 

One of the most common New 

Year’s resolutions each year is to 

get fit; yet many people fail in 

their quest. Perhaps the reason for 

their failure is their motive. 

Visions of six-pack abs that would 

make a celebrity envious are one 

of the reasons many people vow 

to get in shape. What should be 

their driving motivation, however, 

is their health. 

Research has proven that regular 

exercise reduces the risk of 

heart disease and stroke, lowers 

blood pressure, reduces stress, 

boosts endorphins that affect 

mood and even makes your 

immune system stronger. If that 

isn’t a good reason to get active, 

then what is? If every individual 

who was physically able to exercise 

regularly did so, imagine what 

impact that could have on the 

overburdened health care system? 

The problem is that most people 

expect instant results, failing 

to realize that it requires a complete 

shift in thinking to make an 

impact. As fitness experts point 

out, getting fit is not a short-term 

goal but a long-term lifestyle 

change that takes commitment. It 

doesn’t happen overnight and 

must be paired with healthy eating 

habits and lifestyle choices. It 

doesn’t necessarily mean signing 

up for a marathon or abandoning 

favourite foods altogether. It simply 

means making smarter choices 

and finding ways to be more 

active. It could be going to the 

gym, joining a fitness class, enjoying 

a walk with a friend or taking 

up a new sport or activity. It 

could even be just incorporating 

more movement into day-to-day 

activities, such as parking further 

from your destination or walking 

to talk to co-worker as opposed to 

phoning or e-mailing them. 

It’s easy to make excuses: I 

don’t have time. It’s a waste of 

energy. I don’t see the point. I’m 

too tired. While some can get 

away with little physical activity 

with few negative health effects, 

for others the decision not to look 

after themselves can be life changing 

and even life ending. If 

adding years to your life isn’t 

enough of an incentive to change 

your lifestyle, pause to consider 

your family and friends. Imagine 

their grief if your life was cut 

short because you simply couldn’t 

be bothered to stay healthy. 

Make a small change today and 

then another one tomorrow. Keep 

it up and look forward to a 

healthier future. 

Donald Smit h 

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War quilt comes home to Muskoka 

By Nancy Beal 

As Diane Harrop gently unwrapped 

and unfolded a quilt made 95 years ago, 

history unfolded as well. 

The quilt, sent to the retired Gravenhurst 

High School teacher by its protector 

in France, was made in 1915 by the 

Women’s Patriotic Committee of 

Gravenhurst. It has the names of the 

committee members, Gravenhurst town 

council, two Light & Water commissioners 

as well as 280 signatures, presumably 

the townsfolk at that time. 

“Of all the little towns in the world, 

this (quilt) came from Gravenhurst,” says 

Harrop only moments after she opened 

the package. “It was protected and 

revered by a French family for almost 100 

years.” 

The quilt’s owner, Nicolle Neyrat of 

Angers, France, sent a message to Mayor 

John Klinck in the spring of 2009 about 

a quilt from Gravenhurst that had been 

given to her great-grandmother by an 

injured soldier during the First World 

War. Now, Heyrat wanted to honour her 

late father’s wish to repatriate the artifact 

back to its origins in Gravenhurst. The 

mayor passed the message to librarian 

Robena Kirton, who partially translated 

it, and then contacted Diane Harrop, 

who taught French, to help. 

Being an avid quilter and history buff, 

Harrop embraced the project with 

enthusiasm, and despite some initial difficulties 

in getting in contact with Neyrat, 

the e-mails started to fly across the 

Atlantic, culminating in Heyrat shipping 

the quilt to Harrop in late December. 

“Nicolle’s great-grandmother received 

By Sandy Lockhart 

Members of the Muskoka Landowners 

Association have begun closing area 

snowmobile trails in their fight against 

government intervention on their land. 

“Landowners and the MLA are putting 

all levels of government on notice 

that we will not accept or tolerate the loss 

or robbery of private property, property 

values or our rights to own, use, enjoy or 

benefit while so many others including 

all levels of government are continuing to 

gain financially from our private property,” 

says Muskoka Landowners Association 

vice president Deb Madill at an early 

January press conference in Bracebridge. 

The Muskoka Landowners Association 

is fighting restrictions placed on private 

property, including those through 

the Official Plan process, as well as environmental 

regulations that can affect 

property usage. 

“When our local government and 

provincial government start to put environmental 

initiatives on private property 

that take away the private property 

rights, and their private property value 

and do not allow them to benefit from 

their own property, then this is the only 

Diane Harrop and Vicki Culham display the 1915 Gravenhurst-made quilt 

that just returned to the town after spending almost 100 years in France. 

the quilt as a thank you from the soldier,” 

Harrop says, explaining the information 

in Neyrat’s e-mails. “This soldier was 

wrapped in the quilt and his blood is on 

it.” 

Apparently, the solider either passed 

away or left shortly afterward. The family 

doesn’t know the identity of the soldier. 

way we feel we can get it through to the 

government,” says Madill. “And that is 

who we are aiming at then if we can’t 

benefit from our land, why should anyone 

else benefit from our land?” 

Muskoka Landowners Association 

president Carey-Anne Oke-Cook says 

they will support landowners who close 

their trails in protest, as well as those who 

choose to keep them open. “It’s their 

choice,” she says. 

At the press conference in January, the 

Muskoka Landowners Association 

informed media that landowners from 

Dwight, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and 

Port Carling had already closed trails. 

“We are trying to make the tourist 

industry, the resorts, the snowmobilers 

and snowmobile clubs understand that it 

really isn’t a strike against them,” says 

Madill. “We aren’t going after them at all. 

The landowners have nothing against 

snowmobilers and snowmobiling, anything 

like that. It is just a case of taking 

back our land, and if snowmobilers and 

the tourist industry want to keep trails on 

landowners’ property they need to step 

up and contact local government, provincial 

government and say to them, give 

The quilt is 4’ x 7.5’ and in the centre 

are embroidered the names of the mayor 

(A. Sloan); six town councillors; the 

Light & Water commissioners; presumably 

the quilt maker; the Women’s Patriotic 

committee president Mrs. Abbey; 

and six committee members. It’s what’s 

known as a signature quilt, with 280 

landowners back their property rights 

and property values.” 

Norm Woods, Muskoka Snowmobile 

Region District 7 president, says only one 

landowner has notified the MSR of a trail 

closure. 

Madill claims that’s not the case. “We 

know for a fact that is not true,” she says. 

“I don’t know where he gets his information 

but I can tell you for a fact that’s not 

true.” 

She is also concerned because the MSR 

did not have enough signs available to 

mark closed trails and the Muskoka 

Landowners Association had to make 

signs with their own money. 

Woods says the MSR is in the business 

of keeping trails open, not closed, so 

doesn’t have a large quantity of signs for 

closed trails. “We don’t keep an inventory 

of trail closed signs because we are 

working in the other direction, you 

know. This is new to us,” he says. 

If a landowner wishes to close their 

trail they can contact the MSR and a representative 

of the appropriate club will go 

meet with them and explain the implications 

of closing a trail on their property. 

According to Woods, when it printed 

neatly embroidered names clustered in 

groupings of five across most of the quilt, 

including familiar Gravenhurst names 

such as Greavette, Ditchburn, Stephens, 

Clipsham, Purdy, Clairmont and many 

others. 

There are red crosses on each of the 

four corners and together with the signature 

format, could indicate that the quilt 

might have been made to fulfil two functions: 

each signatory would have donated 

funds to the Red Cross and the quilt itself 

would be used by an injured soldier. 

Tanya Elliott, director of public affairs 

for the Red Cross, says she’ll have to do 

some digging to discover the typical situation 

at that time. 

“We had a women’s corps in France 

and other volunteer groups. It could have 

been shipped with care packages or sent 

with an individual soldier,” she says. 

