Our Chamber members have been cleaning up with Canada, Ontario and Muskoka-wide awards. Let’s celebrate their success together. Email them a congratulatory note -- our community cheers each other on! RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award Winner Jayne McCaw of Jayne’s Cottages was one of three Start Up Award finalists at the RBC Women Entrepreneur Awards [...]
The Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery, which has won many honours in the past for the way they've grown their business, has done it again. The Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery won an Ontario Business Achievement Award at the Ontario Economic Summit on November 14 in Toronto. Jean-Ann Baranik, the farm’s Retail and Customer Experience [...]
Saturday, August 17, 2019 was a great day to enjoy all that Port Carling has to offer during the second village-wide Port Carling Midday Madness sales event. People listening to Emma Clendenan play across from the Port Carling Visitor Information Centre on Lock Street The streets of Port Carling were bustling with visitors [...]
We kicked off the summer right at Spotlight on Muskoka Lakes back in June – and we had so many great photos that it’s taken us a while to compile a photo essay of the night. We hope you enjoy re-living the evening through pictures. Over 350 people attended our June soiree that puts a [...]
Your Muskoka Lakes Chamber recently wrapped up a paid social media campaign in July showing as many people as possible how Minett is a great place to visit – and urging them to shop locally there. Our Explore Minett campaign launched the same day in June as the Experience Minett brochure, produced by [...]
It was a beautiful July afternoon in Bala to celebrate Muskoka’s LGBTQ2+ community in Muskoka Lakes! Church lawn and Margaret Burgess Park was awash in rainbow colours for the PRIDE-BQ event hosted by your Chamber, Muskoka Pride and the Bala United Church. Over 70 people met for an affirming Pride church service [...]
PREMIER FORD & ALL PARTY LEADERS JOIN BUSINESS LEADERS IN MUSKOKA This week’s annual general meeting & convention focuses on issues facing businesses of all sizes across the province (Muskoka – April 25, 2019) Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Ontario NDP, John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, and [...]
Your Workshop Leader is Louie DiPalma By expanding your search for talented employees and making your workplace accessible, you create a win-win situation: you find the right people for the jobs you need to fill and you create an inclusive atmosphere where anyone can work and boost your productivity. What are we talking [...]
Colours starting to peak on October 9 frame the Township of Muskoka Lakes entrance sign near Foots Bay Think things slow down in fall in Muskoka Lakes? Think again. We welcome visitors from around the world to see our fall colours that start to peak around Thanksgiving and then thousands flock in to [...]
Oh, the fun we had on a lovely June evening celebrating all things great about Muskoka Lakes and putting a spotlight on our Chamber members. Over 250 people joined in the celebration at Spotlight on Muskoka Lakes at The Kee on Friday, June 15. In this blog, we pay tribute to the sponsors, restaurants, silent [...]