Media Releases

The Town of Bracebridge will replace the Purbrook Road bridge this summer, an important piece of infrastructure serving residents and seasonal properties in the area.

The Town of Bracebridge is proud to announce that Lori McDonald, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Prestige Award from the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario.

As residents begin planning outdoor projects for the summer months ahead, the Town of Bracebridge is reminding the community of its new Tree Cutting By-law (2025-103) and introducing a convenient online tool to make compliance easier than ever.

The Town of Bracebridge is saddened by the passing of former Mayor Scott Northmore, who passed away peacefully on June 2 at the age of 91.

The Town of Bracebridge will receive $150,000 through the Airbnb FIFA World Cup 2026™ Impact Program to support a field lighting retrofit project at Randy Gostick Park.

The Town of Bracebridge is celebrating June is Recreation and Parks Month (JRPM), a movement that promotes the benefits of recreation and parks for physical, social, and environmental health. 

Today, Mayor Rick Maloney presented the recipients of the Town of Bracebridge’s Event Tourism Grant and Community Grant programs with the funding needed to support their 2026 programming.

A portion of the Trans Canada Trail at Kelvin Grove Park is closed indefinitely due to flood damage along the asphalt pathway and the ongoing construction of the Silver Bridge.

The Bracebridge Fire Department is kicking off their annual door-to-door smoke and carbon monoxide alarm campaign, every Monday night from 7 to 9 p.m. until the end of September.

Beginning today, interment and monument installation activities have resumed at all municipally managed cemeteries.