By Darren Lum Staff reporter There wasn’t any audience applause. There weren’t any tearful acceptance speeches. There wasn’t any laughter from a crowd. What students do have is a lasting reminder of athletic excellence and…
Police recover cache of stolen property in Highlands…
By Jenn Watt Two residents of Highlands East have been charged with a variety of offences following the recovery of stolen items worth $80000. The OPP East Region’s street crime unit executed warrants at a…
Isaac Little named Male Athlete of the Year
By Darren Lum Staff reporter Isaac Little this year’s Male Athlete of the Year for Haliburton Highlands Secondary School is an inspiring force for teammates and coaches appreciated for his athletic prowess and the way…
Housing program helps homeless during pandemic
By Chad Ingram Staff reporter The City of Kawartha Lakes which is the social services provider for Haliburton County has designed a program to assist landlords in housing the homeless during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
First acknowledgement
By Jenn Watt Here in the Haliburton Highlands land acknowledgements are becoming more common but haven’t yet been embraced as extensively as they could be. June is Indigenous History Month a time to put our…
Emma Casey named Female Athlete of the Year
By Darren Lum Staff reporter Emma Casey couldn’t hold back the tears when she learned she was named the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s Female Athlete of the Year. Casey learned the good news online from…
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Letter to the editor: Haliburton Concert Series cancels balance of 2020 season In March the organizing committee for the Hal iburton Concert Series made the decision to cancel this year’s May 3 concert. We were…
Borysiuk reflects on career in education
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter In 31 years working in education Andrea Borysiuk has missed only one September when she was on maternity leave with her daughter Natalya. Now the principal of J. Douglas Hodgson…
Bear culprit in car break-ins police say
Police say several vehicles were damaged after a bear that developed the ability to open car doors broke into more than 10 of them. Officers from the Haliburton Highlands OPP were called on June 23…
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Backing basic income By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridgedistrict health unit’s board of health has unanimously supported aletter from the Simcoe-Muskoka district health unit that calls forthe Canada Emergency Response Benefit…
Cemetery rules changing following mother’s social media post
By Jenn Watt Changes are coming to what is permitted at gravesites in Dysart et al as well as how interactions between cemetery visitors and site staff are handled following a video message posted on…
Combatting isolation and anxiety during a pandemic
Point in Time in strong financial position following 2019 fiscal year AGM attendees hear By Jenn Watt What would have been the standout accomplishment of the last year for Point in Time Centre for Children…
Fireworks restricted to holiday celebrations
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 9 regular meeting of Highlands East council which was held remotely and broadcast online. Highlands East has a new fireworks bylaw…
Soap maker gives back to SIRCH Community Kitchen
Published June 16 2020 When Covid-19 hit the Haliburton Highlands Lea Bartlett of Treehouse Soap began looking for a way to give back to the community she lives in to help people get through the…
Rail Trail reopens for ATV use
By Zachary Roman In a Facebook post made on June 9 the County of Haliburton announced that the Rail Trail will be opened to motorized vehicles as of Friday June 19. “As the COVID-19 pandemic…
Patients could stay in town for out-of-town appointments
By Sue Tiffin As non-urgent appointments are made available throughout the province and residents are contacted for specialty visits Ontario Telemedicine Network allows for virtual care for out-of-town engagements. “Part of Ontario’s publicly-funded health care…
Nature enthusiasts asked to hold tight for Barnum…
By Darren Lum The public will have to wait for the official opening of the Barnum Creek Nature Reserve previously planned for this spring due to COVID-19 precautions. “We do not have a date for…
Lions pounce on opportunity to fund local learning
The Haliburton and District Lions Club is helping to purchase Maker Kits. Maker Kits also called STEAM Kits focus on enhancing children and youth understanding of STEAM - science technology engineering art and math. STEAM…
Late night garbage
To the editor Last evening [June 7] at about 5:30 p.m. a grey car pulled up to the gate of the new building on Highway 118 and two guys got out of the car and…
G7 student senate fights for climate action
By Zachary Roman The G7 Student Senate presented their climate action plan to the Trillium Lakelands District School Board at its regular meeting of the board on June 9. One representative from each of the…
Fireworks restricted to holiday celebrations
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 9 regular meeting of Highlands East council which was held remotely and broadcast online. Highlands East has a new fireworks bylaw…