Harrop’s research to date indicates that 

it likely wasn’t a Gravenhurst soldier and 

her research of First World War offensives 

found none near the town of Châtellerault 

where Neyrat’s great-grandmother 

lived. Still, she hopes to discover the 

name of the soldier as well as find an 

appropriate place for the quilt to be displayed. 

She has contacted local and federal 

historical authorities and is waiting 

to see who will offer the best home for 

the quilt, to ensure it is displayed and 

properly preserved. In the meantime, she 

is hoping that more information will be 

forthcoming and that she will learn more 

in March, when she will visit Neyrat in 

person during a trip to Europe. 

“There’s lots of questions and so far,” 

Harrop says, “not many answers.” 

Landowners close trails, snowmobilers frustrated 

Photograph: Nancy Beal 

maps last fall, the Muskoka Snowmobile 

Region signed trail agreements with all of 

the landowners with MSR trails on their 

property and believed the trails would 

remain open. Last winter the trails were 

closed while the Landowners Association 

fought the District of Muskoka’s proposed 

tree cutting bylaw. The bylaw was 

not enacted. 

“We are starting to get a little frustrated 

with them,” Woods says. “We have 

been working with them for over a year 

on the tree bylaw and now the official 

plan. There doesn’t seem to be a common 

ground that they want to move to.” 

“From the year I’ve spent working on 

this, there is no common ground, they 

just don’t want any interference from the 

government. I don’t know how you negotiate 

with that when there are laws in 

place that come down from the province, 

and the municipalities and the District 

have no choice but to follow the policies 

and laws that are handed to them,” he 

says. “It is a tough situation, and we are 

stuck in the middle. We are not fighting 

anybody. We are just trying to do what 

we have done for over 40 years of organized 

snowmobiling.” 


Special Feature 

Home health care 

Don’t let winter keep you indoors 

By Jason Dickson 

Winter in Muskoka can be a challenging 

time for seniors. With the coming of 

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of products to help seniors through the 

winter, from simple ice picks for canes to 

durable mobility scooters. 

“We try to meet our client’s needs 

without having them go everywhere,” 

explains owner Cindy Bailey. “We stock a 

lot of products so that people can test 

them out before buying.” 

An effective product than can help prevent 

slips and falls, a leading cause of 

injury among seniors, are ice grippers 

that slide over the bottom of their 

footwear. 

Those who rely on scooters to get 

around need not fear winter or be stuck 

inside. Rugged, more all-terrain mobility 

scooters are available and feature longer 

charges and bigger wheels to help clear 

uneven sidewalks. 

Bailey suggests having a mix of sand 

and salt by the front door to help make 

the front steps more secure. Textured 

concrete products, or some grip tape, can 

also be applied to make them more manageable. 

“Also be sure your hand rails are fastened 

tightly,” Bailey adds. 

At times winter safety is as simple as 

installing a security light to help navigate 

in the dark, or having a neighbour visit 

after a snowfall so there will be visible 

footsteps around the front walk. 

It is also advisable to have a security 

system, or help button, such as Lifeline. 

As many seniors don’t leave their house as 

much in the winter, neighbours won’t 

always notice if they are in trouble. 

Heather Mahon of Heather’s Home 

Healthcare in Bracebridge believes ensuring 

one’s safety often comes down to a 

shift in thinking. 

“Seniors are a vulnerable population,” 

says Mahon. “Yet they want their independence 

and need their independence.” 

There is a resistance in many aging 

people to take necessary safety precautions, 

she notes. According to Mahon, 

many people often think they can still 

navigate the world the same way they did 

when they were younger. In reality, they 

may need more assistance than they realize. 

“You don’t see yourself slow down,” 

she says. 

Safety aside, enduring winter also 

means being comfortable. Mahon suggests 

dressing in layers when heading outdoors. 

As many doctor’s offices have front 

doors that open and close frequently, 

having a sweater on beneath a winter 

jacket can help one stay warm in the 

waiting room. 

However, Mahon explains that it is not 

just a senior’s responsibility to think of 

these things. Family and friends also have 

a role in helping the elderly manage 

through the long winter months. 

“Having a support system in place is 

important,” says Mahon. 

Seniors should give a friend, family 

member or neighbour a call before going 

out for a walk, for instance, in the event 

of an emergency. On the flip side, their 

acquaintances should ask if they need 

anything before heading off to the grocery 

store. 

“It is a little thing,” Mahon says, “but 

it goes a long way.” 

Fortunately for the housebound, there 

are a lot of services in the area that will 

help deliver what is needed through the 

winter months. 

Gravenhurst Pharmacy not only delivers 

prescriptions, but also any other item 

from their shop. Each week they deliver 

to homes in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, 

Bala and other Muskoka locations. 

Trudie Gilbert, of Trudie’s Salon in 

Bracebridge, visits seniors in their homes, 

from Barrie to Parry Sound, to offer hair 

care services such as shampoos, sets, 

colours and perms. 

“I want to help seniors stay at their best 

without them having to go out into the 

cold,” Gilbert explains. 

She notes that working on an aging 

population requires more than just skills 

in esthetics, as health is also a concern of 

her clients. 

“I check for scalp issues and to see if 

the skin is healthy,” she says. 

If a client is expecting company, she 

will offer to do their make-up or give a 

manicure. For her male clientele, Gilbert 

is even adept at barbering and is as comfortable 

with beards and shaving as she is 

long locks. 

Taking precautions during the winter 

Cindy Bailey of Muskoka Mobility 

demonstrates a few items that can 

help make winter safer and easier 

for those with mobility issues. 

does not have to be difficult. Many simple 

and affordable solutions are available. 

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Olympic spirit burns bright 

Photograph: Laura Bombier 

Torchbearers Kathleen Reid of Barrie and David Zelewski of Bracebridge stand before a crowd in 

Bracebridge as the flame made its way through town on Dec. 30 (above). Special Olympic speed 

skater Stephen Graham carries the torch through Gravenhurst earlier that day (left). 

Photograph: Don MacTavish 

Bracebridge couple honoured for humanitarian work 

By Jason Dickson 

The Rotary Club of Bracebridge recently named 

Peter and Kathy Wood Citizens of the Year. 

It marks one of the few times that a couple has won 

the award. Selection committee chairman Doug Marshall 

says the choice wasn’t difficult. 

“We had seven nominations for different people,” 

Marshall explains. “And they were all good. But it was 

pretty well unanimous.” 

The Woods received the award for their extensive 

volunteer work in Muskoka, as well as Africa. 

“We feel humbled,” says Kathy. “There are so many 

other people in our area who are helping those in 

need.” 

The list of organizations and charities that have 

received help from the Woods is extensive, from Meals 

on Wheels, the Rotary Centennial Gardens, to Out of 

the Cold and the Boy Scouts. 

Recently their efforts have turned to Kenya, after 

being a host family for the Canada World Youth 

exchange program. 

Their sponsor child, Ronnie Mwachia Mdawida, 

came to Canada and stayed with the Woods for three 

months. 

Photograph: Sandy Lockhart 

Peter and Kathy Wood 

In 2006 the Woods began The Ronnie Fund, a 

charity to help Ronnie improve the situation in his 

impoverished home village of Wongonyi. 

“The Church of the Redeemer in Rosseau was looking 

for an outreach project,” explains Peter. “We started 

a fund to help pay for Ronnie’s education.” 

Since 2006, the Woods have raised money to purchase 

essential farming tools for the village, including 

a BioSand Water Filter, an irrigation pump and a 

brick-making machine. 

“One farm quadrupled production,” explains Peter. 

“Such a simple tool as an irrigation pump has such a 

profound change in their lives.” 

The Woods say their efforts come naturally. Both 

had parents who supported charities. 

“I grew up in a family where everyone pitched in,” 

Peter says. “We also do it to set an example to our children.” 

Peter goes onto explain that growing up in Rosseau 

made it easier for him to appreciate the plight of Ronnie’s 

small village in Kenya. 

