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The former Mayor of Joly Township has died. 70 year-old Fred Preston of Sundridge died shortly after being taken off life support last night. Preston had been facing first degree murder charges in the shooting O.P.P. Constable Vu Pham, Monday. Constable Pham was shot and killed after pulling over a vehicle in a rural area near London. It's reported Preston was shot 8 times during a gunfight with responding officers. The funeral for Pham, a 15 year veteran of the OPP, will be held today. Pham leaves behind a wife and three boys.

Muskoka will host the Ontario Tourism Summit this year. The annual 3 day summit allows tourism leaders the opportunity to share industry ideas and best practices and talk about the latest trends. The event also includes the Ontario Tourism Awards. It will be held at Deerhurst Resort on November 7th through 9th. About 400 delegates attended the last summit in Windsor.

Another meeting on Norway Point happens tonight. The group Friends of Norway point have been fighting to keep the Township of Lake of Bays from allowing 33 exclusive parking spaces for cottagers at the park. A committee has been formed in an effort to find common ground. Mayor Janet Peake says the goal of the discussions is to keep Norway point a park and better organize it with regards to parking. Tonight’s meeting will be held at 6:30 in Dwight at the Township office.

The schedule for the North Muskoka Lightning Minor Midget's Final series against the Lambeth Lancers has been finalized. The best 3 out of 5 series begins tomorrow at the Humphrey arena at 3:00pm and game 2 goes in Lambeth Sunday at 3:45.