By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 17 2107 Over the weekend police in the Bracebridge area spent Saturday evening and Sunday searching for a missing snowmobiler near Sopher’s Landing in Gravenhurst. Around 8 p.m. witnesses say…
Bank machine should stay
To the Editor Many people especially seniors and businesses have been clients of Scotiabank in Wilberforce for many years and the fact they are being moved to Bancroft was a blow to many of us.…
Cellular gap top priority for wardens’ caucus
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 17 2017 Improving cellular networks and broadband Internet services is the No. 1. priority of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus for 2017. The EOWC which represents about 750000 residents in…
Committee nixes gas station plan
By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 17 2016 A proposed gas station for the property next to Tim Hortons on County Road 21 has hit an obstacle. On Jan. 9 the Dysart planning committee recommended denying…
Forest ready for world event during Canada’s sesquicentennial
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 17 2017 The best mushers around the world are converging on the Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve for the 2017 Winter Sleddog World Championship from Jan. 24 to Feb.…
Haliburton woman wins $250000
A recent lottery win means Haliburton’s Heather Allan will be able to get the brand new pickup truck she’s always wanted. “Ever since I was a little girl I have wanted a black pickup truck…
Loon Lake dam work to finish in March
Rehabilitation of the Loon Lake dam should be done by March Parks Canada said in an update to the community last week. The structure was built in 1934 and needed major repairs including the replacement…
Old ashes can cause major fires
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 17 2017 The darkness and cold temperatures of the New Year asks us to recede to our dwellings earlier closing ourselves up in our warm homes folded into a blanket…
Pick up a rock and join the curling…
Published Jan. 17 2017 Weather continues to be a major concern for many residents snow rain ice and temperatures up and down; been plowed out already more than in all last year. Worry about ice…
Planting seeds towards understanding
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 17 2017 Canada is getting a little smaller for local students who are reaching north to Nunavut to learn about a world away with the help of Abbey Gardens. The…
Red Wolves rink advances in provincial final
Published Jan. 17 2017 On Saturday Jan. 7 our competitive Red Wolves curling team won B division south east qualifier for the Ontario Curling Association – Special Olympics Ontario Tankard championship. Coached by Dave McKay…
School board explains snow day procedures
By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 17 2017 Last week students across the county awoke to news that it was a snow day and that buses for Trillium Lakelands District School Board were cancelled. They heard…
Senior boys Red Hawks basketball team firing on…
Given the quality of basketball the senior boys Red Hawks have played over the last month the team is feeling optimistic about their chances for a deep run in the upcoming playoffs in February. The…
Survey says largest group of visitors 45 and…
By Chad Ingram Published by Jan. 17 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 11 meeting of Haliburton County council. The county tourism department continues to conduct an online survey…
Talking death over tea and cake
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 17 2017 We are all at least a bit curious about death – what comes after life how to deal with losing someone close to us how to plan for…
What is biochar anyway?
Published Jan. 17 2017 Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve is planning a biochar facility off Kennaway Road in Dysart et al. Their various appearances before council to rezone the property means there is plenty…
Blanket project a circle of giving
By Darren Lum Jan. 10 2017 Giving back this season by producing Busy Blankets will mean the world to local long-term care residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia and everyone they touch. The design of these…
Couple retiring from furniture business
By Angelica Ingram Jan. 10 2017 After more than a decade of creating fine cabinetry and furniture Willy and Patti Ewaschuk will soon be hanging up their tools and dimming the lights on their business…
Discovering our history
By Jenn Watt Jan. 10 2017 Residents packed Haliburton’s A.J. LaRue Arena this weekend to watch the first public screening of Kim Emmerson’s Dysart 150 The Movie a short history of the founding of Dysart…
Dysart gets year of birthday celebrations started
The Guinness Book of World Records states that the oldest person to ever live reached 122 years however on Saturday Jan. 7 the municipality of Dysart et al surpassed that number with a birthday party…
Firefighters battle structure fire onMinnicock Lake Road
Jan. 10 2017 A structure fire during the early hoursof Jan. 10 had firefighters from both the Dysart and Highlands Eastdepartments battling to put out the blaze. A release from Dysart fire chief MikeIles said…