By Angelica Ingram Published March 7 2017 It may seem like the winter of 2016/2017 has brought on a record number of snow days for students in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. And in…
Skate park gets financial infusion
By Angelica Ingram Published March 7 2017 Less than a week after the municipality of Dysart launched a capital campaign for the new skate park in Haliburton community organizations have stepped up and dedicated large…
Biochar facility to be taken to OMB
By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 Four individuals have filed an appeal against a biochar facility to be constructed by Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve on Kennaway Road. A zoning bylaw amendment for…
Bob Nichol remembered for work in community
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 28 2017 There’s no doubt when Bob Nichol died he left our community a little poorer. The Haliburton born and raised father of two adult children loved his golf about…
Bright future for HHSS girls’ curling program
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 28 2017 There is optimism for next year for the Red Hawks curling program. Although the Red Hawks girls’ curling team of Alanna Casper vice Emily Parish second Emma Casey…
Byers rink proud of GORE provincial school girls…
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 28 2017 Even without the happy ending like in a Disney movie where everyone does the slow clap the Red Hawks girls’ curling team is deserving of applause for not…
County council costs $105000 for 2016
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 Haliburton County council cost just more than $105000 to operate for 2016. Councillors for the upper tier – county council is comprised of the reeves and deputy-reeves of…
County to apply for extension on community transportation…
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 Haliburton County will be applying to the Ministry of Transportation for funding to extend the community transportation project being conducted by local transportation advocacy group Rural Transportation Options…
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Draper’s rink advances to COSSA championship By Darren Lum Published Feb. 28 2017 The Red Hawks boys’ curling team is heading to the COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) championships after overcoming early adversity. The…
Dysart council considers voting methods for 2018 election
By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 A debate into what voting methods to use for the upcoming municipal election was had around the table on Feb. 27 at the regular meeting of Dysart et…
Financial business celebrating 25 years in Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 For Gord Schakelaar and Jan McMaster business is about relationships. The financial planning team who make up Assante Wealth Management in Haliburton believe the key to their 25…
Hawks hockey season ends in overtime
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 28 2017 Losing in the playoffs is never easy particularly when you have to watch the visiting team celebrate in your home rink. This scenario played itself out when the…
Jets rise above Ennismore Eagles
The following are minor hockey dispatches for the Highland Storm and the Jets. The Parkview Dental/Canadian Tire Bantam Girls Jets beat the Ennismore Eagles on Sunday Feb. 26 afternoon in Bancrfot. The game was fast…
Juniors finish third at COSSA
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 28 2017 The Red Hawks junior girls’ volleyball team can hold their heads up high after hosting COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) championship on Thursday Feb. 23. Finishing third…
Legacy of eco-education
Published Feb. 28 2017 To the Editor The article “Haliburton gets UN nod for environmental learning” (Feb. 7) gives us an opportunity to remember some other groups in the network of organizations which have contributed…
Lowering hydro bills
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 Over the past month or so there’s been an obvious attempt by Hydro One and the provincial Liberals to find ways to get energy costs under control. Taxes…
Medland’s commitment to kids remembered
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 Bill Medland brought the happy beat of the marching band to the streets of Haliburton when he founded the Silver Flutes back in 1994. With a few fellow…
Not enough natural shoreline in county: CHA
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 There is not sufficient natural shoreline within Haliburton County not by a long shot according to the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations (CHA). “This is a very…
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By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 Last week the province of Ontario passed legislation that will make it illegal for utility companies to disconnect people during the winter months. Called the Protecting Vulnerable Energy…
Record eight Hawks wrestlers go to OFSAA
The Red Hawks coaching staff of Dan Fockler and Paul Klose are ecstatic for their wrestlers earning their first berths to the all-provincials. Never before in the program’s history have they sent eight representatives to…
Red Hawks shine at COSSA championship
Published Feb. 28 2017 The Red Hawks snowboarding team had 20 riders compete at the annual COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) snowboarding championship on Wednesday Feb. 22 at the Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride…