MATHEUS JOHNSTONE FIRST BABY BORN IN MUSKOKA EARLY NEW YEAR’S DAY MORNING
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
MUSKOKA — Looks like Matheus Johnstone is Muskoka’s newest resident — born in Muskoka.
After Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital announced Thursday the birth of Valley Brown at 6:45 a.m. Jan. 1, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) said today Jan. 5 that it was delighted to introduce its first baby born in 2026.
Derrick and Melanie Johnstone welcomed their new addition, Matheus Johnstone, at 3:40 a.m. New Year’s Day, 2026, at 8 pounds 2.5 ounces.
Congratulations to both happy families.
While the Browns were camera shy, the Johnstones, too, requested the birth hospital and their residence not be shared.
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January 16, 2026 @ 9:23 am
That beautiful baby was born at emergency in South Muskoka Memorial Hospital because he couldn’t wait to be transferred to Huntsville. My daughter-in-law was in the hospital at the time and she said it was quite a scramble. I overheard that no babies are to be born at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. That came from the CEO. I feel like she is working against SMMH to reduce it to a small emergency transfer station for Orillia and Huntsville. That is my gut feeling! But the community has been standing together to stop her.