“I think we have the capacity to share with ourselves 

as well as others,” he explains. 

Kathy certainly agrees. 

“We started with pennies in a jar to help out one 

young man,” she explains. “Now we’re helping out a 

whole village.” 

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Holly Beard, make-up artist with owner and director stylist Kahlae Clifford. 

Urban Textures Muskoka is not just 

another hair salon. Shelly Clifford, who 

has lived in Muskoka since 1991, says, 

“I kept thinking that there was room 

for a salon that offered a higher level of 

technical ability and a bit of an urban 

edge.” 

That thought translated into action 

when she and her stylist daughter 

Kahlae Clifford launched their salon on 

Gravenhurst’s Main Street in November 

of 2008. 

Shelly laughs, “I guess that I was 

right. Thanks to the wonderful 

response by local residents and cottagers, 

we had to expand our space to 

double its original size within the first 

six months.” 

She adds, “The larger salon gives 

clients enough space to feel relaxed. 

One side of the salon is devoted to hair 

only and the other side to esthetic services 

such as facial waxing, pedicure, and 

manicures. Additional services will be 

added over time.” 

Urban Textures Muskoka is an affiliate 

of two Urban Textures locations in 

Toronto, owned by world-renowned 

stylist Christos Cox. Kahlae Clifford 

has been dividing her time between 

Muskoka and Toronto but she will be 

spending more time in the Gravenhurst 

salon instead of her usual three days a 

week. 

Shelly explains, “Senior stylist Jennifer 

Merritt just had a beautiful baby 

girl – Kora Grace – on Sept. 17. While 

Jennifer is at home with the baby, 

Kahlae and Lindsay Orr will be happy 

to accommodate her clients.” She 

chuckles, “Jen just adores her little girl 

but she is eager to get back to work and 

her clients too. I have to shoo her out of 

the salon some days!” 

Despite their warm and friendly 

approach, both Cliffords are serious 

about the level of professionalism they 

bring to the business. They say that one 

thing that really sets them apart is the 

regular training updates their stylists 

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line they carry exclusively. As Shelly 

puts it, “With the level of training our 

stylists get, the benefit to the client is 

cutting and colour techniques that are 

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Shelly emphasizes, “Continuing education 

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She adds, “Our stylists didn’t just get 

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finished. Our stylists believe in ongoing 

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There are some very unique abilities 

that Urban Textures brings to Muskoka. 

In addition to being trained in applying 

relaxers to straighten super curly hair, 

which as anyone who watches Oprah 

knows is a highly specialized process, 

the salon does hair extensions. Shelly 

says, “Our Toronto supplier only uses 

real hair which gives us the ability to use 

hot tools and to style it as if it’s your 

own hair.” She adds, “We are able to 

provide three different techniques for 

applying hair extensions too.” 

Shelly says that when it comes to hair 

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what you’re getting, which is a look that 

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Rev. Steven Smith, Const. Don Hammond and Glen Orchard students 

Ayla Haytaoglu and Laura Carter collect goods during a food drive. 

Looking back on 2009 

Around Muskoka Lakes 

By Norah Fountain 

The 12th day 

of Christmas is 

Jan. 5 and while 

December is but 

a blur now, it’s 

worth recalling 

how we wrapped 

up 2009 in 

Muskoka Lakes. 

The Bala 

Legion welcomed about 90 people to 

their annual seniors dinner just before 

the holidays. Organizer Kibbie Ham 

thanks all volunteers. 

“I’d especially like to thank the 

Burgess Family at the Lucky Duck 

Fudgery. Every year they give generous 

fudge samples to each senior,” Ham 

says. 

She also thanks the Bala ReMax team 

as they donate goodie bags, and the Bala 

Lionesses for providing gifts, too. 

“Ross Davidson of Don’s Bakery did 

a great job cooking our turkeys,” continues 

Ham, “as did Paul Davidson in 

carving them.” 

The parties continued at the Legion, 

with the Christmas Eve Social and the 

Past President’s Levee to bring in the 

New Year. 

Taking care of people here at home 

was a job well done by the OPP. Their 

annual holiday food drive fed about 50 

families in Muskoka Lakes. 

One recipient called me to say they 

wanted to express their gratitude at the 

box of goodies and coupons painstakingly 

gathered and packed by volunteers. 

OPP Constable Don Hammond 

reminded me that food deliveries happen 

year-round in west Muskoka with 

the help of Presbyterian Reverend 

Steven Smith. 

Others give of their talents, and international 

theatre adjudicator Annette 

Procunier of Bala is staying put in 

Muskoka for a change to direct an 

upcoming production of Grace and Glorie 

at the Rene Caisse Theatre. It’s an 

entrancing play about a hospice worker 

and the feisty woman to whom she 

attends. Proceeds from the show go 

most appropriately to Hospice Muskoka. 

The play opens Feb. 11 and features 

Pru Donaldson and Lisa Friesen. 

On Jan. 28, the Bala United Church 

invites everyone to come hear about the 

Habitat for Humanity Build in Bala. 

Drop by for the 10 a.m. presentation by 

Habitat for Humanity Muskoka president 

Linda Acton-Riddle. 

On a sporting note, Davidson’s 

Sports, which specializes in curling 

equipment, held its official opening celebration 

in December. They’re beside 

the Chamber of Commerce office. 

As I write this, the Bala Curling Club, 

with the help of Parry Sound-Muskoka 

MPP Norm Miller, is cutting the ribbon 

on its new refrigeration plant. The 

Ontario Trillium Fund helped make this 

a reality with a $50,000 grant. 

Also, the trails are open at Johnston’s 

Cranberry Marsh and you can rent 

snowshoes for a wintry trek from the 

marsh store. 

Finally, cast your eyes eastward 

toward Quebec’s Stoneham Mountain 

on Jan. 20 to send good snowy karma 

to Ziggy Cowan (she’s related to Cowans 

from Gravenhurst, Bala and Torrance). 

She’s presently the alternate for 

Canada’s Olympic Snowboard Cross 

team and will go to Vancouver, but this 

final qualifying event will determine 

whether she’ll be one of the four on the 

team or remain as an alternate. It would 

be a thrill to see her take the hill! 

Best wishes, as well, to Jeff Batchelor, 

a Lake Joe cottager who will definitely 

rip up the Olympic half pipe! Cross 

country skier Dan Roycroft of Port Sydney 

is another Olympian with a strong 

Muskoka fan base. 

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Be thankful for kindness and generosity 

Around Bracebridge 

By Maria Duncalf-Barber 

December was 

a challenging 

month that saw 

an incredible 

amount of snowfall. 

We heard lots 

of incredible stories 

of how neighbours 

and 

strangers helped 

each other overcome 

the power outages, get out of 

driveways, assist the aged and all other 

random acts of kindness. 

On the first busy weekend I attended 

the Festival of Lights at Santa’s Moonlight 

Shopping Party downtown. Jam 

Sandwich performed for the children in 

attendance and it was wonderful to hear 

children of all ages singing carols. Face 

painting was offered by the talented 

Karen Fish as Kare Kare the Clown. The 

BIA sponsored event offered the chance 

to do some Christmas shopping and 

Manitoba Street looked wonderful as 

the merchants dressed up their windows. 

On Dec. 6, Bracebridge celebrated 

the 41st Santa Claus Parade and the 

theme this year was the 1950s. Thank 

you to all Rotary members who put on 

an amazing show. 

On Dec. 6. Muskoka remembered a 

tragedy that happened on that date in 

1989. On that day, 14 women students 

were murdered at L’Ecole Polytechnique 

de Montreal. That tragedy awakened the 

souls, voices and ears of our nation. In 

Muskoka, our community remembered 

those women who have been silenced 

forever with peaceful candlelight gatherings 

that were held in Bracebridge, 

Gravenhurst and Huntsville. Participants 

honoured the victims and reminded 

each other that girls also have a right 

to become whatever they want to be. 

