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Monday, January 11, 2021 (Bracebridge, ON) - The Boil Water Advisory (BWA) will remain in effect this week for Bracebridge municipal water customers until further notice, following a large water main break in the Wharf Road area.

BWA’s are issued when water quality is or may be compromised. The Boil Water Advisory was issued on Sunday, January 10, 2021, and will stay in effect this week until lifted by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU). These provincial regulations are necessary to...

Update: Water Outage and Boil Water Advisory Impacting the Town of Bracebridge

Sunday, January 10, 2021 (Bracebridge, ON) - The District has identified the issue causing the water service outage and is working quickly to repair service to our Bracebridge community.

• A watermain break was discovered causing a service interruption impacting the majority of customers in Bracebridge. Repair to the break is underway.
• As repairs take place, water pressure will build slowly throughout the day, however, a...

Sunday, January 10, 2021 (Bracebridge, ON) - The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has issued a Boil Water Advisory for Bracebridge water customers, following a water main break resulting in a Bracebridge-wide outage. The issue has been identified and isolated to the Wharf Road area in Bracebridge.

If you know a resident of Bracebridge who does not have access to the internet or social media, please reach out and share this information with them.

Boil Water Advisory (BWA) – How Long?
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(Bracebridge, ON) A staff member working at the Pines Long-Term Care Home has tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member is symptomatic as of this morning and self-isolating at home. The home area where the staff member worked has been declared in outbreak status and as an added precaution, residents this staff member was in contact with have been placed on isolation precautions. The families of the affected residents have now been notified. Testing of all residents in the home area will take...

The Ontario Government announced a provincewide shutdown that will take effect on Saturday December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.  Learn about the time-limited restrictions and public health and workplace safety measures that have been put in place by the Province. 

The following is a summary of impacts to the District of Muskoka’s programs and services during the provincewide shutdown period:

All Non-Essential Visits to the Pines Long-Term Care Suspended

All non-essential...

(Bracebridge, ON) – 2020 was the seventh year for the Community Services Recognition Award Program, a program that recognizes the outstanding contributions made by individuals and/or groups related to the goals and values of Muskoka Community Services.  The program is also intended to strengthen partnerships within Muskoka by recognizing the extraordinary achievements made by members within our community.

On Monday, December 21, a special meeting of the Community and Planning Services Committee...

Muskoka District Council has appointed Ashwin Jadhav to serve a three-year term as a member of the Muskoka Airport Board of Directors.  Ashwin currently works in a leadership role at Pratt and Whitney Canada (P&WC), a division of Raytheon Technologies. He also serves as a Board Member at the Forum of European Aerospace Market Analysts (FEAMA) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB).   Ashwin brings a diversity of experience from companies across the aerospace/aviation value...