Gravenhurst (1). Ontario
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	Photo Credits: © Mark Visser Tower Message: Tower Location: at the end of Muskoka Road North Tower Information (09-07) Built: Height: Capacity: Water Source: Muskoka Centre Information: Construction in 1897 of the Muskoka Cottage Sanatorium, started with a 35-bed tuberculosis hospital - the first of its kind in Canada. In 1960, the 62-acre site, on a rocky peninsula jutting out into Lake Muskoka and the existing structures, were acquired by the Ontario Department of Health and came to be known as Huronia Regional Centre. In 1973, the facility, now known as Muskoka Regional Centre administered to 305 female patients between the ages of 16 to 80 years with the total staff of about 300. The Muskoka Centre was finally closed in 1994. Some buildings still do witness use by the Ontario Provincial Police for SWAT tactical forced entry training as well as 'K-9' Unit training.
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