{"id":58620,"date":"2018-11-27T04:13:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=58620"},"modified":"2018-11-27T09:17:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T14:17:34","slug":"district-stops-mailing-social-assistance-cheques-due-to-ongoing-postal-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/district-stops-mailing-social-assistance-cheques-due-to-ongoing-postal-disruption\/","title":{"rendered":"District stops mailing social assistance cheques due to ongoing postal disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the ongoing postal disruption, The District Municipality of Muskoka has stopped mailing social assistance cheques effective Monday, November 26th, 2018.  Instead, cheques will be available for pick-up from District Community Services offices on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p> Cheques will be available for pick up as of Tuesday, November 27th at the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>141 Main Street, Gravenhurst  (District of Muskoka Community Services Office)<\/li>\n<li>70 Pine Street, Bracebridge  (District of Muskoka Community Services Office)<\/li>\n<li>1 King William Street, Unit #5, Huntsville  (District of Muskoka Community Services Office)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hours of Operation:<\/p>\n<p>All of the above offices open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the November dental benefit eligibility cards will remain valid until December 31st for Ontario Works clients.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact the Ontario Works Office at 1-800-461-1705 (in a 705 area code) or 705-645-2412 if you are unable to get to one of these locations and\/or with any questions or concerns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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