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Apr 24
BRACEBRIDGE - The province has made changes to the way hospitals are funded, leaving Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) with a $2.4-million projected deficit and no choice but to make cuts, according to the region’s health-care organization.
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Apr 12
MUSKOKA - As the temperature gets warmer and the snow begins to melt, we start to see winter in the rearview mirror.
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Apr 10
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MUSKOKA - Local government and businesses are working with community groups to find ways to improve health and mental well-being in Muskoka.
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Mar 27
BRACEBRIDGE - Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith is taking a wait-and-see approach to possible changes to our local hospital services.
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Mar 07
MUSKOKA - Buildings, not unlike humans, get old, run down and even a little leaky.
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Feb 13
GRAVENHURST - Gravenhurst’s YMCA will be opening its doors to all on Family Day to support healthy habits and kicking off its Strong Kids campaign to make sure everyone has a fair shake at new lifestyles.
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Jan 23
BRACEBRIDGE - Passion for their community is what motivated the largest donation received to date from an individual. The South Muskoka Hospital Foundation (SMHF) recently received a gift of $750,000 in memory of Bert Sugg. Sugg was a long-time Bracebridge resident, retired lawyer, former town...
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Oct 23
MUSKOKA - While we don’t hear about human rabies cases very often in Canada, the case this spring in Toronto should remind us all that preventative measures are still very important.
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Oct 10
MUSKOKA - The new foundations of health care in Muskoka will have to be built as much on ingenuity as bricks and mortar.
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Aug 31
This September, if someone you care about is living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, show your support by taking part in a Coffee Break event here in Muskoka - Parry Sound.
Coffee Break is the largest annual fundraising campaign of the Alzheimer Society that raises money...
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Aug 03
The West Parry Sound Health Centre has five chairs available for persons who need dialysis at present and they are often very busy as over 20 persons weekly use this service.
The service is administered by Mary Katherine Coady, the Nephrology Nurse Specialist from Health Sciences North...
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Aug 03
Our brain can serve as a map for showing us how we learn and why we behave the way we do. Neuroscience provides a wealth of information that can help us and our children become better thinkers and healthier people.
It is important to introduce children to brain research since they are...
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