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As we move through this 3rd lockdown in Ontario, the Town of Gravenhurst is getting creative in how it's supporting local businesses during their toughest time yet.

The Rotaract Club of Muskoka is providing you with an opportunity not only to buy trees that are local to our area for your property, but support an important local initiative in the process.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare CEO Natalie Bubela speaks to Cogeco News Host James Bowler about the current hospital capacity situation in Muskoka, the possibility of hosting COVID patients from other communities and how the staff are doing at Muskoka's two hospital sites.

A frustrating bit of vandalism isn't holding back advocates of Gravenhurst's little libraries.

And out of business owners affected by these lockdowns, most notably is restaurant owners, who have had to close their doors and patios to service every single time we enter a grey zone. It's a frustration that's causing exhaustion for owners like those of the Frosty Pint Pub in Gravenhurst.

As we come back into this new more restrictive lockdown, the freedoms that were given to local retail outlets in Muskoka are now being taken away again, something that is causing frustration for local owners who've been through this too many times already. 

Cogeco News Host James Bowler speaks with OSSTF District 15 President Colin Matthew about these new lockdown measures, the lack of vaccines for teachers still and how this all could affect school after the upcoming April Break.

Muskoka's only Drive-in movie theatre will have to wait another month before it can open it's big outdoor screen to the public once again.

Gravenhurst residents will finally have access to a vaccination option right in town as the local I.D.A is preparing to offer the AstraZeneca vaccine to those eligible this month.

Union officials representing members in the TLDSB are pushing even harder alongside their provincial counterparts for teachers to get pushed up in priority for vaccinations.

A local woman in Gravenhurst is taking on the challenge of collecting discarded cups in the community.

A global pandemic isn't enough to stop Muskoka Women's Advocacy Group from offering help to women in need in our district. Jenn Bell joined Cogeco News Host James Bowler to talk about what they're doing online to make sure local women are still supported.