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Thursday, January 14, 2021: The Boil Water Advisory (BWA) has been lifted by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) issued to Town of Bracebridge municipal water customers on Sunday, January 10, 2021. 

The BWA has been lifted effective Thursday, January 14, 2021.

The District of Muskoka worked closely with many partners to expedite repairs, accelerate test results and implemented several outreach methods to support our community during this water emergency. Thank you to our community...

(Bracebridge – ON) Through funding provided by the Government of Ontario, and in partnership with Hammond Transportation Ltd., the District Municipality of Muskoka (the District) is excited to announce a new transportation service for Muskoka.

The new service, called Rural and Community Connection, connects Muskoka communities east and west while providing timed connections to other transportation networks within and beyond Muskoka. The new service launches on Tuesday January 19th, and will...

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.

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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...