TROOPS TREATED ROYALLY AT ARENA.

FLOOD NOTES: May 6, 2019

TROOPS TREATED ROYALLY AT ARENA

It took an army of volunteers to feed an army of volunteers.

Bracebridge residents answered the call just like the Canadian Forces soldiers who came to their rescue.

Breakfast, dinner, lunch and snacks … the 300 reservists from the GTA have had them all at the arena in Bracebridge, where’s they’ve camped out for almost two weeks sleeping on cots in the rink and helping the community with flood effects.

Gravenhurst photographer Shannon Durnan has been volunteering around town, helping them fill sandbags and feeding them.

She snapped these great photos between serving the troops.

Feeding an army of volunteers three squares was another huge job for local volunteers, on top of filling sandbags and deliveriing them to flood victims.
A sea of green filled the hall in the Bracebridge Comminity Centre the past weeks weeks and they all had to be fed three meals a day by volunteers.
The reservists from the GTA responded to the volunteer call overnight April 20. And at the flood’s peak, 300 soldiers were in town, where a few remain.
It’s been a busy few weeks of back-breaking work for the hundreds of reservists who have been helping across Muskoka.
At one point the troops filled 6,500 sandbags in a day.
Military trucks and equipment have been a common site on Muskoka roads and highways since the flooding began in late April.

FREE DRINKING WATER, TESTING KITS AT SALLY ANN

If your water has been affected by flooding, the Salvation Army at 456 Manitoba St. in Bracebridge has water, as well as clean-up kits, and water test bottles from theSimcoe Muskoka District Health Unit .

They are available Monday – Friday, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm for pick up.#MuskokaFlood.

Free water and water-testing kits are available at the Salvation Army in Bracebridge, located on Manitoba Street north.