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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

CONCERNING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA OFFICIAL PLAN

District of Muskoka Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 53 Moose Deer Point Community Water Intake Protection 

The District of Muskoka Community and Planning Services Committee will hold a Public Meeting on:

September 23, 2021 1:00 p.m.

This meeting will be held ELECTRONICALLY in accordance with the Municipal Act and the District of Muskoka Procedural By-law, which allow meetings to be held virtually.

PURPOSE:...

The District Municipality of Muskoka (the District) has launched a new Attainable Head Lease Program to help residents access attainable housing in Muskoka.

Through the program, the District intends to work with private rental property owners and builders to secure residential units in the private market. The District can then make these units available at affordable rental rates consistent with current Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation market rates and provide ongoing support to landlords...

Following the Province’s commitment to fund additional beds last fall, work to redevelop the Fairvern Nursing Home in Huntsville into a 160-bed long-term care facility is well underway. 

Planning and Design Work

• Planning and design work to accommodate the larger resident home is underway, including consideration of alternative site locations to ensure the future site can meet the expanded needs in the most cost-effective manner. 
• A proposed donated site location on Earl’s Road was considered.
• Following...

August 11, 2021 (Bracebridge, ON) --The District Municipality of Muskoka has provided notice to terminate its curbside collection contract with Waste Connections of Canada, effective November 5, 2022.  The District would like to thank the staff of Waste Connections of Canada for their past and on-going service work to the communities of Muskoka to November 5, 2022.

“Council is committed to providing reliable and consistent service to our residents that aligns with the District’s...

Fraserburg Road in Bracebridge will be closed from Cedar Lane to Finch Road at 2pm today, Thursday, July 29, 2021 due to an emergency excavation for water repair.

A detour is made available through the Bracebridge Fairgrounds to Monica Lane.

Repairs are expected to be completed today and the road should reopen this evening.

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