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April 2020

• Dr. Kirkpatrick shares tip sheet with practical advice for those thinking of leaving their primary residence Apr 10
• Province significantly expanding COVID-19 testing Apr 10
• She Speaks: Are you speaking my language? | Commentary Apr 10
• Drugs seized in Huntsville and Dwight, four charged Apr 10
• Choir! Choir! Choir! sing-a-thon on April 11 to raise funds for Canadian Cancer Society Apr 10
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 44 Apr 10
• Local author Kathleen May longlisted for 2020 CBC Short Story Prize Apr 9
• Refusing to open cottages the right thing to do: Peter Briggs Apr 9
• $10,000 granted to Muskoka’s food banks Apr 9
• Volunteers with sewing skills needed to create face masks for essential workers, other community members Apr 9
• ‘This virus can have devastating impacts on long-term care facilities’: Dr. Charles Gardner Apr 8
• Miller encourages people to stay home this Easter weekend, reminds residents to continue to isolate Apr 8
• Don’t let low Huntsville numbers fool you, assume COVID-19 is everywhere: Dr. Charles Gardner Apr 8
• Healthcare workers are there for you, stay at home for them: MAHC CEO Apr 8
• Imagine a stronger, healthier, more resilient Canada: MP Scott Aitchison Apr 8
• It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Huntsville Fire Department Apr 8
• Street sweeping, King William construction, downtown flowers among services to continue this year Apr 7
• Local restaurants provide meals for frontline workers Apr 7
• Concerns councillors hearing include people congregating, an influx of seasonal residents, and the financial impact of COVID-19 Apr 7
• It is essential that businesses in small towns survive COVID-19 | Commentary Apr 7
• A lesson from the pandemic | Commentary Apr 6
• A waste collection update from the District of Muskoka Apr 6
• Athlete of the Week: Judo Jeff Allen Apr 6
• Local initiative creating face shields for PSWs, long-term care workers, essential business staff Apr 5
• Listen Up! Beyond spring floods, Muskoka’s water level policy needs a review: a guest post by Ted Johnson Apr 5
• Sound and Sight: Cydney Jones Apr 4
• Premier Ford announces further restrictions in business activity in fight against COVID-19 Apr 3
• Effective April 3, Muskoka is part of a restricted fire zone, no outdoor fires permitted Apr 3
• Town reminds residents that all playgrounds, fields, and parks are closed under a provincial order Apr 3
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part forty-three Apr 3
• Local Airbnb owners offer up their spaces to frontline workers for free, encourage others to do the same Apr 2
• Town of Huntsville to receive up to $666,000 for flood recovery from the Province Apr 2
• Huntsville’s laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 rises to four, with eight now in Muskoka Apr 2
• “We cannot be complacent”: SMDHU medical officer of health Apr 2
• ‘No daytime burning’ rules now in effect Apr 1
• Rural internet users frustrated with high overage charges during COVID-19 restrictions Apr 1
• It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Not social distancing Apr 1

March 2020

• Real estate brokers in Muskoka adjust protocols to keep buyers, sellers and realtors safe Mar 31
• Council struggles to find savings amidst coronavirus pandemic, and not knowing how long it will last Mar 31
• Province extends school closures until at least May 4 Mar 31
• COVID-19 assessment centres now open in Muskoka Mar 31
• Athlete of the Week: Buck Miller Mar 31
• Province orders playgrounds and other outdoor recreational areas closed Mar 30
• ‘Stay home except for essential reasons’: Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Mar 30
• Muskoka has six laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, three of them in Huntsville Mar 30
• Lakeland Energy purchases CORE Broadband and Interactive North Mar 30
• Rotary satellite club offers new format for community service Mar 30
• Listen Up! We can disagree and still work together | Commentary Mar 29
• Local student organizes socially distant food drive for The Table as COVID-19 service project Mar 29
• This is Huntsville: Messages from the community for the community | Video Mar 29
• Ontario prohibits gatherings of more than five people Mar 28
• MBRP builds safety shields for free to help protect frontline workers Mar 28
• Signs placed by anonymous residents thank hospital staff, grocery workers | Video Mar 28
• Cameron of Lochiel helping to ease neighbours’ isolation with solo music outside their homes Mar 28
• Seniors, and others, finding support through the kindness of community members Mar 27
• Aitchison urges everyone to do their part: “Unfortunately it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better” Mar 27
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part forty-two Mar 27
• Town of Huntsville to waive 1.25 per cent penalty charge for unpaid property taxes until the end of May Mar 26
• Council directs senior management to lay off staff delivering non-essential services at the municipality Mar 26
• First laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Huntsville is travel-related Mar 26
• Faith Baptist offering community support Mar 26
• MAHC working to increase capacity for critical cases: CEO Mar 26
• MAHC puts out call for donations of supplies to support COVID-19 preparedness Mar 26
• She Speaks: What is essential | Commentary Mar 26
• Health unit reports second confirmed case of Hepatitis A in a food handler in Huntsville Mar 25
• Health unit reports its first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Muskoka Mar 25
• Local businesses coming to terms with the harsh realities of COVID-19 Mar 25
• Free, online Techno Girls program for Grades 6-10 starts today Mar 25
• It’s Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave: Quack! Mar 25
• Deerhurst Resort donates thousands of masks, gloves and disposable thermometers to local hospital Mar 24
• Health unit update: snowbirds, how the virus is spread, testing, mental health Mar 24
• Town of Huntsville adjusts transit service for COVID-19 Mar 24
• District implements waste collection changes to help protect workers during COVID-19 Mar 24
• Province releases list of essential businesses, with all other workplaces ordered to close as of midnight tonight Mar 24
• Province orders mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses Mar 23
• With its tenth case reported, health unit stresses critical need for social distancing, other measures Mar 23
• MAHC limits most outpatient services and programs Mar 23
• Muskoka awaits approval for two coronavirus assessment centres Mar 23
• Town of Huntsville thanks local businesses for their efforts during COVID-19 Mar 23
• Tour bus company says they did not bring busloads of people to Huntsville to shop Mar 22
• Local couple spreads joy for their community’s kids Mar 22
• Coping with COVID-19: Revel in the commonplace Mar 22
• Listen Up! COVID-19 and Canada’s golden hour: a guest post by pharmacist Bill Coon Mar 22
• Health unit reports second COVID-19 related death, one new case via community transmission, none in Muskoka yet Mar 21
• No break on Huntsville property tax deadline, at least not yet Mar 21
• Athlete of the Week: Matthew Kuusk Mar 21
• A look inside an Italian hospital: why isolation and social distancing are so important Mar 21
• Town issues parks and open spaces warning related to COVID-19 Mar 20
• Introducing the HFA’s 2020 Festival Artisan: Don MacKenzie Mar 20
• Coping with COVID-19: Remember these three things Mar 20
• Remember the food banks: COVID-19 containment measures hit the most vulnerable the hardest Mar 20
• A MWC message for World Water Day 2020: water can help fight climate change Mar 20
• Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part forty-one Mar 20
• Huntsville Mayor Karin Terziano thanks health care professionals and asks Huntsville residents to take COVID-19 seriously Mar 19
• Coronavirus Q&As: Answers to seven questions your kids may have about the pandemic | Commentary Mar 19
• Questions and answers about testing for COVID-19 in Muskoka Mar 19
• The very best candy store…and more: Martha Briggs Watson Mar 19
• Coping with COVID-19: What is social distancing? | Infographic Mar 19
• Loaded firearm and drugs seized in traffic stop on Hwy 60 Mar 18
• Coping with COVID-19: What will you choose? Mar 18