GRAVENHURST — The Muskoka Concert Association takes a detour this month as it begins its 70th season at the end of September. After a successful July fundraising concert featuring the amazing flamenco guitarist Pavlo, they present Blazing Fiddles. The popular sextet are on their 20th anniversary tour, and will be at the Gravenhurst Opera House […]
OTTAWA — Friday finds Tory MP Tony Clement with a new position within the Official Opposition party and in the lead up to the fall session of Parliament. Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party, named Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Tony Clement the new Shadow Minister for Justice. Clement had previously served as Shadow Minister of […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A distinguished jurist with roots in Bracebridge has been named to the B.C. Supreme Court. Town and district councillor – and mayoralty candidate – Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini posted on Facebook Sunday: “Excellent news – Christopher J. Giaschi born and raised here in Bracebridge has just been appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The end of summer, the start of fall and school brings about an early warning about water safety. It may seem early — and a ironic given nearby forest fires — but the MNRF has issued a “water safety” alert for the Labour Day weekend. It comes as a result of rain […]
RAMA — Add Lake St. John to this summer’s list of blue-green algae bloom concerns. According to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, residents around Lake St. John are being cautioned by about a potential blue-green algae bloom. Lake St. John is on the Mnjikaning First Nation, behind Casino Rama. The Ministry of the Environment, […]
TORRANCE — Better get up extra early Tuesday if you’re driving through Torrance to work or the first day of school. Work on Hwy. 169 will begin and drivers will start to see a slowdown due as construction equipment is brought in about midway between Bala and Gravenhurst. But the following Monday is when a […]
BALA — Bala Falls hydro opponents won’t let go. They plan a high noon showdown with Norm Miller tomorrow at the power plant construction site. They are challenging their MPP to face off with them at the falls Saturday. They are incensed by Premier Doug Ford’s broken promise this week and his “gross misrepresentations responding […]
By Pierre Couture, President, Muskoka Opera Guild BRACEBRIDGE — Knowing what a rich and subtle orchestration Mozart had achieved in his Cosi Fan Tutte, my expectations with a solo piano instrument were limited when we attended OperaMuskoka’s ninth opening night of their annual festival last Tuesday evening at the Renee Caisse Theatre in Bracebridge. I […]