On Dec. 8, at St. Joseph’s Catholic 

Church, the Muskoka Advent Choir 

performed to a full audience. This 95- 

voice volunteer choir comes together 

Embrace new opportunities 

Around Gravenhurst 

By Gord Durnan 

I needed all 31 

days in December 

to experience all 

Christmas and 

the holiday season 

have to offer 

in Gravenhurst. 

I hope everyone 

had the 

opportunity to 

attend at least one 

holiday pot-luck luncheon or supper. I 

find that everyone prepares their tastiest 

favourite foods to share. 

More than 50 years ago my mother 

taught me to make shortbread cookies 

and, in keeping with our family tradition, 

I baked 30 dozen this year to give 

away to friends and many of my favorite 

service folks at retail shops in town. 

This year I hope many of you found 

the Gravenhurst merchants where able 

to assist you in finding all the special 

gifts you desired for all the members of 

your family. Their special efforts in personalizing 

the shopping experience was 

a pleasure for me and on a couple of 

occasions they secured next-day delivery 

to meet my late requests. 

I also had the opportunity as a member 

of the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst 

to spend part of a Saturday volunteering 

to assist the Salvation Army with their 

Kettle collection. This provided me with 

an important reminder of the generosity 

of the folks in Gravenhurst – both 

young and old – who stopped by to 

drop in their donation. The Salvation 

Army provides assistance to hundreds of 

families to ensure they can enjoy a real 

Christmas dinner and that all the children 

receive gifts from Santa. I was also 

very appreciative of those kind folks 

who thanked me for taking my time to 

help out with this community effort. 

On Friday, Dec. 18, a group of volunteers 

organized a carol sing at the 

Opera House Square. If you missed it 

this year be sure to look for the date 

next year because it was a wonderful 

evening of carolling. Afterwards, the 

more than 50 singers moved inside for 

hot chocolate and coffee, along with 

Christmas treats generously donated by 

six main street eateries. 

Gravenhurst along with thousands of 

other Communities in Canada had the 

fabulous opportunity to connect with 

the 2010 Olympics when the torch was 

paraded through our main street on 

Dec. 30. Wow, what a wonderful community 

event when literally thousands 

of people lined Muskoka Road to cheer 

on the torch bearers and celebrate the 

spirit of the Olympic movement 

throughout the world. 

The day started for several hundred 

with a community breakfast at the 

Legion followed by the torch procession 

with flag waving and loud cheering. 

Then, hundreds of young and young at 

heart gathered at the Centennial Centre 

for free skating, hot dogs and hot 

chocolate. 

The new year will bring many new 

opportunities for our town to grow and 

prosper if we all share our time and talents 

with each other so Gravenhurst 

lives the slogan of being the “First Town 

in Muskoka.” 

once a year to present the full-length 

cantata in our community. The choir is 

sponsored by Gravenhurst Ministerial 

and is non-denominational. 

In my role as education co-ordinator 

for Daphne’s Drop In, I was delighted 

that this year we chose The Glassco 

Foundation for our charity. It is a charitable 

organization in Zambia that was 

formed by Canadian Colin Glassco. My 

friend Leslie Wray came to the Drop In 

on Dec. 15 and shared information 

about the foundation. We raised $550. 

Our donation will help at the Italian 

Orthopedic Hospital where they are 

helping with some of the surgeries on 

vulnerable children. Some of these 

required surgeries are very basic corrections 

and some are the result of injuries 

or illnesses. 

On Dec. 30, my husband Peter and I 

were proud to be Canadian as we 

attended Memorial Park with over 

2,000 people to see the Vancouver 2010 

Olympic Torch Relay. As young and old 

dressed in red, waving the Canadian 

Flag, the cheers were loud. 

On New Years Eve, the blue moon 

appeared, which means a second full 

moon in a calendar month, the 13th full 

moon of the year, and the first blue 

moon in 20 years. This rare event welcomes 

us into 2010. On this magical 

night I am full to the brim with gratitude. 

I will give thanks for my family of 

origin in England and Ireland, my family 

of marriage here in Canada and my 

family of choice in Bracebridge. I love 

you all and wish you happy 2010. 

This is a time to count your blessings 

as we enter a brand new decade. It has 

been 10 years since we entered the new 

millennium, that’s over three thousand 

days. Life goes quickly. As Father Time 

gallops by, make sure all your days are 

perfect by honouring the new second of 

each moment, of each minute, of every 

hour and day as you decide what your 

personal goals and aspirations will be. 

Think clearly as you meditate on the 

power of living on this amazing planet 

where you can choose to define how 

you spend your days. Live Well. Live 

out loud. Live with love. 

Get into the spirit 

Town of Gravenhurst notes 

Another year as been rung in and 

there are so many things to look forward 

to in 2010! The Olympic torch 

came to Town on Dec. 30 and was welcomed 

by approximately 1,000 people. 

A big thank you goes out to the Royal 

Canadian Legion, Branch 302, Girl 

Guides from Gravenhurst and Bracebridge, 

the South Muskoka Shield, the 

Gravenhurst Scouts, Gravenhurst 

Senior’s Centre and a variety of committed 

citizens who helped form our 

colour guard for the torch. With the 

generous assistance of the Lions Club 

and their Canadian flags, these services 

groups and patriotic citizens showed 

up on mass to show our support! 

Following the torch relay the Catch 

the Spirit flag relay took place at the 

Centennial Centre where over 300 

people showed up to celebrate. The 

Gravenhurst Youth Centre handed out 

free hot dogs and hot chocolate and 

Olympic gold medalist Graeme Murray 

was on site with his family. He 

shared his Olympic story, allowed people 

to get up close and personal with 

his gold medal and participated in the 

relay, showing off his sledge expertise. 

Again a big thank you to all who 

helped make this moment a memory! 

Now is a great time to sign up for 

some of our fitness and recreation programs 

to work off those Christmas 

goodies. Several classes are starting now 

and run through the winter. They 

include: classes, ballroom dancing, tai 

chi, belly dancing, basketball, learn to 

skate clinics and so much more! To register 

contact Judy at 705-687-6774 or 

check out the 2009/2010 Winter Recreation 

and Leisure Guide at 

www.gravenhurst.ca. 

The Gravenhurst Boston Pizza Winter 

Carnival Youth Pond Hockey Tournament 

will take place on March 7, 

2010. This tournament will be for ages 

8-14 and has a registration cost of $15 

per player. 

Call Rob Carleton at 705-706-2507 

or robcarleton2000@yahoo.ca. 

The Winter Carnival committee is 

busy at work preparing for the launch 

of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival, 

being brought back by popular 

demand. The Winter Carnival will run 

from March 4-7, 2010. Some of the 

great events include: a doggie dash, 

donut eating on a string, nail driving, 

snowmobile radar runs, bed races, a 

youth dance at the high school, a 

licensed dance for adults and the list 

goes on and on. If you are interested in 

volunteering, call Marg McLaughlin at 

margmclaughlin@rogers.com or Amy 

Taylor at ataylor@gravenhurst.ca. 

Be sure to mark your calendars for 

the Bridges to Better Business Seminar: 

Discover steps to move your business 

forward. It takes place Jan. 28, from 

8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Regatta Steak 

and Seafood Grille in the Sagamo Banquet 

Room. Registration is required 

and the seminar includes a speaker and 

panel of business peers covering interesting 

business topics including 

expanding, marketing, sales and customer 

loyalty and round table sessions 

on best business practices. E-mail 

contact@muskokasmallbusiness.ca, 

call (705)646-9021 or visit 

www.muskokasmallbusiness.ca 


Advertising Feature 

Staff at the new location of The Dispensary, Remedy’s Rx, in Bracebridge welcome customers to drop in to visit their bigger and better local drug store. 


The Dispensary now offers even more 

The Dispensary in Bracebridge has not only expanded 

into a new location, but also has the expertise of the 

Remedy’s Rx group to draw upon. 

