{"id":25811,"date":"2017-01-16T06:10:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=25811"},"modified":"2017-01-16T06:10:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T11:10:54","slug":"our-town-with-grant-nickalls-the-sound-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/our-town-with-grant-nickalls-the-sound-of-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Town with Grant Nickalls: The sound of silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each week, Huntsville\u2019s own Grant Nickalls entertains us, inspires us, make us laugh and sometimes makes us cry, but always he reminds us why Huntsville is the best place on earth to call home. These were some of the Our Town videos that had you talking the most.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Town is brought to you by:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"47729\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n<p>This week in Our Town, you never know what kind of battle someone is facing, so be kind. And if you&#8217;re staring down your own demons right now, know that help is available. You&#8217;ll find it here:<\/p>\n<p>If you are suicidal or experiencing a mental health crisis, call 911 or go to the emergency department or call the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentalhealthhelpline.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario Mental Health Helpline<\/a><\/span>, 1-866-531-2600.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been a victim of crime or tragedy, the Muskoka Victim Services <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskokavs.ca\/onscene.php\" target=\"_blank\">Victim<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskokavs.ca\/onscene.php\" target=\"_blank\"> Crisis Assistance and Referral Service<\/a><\/span> can help. Call 1-844-762-9945, Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (emergency services after hours: 1-877-229-2217).<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Mental Health Association, Muskoka &#8211; Parry Sound provides <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mps.cmha.ca\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\">mental health and addictions services<\/a><\/span> to adults including crisis intervention, counselling, rehabilitiation, housing and recovery support.<\/p>\n<p>If you are age 20 and younger, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidshelpphone.ca\/Teens\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Kids Help Phone<\/a><\/span> (1-800-668-6868) provides free, 24\/7, anonymous counselling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jz-OKCoqBq8?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Missed some of the Our Town with Grant Nickalls series? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/category\/ourtown\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to check out past videos<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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