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Ontario Gas Tax fund is a fundamental part in helping keep the local transit system running.

Of course with kids learning from home, it takes away from some of the interactive potential for students to be learning while in class. But one teacher from BMLSS has created a new way to offer that interactivity using social media. 

The Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce is finding new and creative ways to showcase its members' businesses while everyone is stuck at home during this lockdown.

We're officially under a stay at home order, but that doesn't mean you can't slip out for some much needed fresh air and a bit of exercise. Especially in Bracebridge.

Gravenhurst Winter Carnival is postponed for the 2021 season, but Skokie is still working on connecting with the community this winter.

Hospice Muskoka says they are full of patients at the moment and even though restrictions are in place for Covid-19, Executive Director, Sandra Winspear, says it's been a rewarding experience getting to know everyone.

We've heard a lot about how this pandemic has hit local businesses hard due to the strict measures put in place by the province during the two lockdowns we've had in place. But, even harder hit are the local artisans who create products locally and try to sell them through local businesses or even through social media. That's why local teacher Jacki McPherson came up with the idea of an online marketplace to help promote these artisans and their wares.

A boil water advisory for a massive portion of Bracebridge is in effect this week.

The lockdown is putting a lot of stress on organizations at the start of 2021, but some services still need to stay open to provide help to those most in need in the community. Organizations like Gravenhurst Against Poverty.

Host Charmaine Broughton has a couple of great ways to make some tasty dishes using a rotisserie chicken on 'In Char's Kitchen'.

New restrictions have been put in place at 'The Pines' in Bracebridge during this lockdown. Our Samantha Johnson has more on that.

With the lockdown coming just a few days away, the province is urging Ontarians to keep Christmas simple this year, immediate family only and not visiting extended relatives. For Muskoka's front line workers, this is a reality that they need to take very seriously to reduce the risk of spreading COVID either to their own families or to their patients. Cogeco News Host James Bowler had an opportunity this past week to speak with a few of MAHC's medical staff members to hear about how Christmas is going to look a lot different this year for them because it absolutely needs to be different.