Pharmacist owner Darl Dillabough explains the drug 

store joined the Remedy’s Rx group of independent 

pharmacists and is able to take advantage of their 

expertise in merchandising, design and is part of their 

buying group. 

Joining Remedy’s Rx made sense to Dillabough 

because it offers support but still allows The Dispensary 

to operate independently and make decisions that 

work for the Bracebridge and Muskoka community. 

“They give us suggestions, says Dillabough. “Then 

we work with that but find our own niche.” 

By growing to 3,000 sq. ft. from its previous 800 sq. 

ft. location, The Dispensary will be able to offer even 

more. 

“We have a larger pharmacy and an expanded line of 

over-the-counter products,” Dillabough says. 

And if they don’t have something in stock, they can 

get it. In fact, they may even be ahead of the curve with 

new products because they don’t have to wait for corporate 

approval to make a purchase. 

For example, some dentists recently recommended a 

specific toothpaste and suggested The Dispensary carry 

it. At $17.99 a tube, it is something chain stores may 

not carry but Dillabough carries it because he sees the 

demand from his customers. 

Moggach explains that the X-PUR Tooth Revitalizing 

Paste is a different option for people wanting to 

avoid fluoride and use a different hardener. 

“We react to demand instead of trying to create 

demand,” she says. 

As a special service, The Dispensary, Remedy’s Rx, 

will sell the length of bandage a customer needs. “We 

will open boxes and measure out what they require,” 

says Moggach. “We want to cater to these people. They 

don’t need a $20 box of bandage that they will never 

use again.” 

Dillabough says although it is time-consuming, it is 

something they do for their customers. “Some people 

can’t afford more. Rather than just throw up their 

hands, they can come in each week to purchase what 

they need.” 

The Dispensary has an extensive supply of wound 

care and specialty bandages. 

“With an independent pharmacy, we can have direct 

accounts with who we want and we can purchase from 

anyone,” Moggach says, again stressing that they are 

open to customer requests. 

Plans are underway for a specialty line of products 

for breastfeeding and for new mothers. A Medela breast 

pump is an upscale item that a new mom may request. 

Aids for daily living, such as braces for tennis elbow, 

wrist and ankle braces, canes and crutches are carried at 

the new expanded location. 

Over-the-counter healthy lifestyle products are also 

featured at the new location. “We have expanded vitamins, 

mineral and herbal lines,” Dillabough says. 

The Dispensary is carrying Canadian Fiberrific products. 

This natural source of soluble fiber helps maintain 

regularity and is an alternative to conventional pills. 

“This is more palatable and easier for people to take,” 

says Moggach. “This is a different dosage for people 

who don’t like to take pills. Some people are already on 

so many pills and the idea of taking another pill is just 

too much.” Instead, this product can be sprinkled into 

coffee or even cereal and will dissolve. 

Dillabough says, “There are a lot of different claims 

out there but our products have studies to back them 

up.” 

The Dispensary has an extensive selection of overthe-counter 

products and health items to meet your 

every need. “We have cough and cold products, support 

stockings,” he says, listing just a few of the many 

items in the expanded drug store. 

“We have all of the over-the-counter products to go 

along with prescriptions or any ailments our customer 

may have,” Dillabough says. 

The Dispensary Remedy’s Rx is ready to make you 

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New location offers more products and services 

The Dispensary’s new location has a play area, which Jaymie and her son Tate enjoy while waiting. 

The Dispensary, Remedy’s Rx, has opened a new, 

larger store with more over-the-counter products, 

more pharmacy space, plus special treatment and 

consultation areas and services to make it even more 

welcoming to customers. 

Owner and pharmacist Darl Dillabough first 

opened the Dispensary in 1995. Its new 232 Manitoba 

St. location in Bracebridge, next door to its old 

location, opened in mid December. 

The new store is much larger, with 3,000 sq. ft. of 

space, and was designed to be user friendly. Now it 

will be even more comfortable when coming in to fill 

a prescription or pick up some needed items. 

The expanded space means The Dispensary, Remedy’s 

Rx, is able to have a full array of products and 

preparations. 

“We can customize even more for each customer,” 

he says. 

There is also more space for over-the-counter products 

that sometimes go along with prescription 

needs. 

While waiting for the prescription to be filled, parents 

with small children can enjoy the play area, complete 

with books, toys and more. 

There are also a number of chairs available in the 

new pharmacy so customers don’t have to stand and 

wait for their prescription to be filled. There is even 

a large public bathroom with a change table. 

When a customer receives the prescription, the 

new computer system will generate a patient care 

program to accompany it. 

“For example, it may suggest yogurt with antibiotics,” 

says Dillabough. “We can recommend a vitamin 

or herbal products that work with the prescription 

and doesn’t cause interactions.” 

Dillabough wants community members to feel 

welcome in the new space. 

“This new location affords more potential,” he 

says, explaining that it will be offering much more 

than just prescriptions. 

The basic foundation of the business has not changed. 

“Our core has always been the patients,” he says. 


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South Muskoka 

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Family Practice Walk-in Clinic 

Celebrating the 

Dispensary’s 

All New Store 

Connor Moggach 

Luciano Bianconi 



Meet the pharmacists who will 

Congratulations 

to 

DARL & 

LOISANNE 

DILLABOUGH 

from all the staff 

at South Muskoka 

Medical Centre 

serve you at The Dispensary 

Office Hours: 

Weekdays 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 

Holidays / Weekends 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Darl Dillabough is just one of three pharmacists 

ready to serve you at the new modern location of The 

Dispensary, Remedy’s Rx, in Bracebridge. 

Also on staff at the drug store are pharmacists Connor 

Moggach, and Luciano Bianconi. 

Dillabough opened The Dispensary in 1995. He 

first came to Bracebridge in 1971 and finished his 

high school years here before going on to study pharmacy 

at the University of Manitoba. He then worked 

in Lindsay and Fenelon Falls in the 1980s before 

returning to Muskoka in 1989. 

The Dispensary was a fixture at the southern part of 

Manitoba Street for five years before moving to the 

medical centre location in 2000. Dillabough is looking 

forward to serving his many loyal customers and 

meeting many new ones in the new location. 

Dillabough, and his Bracebridge born and raised 

wife Loisanne (Lee), have three adult children and 

two grandchildren living in the area. 

“They are a lot of fun and they keep us busy,” he 

says. 

Connor Moggach has been working full time as a 

pharmacist at The Dispensary for just over a year. She 

was born and raised in North Bay and graduated from 

the University of Toronto in 2006. 

“Anyone who has dealt with Connor in the last year 

will appreciate her pleasant and informative manner,” 

says Dillabough. “She is young and energetic. She is 

always updating, getting information for pharmacy 

and always looking at new avenues where we can 

expand services for our patients.” 

Moggach recently married fellow pharmacist Trevor 

Russell in May 2009. Before coming to Bracebridge 

she worked in an independent pharmacy in North 

Bay. 

“I like the lifestyle here,” she says. “There is more of 

a community feel and more laid back than in the big 

city. I like the opportunity to be involved in the community.” 

She also enjoys Muskoka’s natural surroundings by 

hiking, canoeing and kayaking. Moggach and Russell 

bought a house and are busy with renovations 

and repairs. 

“We are setting down roots,” says Moggach. 

Luciano Bianconi, one of Dillabough’s long-time 

friends from Lindsay, works part-time in The Dispensary, 

rounding out the team of pharmacists. 

“I got married and moved to Huntsville,” says Bianconi, 

who was the director of the pharmacy at Ross 

Memorial Hospital in Lindsay for about 20 years. 

“It was time for a career change,” he says. “I wanted 

to get back to community pharmacy and dealing 

directly with the people.” 

With two other pharmacists on staff, Dillabough 

and The Dispensary always have someone ready to 

help you with your health care needs. 

