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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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July 28, 2021 (Bracebridge, ON) -- In April 2021, District Municipality of Muskoka received an investment of over $4 million from the Province of Ontario to fund 12 projects intended to help reduce the impacts of flooding and address the health of the Muskoka River Watershed.  Working in collaboration with the community and partners, the District is pleased to announce that several phase one projects have launched. 

"On behalf of Council and our partners in these upcoming projects, we want...

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 (Bracebridge, ON) -- The Muskoka Emergency Response Committee (MERC) is excited to publicly test Muskoka’s new emergency alert system powered by Voyent Alert! The test will take place on Thursday, July 29^th at 2pm, and will give users an example of the notification systems’ design and sound. This free community alerting notification system will make it easy for residents and communities across Muskoka to receive important information quickly during critical incidents and...