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The Ontario government announced this morning it is providing an additional $500 million to help the province’s 444 municipalities address ongoing COVID-19…

The Ontario government is providing financial relief to ensure the delivery of critical services and keep capital projects on track during t he pandemic.

  BARRIE -- As Simcoe Muskoka moves back into a modified version of Ontarios grey zone, there is frustration from those living and working far away from Barrie – the epicentre of the regions COVID-19 case count, and from small-businesses who say they can operate safely. In Muskoka, businesses-owners say they are at their wits end, having to follow restrictions they believe should be implemented in Simcoe County only. "People need to feel that whats being done is appropriate for them, an...

SHARE ON: Photo taken from Simcoe Muskoka District Health Units Facebook Live As the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s (SMDHU) medical region prepares to move into the Grey-Lockdown zone as of Monday at 12:01 AM, the Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Charles Gardner says it’s happening in hopes it stops the spread of variants of concern locally. SMDHU is one of the nine public health regions seeing a change in its provincial colour level as of Monday and one of two moving i...

Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith urges cottagers to pick a place and stay put after the province asked Ontarians to avoid unnecessary travel.

  BARRIE, ONT. -- Water is again flowing from taps in Bracebridge, but residents should continue boiling that water until tests confirm it is safe to use directly from the source. Mayor Graydon Smith noticed something was up late Saturday night. It wasnt until Sunday morning he learned he was far from alone. Officials characterized the outage as town-wide. A broken water main along Wharf Road was to blame but proved difficult to track down in the dark and without any obvious, tell-tale pud...

SHARE ON: The broken water main on Wharf Road (Photo credit: Mathew Reisler) While a crew is on-site working to repair the water main break on Wharf Road, Bracebridge’s Mayor explains fixing it will not solve the problem. “The break needs to be repaired,” explains Mayor Graydon Smith. “The pressurization on the system is somewhat back, but not all the way back.”  The District of Muskoka’s Director of Water and Sewer Operations Marcus Firman told the MyMuskokaNow.com newsroom Monda...

Water is again flowing from taps in Bracebridge, but residents should continue boiling that water until tests confirm it is safe to use directly from the source.

Water is again flowing from taps in Bracebridge, but residents should continue boiling that water until tests confirm it is safe to use directly from the source.

SHARE ON: A concept design of the multi-use complex (Photo credit: Town of Bracebridge) Plan A for Bracebridge’s Multi-Use Community Centre failed, but the town’s Mayor says they had a plan B ready. Mayor Graydon Smith says they’re in the “active phase” right now and have already pre-qualified bidders. He says a tender package will be sent to them in the first part of 2021 with the plan to start work on the project this year. On the town’s website, it’s estimated the facility wil...