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Kathy Thomas, a Registered Nurse, will be able to offer Aclasta IV infusion, the once-per-year osteoporosis treatment, 

to clients on specially scheduled days in the treatment room at The Dispensary in Bracebridge. 

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Treatment and consultation rooms expand services 

A private consultation room and a treatment room are 

just two of the many special features at the new location 

of The Dispensary Remedy’s Rx. 

Now customers can talk to their pharmacists in comfort 

and privacy, keeping their health concerns behind 

the closed doors of the consultation room. 

The Dispensary owner and pharmacist Darl Dillabough 

explains this private room will be mandated in 

the next six to 16 months by the Ontario College of 

Pharmacists so it made sense to include it in the design. 

“Patient confidentiality is the biggest thing about 

pharmacy,” he says. 

Dillabough says a customer with a number of prescriptions 

should have a regular review with a pharmacist 

each year. They can discuss how the medication is working, 

remind them of interactions, answer any questions 

and address any concerns. The private counselling room 

is a perfect spot for those conversations. 

Travel medication is an important conversation to 

have with your pharmacist too. “When travelling you 

need to find out what medication works in that location. 

For example, some malaria medications don’t work in 

some places because there are new strains,” he says. 

Pharmacist Connor Moggach says people should 

know how to take their medication when travelling 

through time zones. She says they should also be familiar 

with the proper names of their medications, not just 

the brand name, because the brand may not be available 

in other countries. 

An additional private space in the new store is the 

treatment room. “We can use it for private interviews 

with patients or it could be for visiting specialists,” he 

says. “We are trying to provide a full comprehensive base 

for the community.” 

Pharmacist Darl Dillabough discusses medications 

with a customer in the consultation room. 

Starting in January, the room will be used as an Aclasta 

IV infusion room for osteoporosis treatment. Dillabough 

explains the treatment is a 15-minute IV infusion 

offered every 12 months as an alternative to daily 

pills. A nurse will give the treatments on regularly scheduled 

days. 

“Some find it hard to take the pills on an empty stomach,” 

Moggach says, noting many older people needing 


this treatment may already have other stomach issues. 

“They just can’t tolerate pills.” 

“We don’t have a community with an overabundance 

of physicians,” he says. “We are offering higher professional 

services and a wider variety of products.” Dillabough 

has been in discussion with other community 

healthcare groups and has other plans still in the works. 

“We are expanding into alternative therapies as well as 

pharmaceuticals,” Dillabough says. “We want to see any 

deficiencies or gaps in the healthcare system and fill those 

gaps we can. The staff have a lot of energy and want to 

put it into practice for the people.” 

Other possible uses for the new treatment room could 

include mental acuity testing or even flu vaccine clinics. 

“It is a little different experience than sitting in a doctor’s 

office,” Dillabough says. “You could be waiting for an 

injection here instead of in a room full of sick people.” 

There is an area of chairs adjacent to the children’s play 

area at the front of the store that Dillabough would like 

to use for educational sessions. It is welcoming and 

warm,” he says of the area, which includes a small fireplace. 

“I hope to use it for information nights and small 

groups,” he says, explaining he would like to bring in 

specialists to talk about topics such as diabetes, baby care 

and more. 

The whole concept behind The Dispensary’s location, 

is to make members of the community feel welcome in 

the new space. And the pharmacists aren’t just sending 

customers on their way with a prescription; they’re 

thinking about their long-term health. 

“You are not just getting a prescription,” Dillabough 

says. “It all works together. With complementary information, 

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Dispensary pharmacist Connor Moggach is looking forward to offering custom compounding service 

for customers. Shown here are some of the products and equipment used for compounding. 


Compounding allows 

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custom treatment 

What if you could have your medication tailored 

to meet your individual health needs? At The Dispensary, 

Remedy’s Rx, you can now that it has added 

a compounding room in its new pharmacy location. 

According to the Association of Compounding 

Pharmacists of Canada, compounding is a way for 

physicians and health care providers to order custom 

medications for their patients. The patient could be 

allergic to preservatives or dyes in brand name medications 

or may need a different strength than what 

is available from the manufacturer. Occasionally 

compounding is needed to simply change the form 

or flavour of a medication to make it easier to take. 

The Dispensary’s pharmacist Connor Moggach 

has special compound training and is looking forward 

to making more options available to their 

clients. 

“We are looking to expand the compound production 

in the store,” she says. 

She recently participated in special compound 

training in early December with an innovative company. 

She is now linked to an expert team of pharmacists 

specializing in compounds. 

There are many reasons for compounding, she 

explains. 

“There are some drugs that have been taken off 

the market, not because they are dangerous but 

because of the limited demand,” she says. 

Some of those can be prescribed in a compound 

when they would otherwise be unavailable. 

“For chronic pain, pills don’t always do the trick,” 

she says, explaining that there are different combinations 

of creams that can be used for pain treatment. 

“For wound treatment, there are medications normally 

taken orally that can have a skin healing effect 

in a cream,” she says. 

Also, compounding can make medications more 

palatable or a better experience. For example, a dentist 

can give a child medication in a sucker to numb 

the inside of their mouth before giving a needle for 

freezing. 

Pets use many similar medications to humans but 

in much smaller portions, which is another use for 

compounding. 

“You can’t 1/5 a pill for a five-pound dog or cat 

but you can use the raw materials and make a compound 

for pets,” says Moggach. 

Since cats can be difficult to treat, their medications 

can often be transformed into a compound 

simply rubbed into their ears once or twice per day. 

For accuracy, creams or lotions can even be administered 

with a syringe to ensure an accurate dose is 

given. 

Moggach explains compounding is just another 

way the pharmacy is catering to individual needs. 

Each compound is made “just for you,” she says. 


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New faces at Muskoka Lakes council 

By Norah Fountain 

The new Ward C councillors for the 

Township of Muskoka Lakes are getting 

up to speed as they head into their first 

full week of council meetings, which 

start Jan. 25. 

Ron Brent and David Margesson were 

sworn in as Township of Muskoka Lakes 

councillors for Ward 

C at the last council 

meeting in December. 

The two men say they 

were encouraged by 

others to apply to fill 

the vacancies left by 

the passing of councillor 

Stewart Martin 

and resignation of 

Mayor Susan Pryke. 

Councillor Brian 

Hare was appointed 

to the District position 

for Ward C that 

the late councillor 

Martin held and 

councillor Karen Ellis 

was elevated to the 

position of mayor. 

Margesson says he 

already had eyes on 

the 2010 election as a 

few people were 

encouraging him to 

seek office, so it made sense to get 

almost a year of council service under his 

belt. For Margesson, political action 

runs in the family. 

“Back in the 1960s, my father 

knocked on doors to remind all residents 

of the then Medora/Wood township 

that they needed to get out and vote – 

“It’s 

paramount 

that 

decisions are 

made in 

everybody’s 

best 

interests...” 

even though voting day back then was 

Grey Cup Day and few seasonal residents 

made the trip to vote.” 

Hearing from as many constituents as 

possible remains important to the 67- 

year-old today, as is transparency, and 

making sure the township runs its business 

with the big picture in mind. 

“It’s paramount 

that decisions are 

made in everybody’s 

best interests, 

although that’s often 

difficult to do,” he 

says. “Most important 

is that we keep a lid 

on budgets and make 

the right spending 

decisions. If we can’t 

afford it, we can’t do 

it. It’s impossible to 

make everybody 

happy.” 

Margesson adds he 

believes council is not 

that different from 

any board of directors, 

and he’s had plenty of 

experience on boards 

and operating businesses, 

including running 

four businesses 

ranging from 

import/export to a travel agency and a 

sporting goods firm that handled large 

contracts supplying the Toronto Argonauts 

and the Toronto Maple Leafs, 

among others. 

Brent has also worn many business 

hats, as well as being a commercial pilot. 

