Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Toronto’s deputy mayor has stepped down charged with sexual assaults in Muskoka this summer. OPP in Bracebridge said in a media release today that city councillor Michael Thompson faces two charges of sexual assault. Members of the Muskoka Crime Unit of the OPP charged the Toronto resident. They said […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Gotta dance! Gotta sing! Gotta sing and dance — and act. If that’s you — and you love music — the hills are alive this weekend with auditions for the Rotary Club of Bracebridge’s annual musical. And this year they are going solo with von Trapp family and their production of The Sound […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Today’s United Nations World Tourism Day sees FedNor announcing investments of $9,654,641 to grow northern Ontario’s tourism sector including several in Parry Sound and Muskoka. Funding has been made available through both the Tourism Relief Fund and FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program. These investments will support 74 tourism projects in municipalities and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A two-year hiatus was worth the wait here yesterday as baritone Brett Polegato returned to the Muskoka Concert Association stage. His richly-pitched voice filling Trinity United Church Sunday afternoon with a mixed program of classically-inspired songs from Schonberg and Boublil’s Les Miz to Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Pre-empted by COVID, […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man arrested just after midnight today has been charged with assault and is being held for a court appearance Wednesday. Police say they responded to an aggravated assault call following at dispute early Monday, Sept. 26. Officers were called out to Ravenscliffe Road at 12:06 a.m. Following the police investigation, George Butcher, […]
GRAVENHURST — Fire crews from all three stations were called to a cottage bunkie fire this morning that proved “stubborn” to respond to. Firefighters from stations 1, 2 and 3 rushed out just before 10:30 a.m. to Muriel Crescent on Pine Lake. A tweet said: “Terrain is making this cottage bunkie difficult to reach. Crews […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If opera scares you don’t be afraid of Brett Polegato. The great Canadian baritone is more than Tosca. Sunday afternoon at Trinity United Church in a day of Broadway you’ll hear the difference in 20 different pieces. Speaking on the phone today from Calgary, following his performance last night […]
MUSKOKA — The latest round of Pay It Forward community grants from the District of Muskoka were announced today. On Friday, Sept. 23, 17 community groups who applied were awarded through the Community Enhancement Fund. Organization Area Funding Received Project Description Pay It Forward Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Centre Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, & Huntsville $2,500 Expanding culturally […]