He is presently the president and partner 

Ron Brent and David Margesson have been sworn in as councillors for 

Ward C in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. 

of W.D. Brent Rentals Ltd. He believes 

his expertise will be primarily in the public 

works area of council, but notes he 

has experience in many related areas, and 

learns fast. The 57-year-old first came to 

Muskoka as a baby and was driving a 

barge by the time he was five years old. 

The family quarry business began after 

some money was inherited after a resort 

sold on the Isle of Wight in England. 

“My brothers and I tried to do something 

good with the money, and I think 

we have. It was the seed that started 

Brent Quarries,” he says. 

Brent hopes he can also do something 

good at the council table and notes one 

of the candidate interview questions 

was, ‘Will you run in the next election?’ 

He says he will consider it after he sees 

how the next few months play out. 

Margesson contends he will run. “As 

long as I can be of benefit, I’ll continue 

and throw my hat in the ring in the fall,” 

he says. 

The Appointment Interview Committee, 

comprising Ward A councillor 

Patricia Arney, Ward B councillor 

Nancy Thompson, Ward C councillor 

Brian Hare, was unanimous in recommending 

Brent and Margesson be 

appointed. The committee interviewed 

a total of 14 candidates. 

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Muskoka skiers prepare for the Games 

By Chris Occhiuzzi 

After months of gruelling training, 

members of the Arrowhead Nordic Ski 

Club cross-country team are set to put 

their skills to the test at the upcoming 

Ontario Winter Games. 

The team began training together in 

June, using dryland techniques such as 

roller skiing, rock climbing and running 

to get in shape for the upcoming season. 

“Nothing compares to actually being 

on the snow,” says 16-year-old Huntsville 

resident Benjamin Osorio. “But, the 

roller skiing is a lot of fun. The dryland 

training is a very, very important aspect. 

A lot of people don’t take summer jobs so 

they can train hard because it’s a very 

important training period.” 

Head coach Tracy Marshall took the 

team to Thunder Bay in late December 

and all six members who participated in 

the qualifying races made it through to 

the Games. 

While some team members have skied 

since they could walk, others are newer to 

the sport. Huntsville’s Ryan Atwood, 15, 

has only skied for three years but still was 

able to qualify. 

“It’s amazing, I love it, I can’t believe I 

actually made it to the Winter Games,” 

he says. 

Excitement within the team is building 

as the date of the Ontario Winter Games 

nears. The cross-country skiing event is 

being held from Jan. 15-16 at Arrowhead 

Provincial Park. It is scheduled earlier 

than the rest of the events because of a 

conflicting date with the 2010 Canadian 

Cross Country Ski Championships. 

“I’m pretty pumped; it’s going to be a 

good time,” says 17-year-old Robyn 

Klinkman of Bracebridge. “We’ll be skiing 

(at Arrowhead) a lot in the next couple 

of weeks just to get ready and put 

ourselves into the zone as much as we 

can.” 

Ski team members Ryley Atwood, Robyn Klinkman, Cameron Raynor, Brandon Derbyshire, Ryan Atwood, Brady 

Irving, Benjamin Osorio, coach Tracy Marshall and Monique Derbyshire (front) are ready for the Winter Games. 

Getting to train at the host venue 

could offer an advantage to the homegrown 

team. However, the competition 

will be stiff. 

“It’s going to be great to ski here in 

Huntsville,” says Brady Irving, 14. “But, 

there’s a lot of good skiers out there who 

have skied a lot of hills.” 

Still, win or lose, the Arrowhead club 

will be enjoying every moment of the 

competition. 

“I expect we’ll all have a good time and 

it will be fun,” said Irving. “I don’t know 

if we’ll come away with any medals, but I 

know we’ll all have a great time skiing.” 

Through hard work and training the 

team has qualified for the Games and 

medals are within reach. 

“I’ve seen the team grow and improve 

with the help of our coaching staff,” says 

Huntsville’s Monique Derbyshire, 17. “It 

would be great to see (us) placing in the 

Ontario Winter Games.” 

One of the team’s more experienced 

members, Huntsville’s Cameron Raynor, 

has been skiing since the age of four. 

“I would like to keep skiing as long as 

I can; I really love the sport,” says 16- 

year-old Raynor. “Obviously the 

Olympics are the ultimate goal. But, you 

have to play it as you go and see how 

things line up. The next step would be 

going to a university team and after that 

move on to a national team. Just take it 

one step at a time and go as far as you can 

with it.” 

The Ontario Winter Games will be 

held from March 4-7 at various venues in 

Muskoka. 

Photograph: Chris Occhiuzzi 


Get in shape and stay that way in 2010 

Article by Kathryn Beirness 

Every New Year, many determined 

souls make getting 

into shape a big-ticket resolution. 

Come mid to late January, however, 

as some of Muskoka’s fitness experts 

can tell you, most people will have 

abandoned their resolve and returned 

to the couch and the remote. 

As people join gyms in droves each 

January, why is it so hard for the 

majority of us to maintain the effort 

needed to achieve our fitness goals? 

“The number one reason people 

don’t keep their fitness resolutions,” 

says Dayna Wilmons, general manager 

of Curves in Huntsville, “is that 

they are not patient with seeing 

results. It is not realistic – or safe – to 

expect to lose 20 pounds in two 

weeks. It does take a little time to see 

the results.” 

Andre Bourque, owner of Muskoka 

Fitness Club in Bracebridge, agrees. 

“A disturbing theme in our culture 

is ‘Reward me now and I’ll pay you 

later,’” he says, noting that good 

health doesn’t come on credit. “How 

much heat will your fireplace provide 

if you don’t fill it with wood? What 

sort of raise can you expect if you 

don’t show up for work? It seems silly 

to expect certain results when we don’t 

do the work.” 

Successful outcomes from a fitness 

program take time, as well as a genuine 

effort, says David Marshall, 

owner of CrossFit Muskoka in 

Huntsville. 

“Getting in shape takes hard work 

and dedication. Irrespective of what 

advertising and infomercials attempt 

to portray, if you want to be in great 

physical and mental condition you 

need to invest time, blood, sweat and 

tears. If it was fast and easy wouldn’t 

everyone be in shape?” 

Andre Bourque agrees that increasing 

intensity when it comes to your 

activity level is paramount. 

“Bringing the garbage to the road or 

Gail MacKay starts the new year off right using equipment at Muskoka Fitness in Bracebridge. She made her 

first trip to the gym early in the new year and plans to make visits to the gym part of her regular routine. 

cutting the grass doesn’t count. If you 

think these activities make a great difference 

then ask yourself why 58 per 

cent of people in the District of 

Muskoka are considered overweight or 

obese, according to statistics from the 

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle 

Research Institute.” 

Still, your family physician will tell 

you that some exercise is better than 

no exercise at all. Whether you’re new 

to working out or training for a 

marathon, with any resolution, it’s 

best to understand your personal goals 

and set realistic benchmarks for 

achieving them, to increase your odds 

of success, says Roxanne Ross, general 

manager of Curves in Gravenhurst. 

“Each person is different,” she says. 

“Some just want to be able to walk 

around town, others want to lose 

weight or get off medications. If you 

have high stress, working out can also 

be very beneficial. Each individual 

needs to do some thinking about what 

goals she really wants to achieve and 

why.” 

Many well-intentioned fitness resolutions 

are also dropped like barbells 

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“Find something you really like to 

do so that you’ll stick to it and make 

that activity a part of your lifestyle,” 

says Trish Conley-Knight, program 

manager at the Bracebridge Sportsplex. 

Many recreation centres and private 

gyms offer classes and courses to keep 

you interested. 

“You need activities that will increase 

your heart rate three to five times a 

week for a minimum of 30 minutes, 

such as an aquafit class or zumba fitness, 

and then at least twice a week 

include some strength training,” Conley-Knight 

says. 

“Ideally,” she adds, “try to find a 

friend or group of friends that you can 

do these activities with to keep motivated.” 

Most important to realizing your 

dream of fitting into a bikini this summer 

or staving off high blood pressure 

is to commit to healthier living for the 

rest of your life – not just next year. 

“Failure comes from the inability to 

accept that being fit is a lifestyle – a 

continuous journey as opposed to a 

singular destination,” says Marshall. 

“This lifestyle requires permanent 

changes to nearly every facet of your 

existence, a shift most aren’t willing to 

embrace.” 

Conley-Knight agrees. 

“Unless a person truly sees the value 

in being physically active and makes it 

a part of his lifestyle, he won’t continue 

with it; there needs to be buy-in.” 

Andre Bourque recommends making 

physical fitness your resolution 

now, before you don’t have a choice. 

“The bottom line is that we fear losing 

our health more than we work 

towards being healthy; lose our health 

and all of a sudden we’re motivated!” 

Don’t wait for a health crisis to find 

your motivation, he says. 

“An alternative solution is being 

proactive and pursuing a healthy 

lifestyle. The reward,” he says, “will follow 

the effort.” 

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Peter Pan production takes flight in Huntsville 

By Don McCormick 

The North Muskoka Players, the 

Huntsville Festival of the Arts and the 

Huntsville Rotary Club will be participating 

in a joint venture to present 

nine performances of the stage play 

Peter Pan in the Algonquin Theatre 

from April 15-24, 2010. 

While the story of Peter Pan is 

familiar to most, this particular production 

will make local history. Some 

of the actors will be flying, which will 

be a first for the Algonquin Theatre. 

“It’s expensive, but to not have stage 

flight in Peter Pan would not be doing 

justice to the production,” says 

director Gregg Evans. 

The legendary Foy family of New 

York City will supply all of the training 

and equipment for their flights. 

Peter Foy made his first stage flight in 

1939 at the age of 14. In 1947, he 

directed his first stage flights of Peter 

Pan. In 1954, he directed the flights 

in the well-known production starring 

Mary Martin. 

“Getting a chance to work with 

them (the Foys) will be exciting for 

everyone,” says Evans. 

Foy estimates he has directed the 

flight in over 3,000 productions of 

Peter Pan alone. The family company, 

Flying by Foy, provides flight direction 

for a wide variety of productions 

By Sandy Lockhart 

A new program has been developed to 

build Muskoka’s creative economy and 

help area youth learn more about the arts 

as a career option that can allow them to 

stay in the area. 

Project co-ordinator Carolyne 

Wagland says the new Creative Paths 

project is all about investing in the next 

generation while making the community 

aware that the arts are important from an 

economic perspective. 

Creative Paths was launched at the 

Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre on 

Monday, Nov. 30. The program is made 

possible through a $40,000 grant from the 

province of Ontario’s Cultural Strategic 

Investment Fund, through the Ministry of 

Culture. It is expected to benefit the creative 

community, high school students 

and the community’s corporate partners. 

Smee, Captain Hook's right hand man, played by Ryan Burd, threatens 

one of the Lost Boys, played by Ryan Robinson-Hatton. 

all over the world. 

Many familiar Muskoka faces will 

grace the stage when Peter Pan comes 

to Huntsville. Jessica Bacon will play 

Peter, Emma Gibbs will play Wendy, 

Bob Stone will play Hook and Ryan 

Burda will play Smee. 

The Arts Council of Muskoka is spearheading 

this program in partnership with 

the Huntsville Festival of the Arts and the 

Muskoka Lakes Music Festival. 

“I’m looking forward to getting a lot of 

people engaged,” says Wagland. “We can 

even bring the arts in to teach other subjects.” 

For instance, she suggests talking to a 

business class about social media techniques 

explaining that it all takes creative 

thinking. 

“Art is too often seen in a really narrow 

scope,” Wagland says. “It is much more 

than a paintbrush and canvas. The arts all 

integrate so well with other subjects.” 

Creative Path aims to link students 

with artistic mentors. Wagland says many 

students are not aware of the arts careers 

available to them. 

“Ten solid mentorships throughout 

Behind the scenes, Sherisse Stevens 

will be the musical director, Neal Barlow 

the orchestra director, Suzanne 

Baxter will do the choreography, 

Nicole Pantaleo will design the costumes, 

Helena Renwick will design 

the sets, Kareen Burns will be the 

Muskoka is a solid goal,” says Wagland, 

explaining teachers will suggest students 

who would be a good fit for mentorship 

programs. 

The students will be matched with an 

appropriate mentor from January to May 

2010. Students will also be able to earn 

volunteer hours for the time spent with 

their mentor. 

A series of art mentoring, creativity 

workshops, and creativity related workshops 

are planned for secondary school 

classes in Muskoka over the next six 

months. 

The year’s work will wrap up with a 

creative economy conference in September 

2010. 

“The exemplary projects will be presented 

at the creative symposium in September,” 

says Wagland. “This takes it to 

the next level.” 

stage manager and Rob Saunders will 

be in charge of marketing and promotion. 

The Huntsville Festival of the Arts 

is producing the show with most of 

the actors coming from the North 

Muskoka Players. Gregg Evans will be 

directing the show. The Huntsville 

Rotary Club will construct all the sets 

and provide the backstage crew for the 

shows. 

Profits from the shows will be split 

between the Huntsville Festival of the 

Arts and the Huntsville Rotary Club 

and will be directed to the charities of 

their choices. 

This is the same group that presented 

the very successful production of 

The Wizard of Oz in 2009. Last year’s 

production generated $21,000. 

Peter Pan is the story of a mischievous 

boy who refuses to grow up. He 

lives on the small island of Neverland 

where he leads a gang called the Lost 

Boys in adventures with Indians, 

fairies and pirates. Peter can fly and 

one evening flies into the lives of the 

Darling children and takes them on a 

magical adventure. 

“It’s magical,” says Evans. “It 

appeals to young people as well as 

older people. Everybody knows the 

story. It highlights great lead roles for 

kids.” 

Program introduces youth to arts industry 

Photograph: Don McCormick 

Keynote speakers, creativity workshops 

and break out sessions will be part of the 

event. 

Wagland already has some artists and 

art groups interested in taking part and 

mentoring students. Wagland encourages 

anyone interested in taking part to contact 

her. 

“It would be a perfect match for any 

group that needs volunteers,” she says. 

Creative Paths will be looking for creativity 

workshop leaders to work with 

teachers interested in integrating the arts 

into their classrooms. 

She is also pleased that the District of 

Muskoka has acknowledged the arts with 

a mention of it in the strategic plan. She 

thinks the timing is right for Muskoka to 

embrace the creative economy. 

“Industry is gone,” says Wagland. “I 

don’t know if it’s coming back.” 

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1. Preschool and elementary students from the Muskoka Montessori School, in Bracebridge, 

visited the Pines Long Term Care Residence on Dec. 15 to sing to the residents. 

2. Clean Air Champions, a group of athletes who promote environmental awareness for clean 

living, pose for a group photograph before beginning their portion of the torch relay in Huntsville. 

3. A rhythmic gymnast performs to the beat of drummers at the Huntsville torch relay celebration. 

4. Kate Austin and Kelly Haywood of the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce pose with 

Muskoka Bear Wear’s mascot during a recent after hours event at the Huntsville store. 

5. On behalf of the Glassco Foundation, Leslie Ray accepts a $500 cheque from Maria Duncalf- 

Barber and Blair Rawling of Daphne’s Drop In. 

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6.Justin, Tyler, Jeff and Jody Golding are ready to leave for a Toronto Maple Leafs game on Dec. 

14. The game, complete with dinner and limousine transportation, was the main prize at the 

Shriner's Wild Game Dinner. Seeing them off are Sean Hammond, manager of Hammond’s 

Muskoka Travel, Paul Hammond and volunteer driver Paul Knowles. The dinner and limousine trip 

were donated by Hammond's Muskoka Travel Service and the game tickets were donated by Nick 

Lombeski of Transport Trailer Sales of Milton. Paul Hammond won the prize at the dinner but 

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