By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 3 2017 The man who has been accused with the first-degree murder of Bowmanville man David Palmer remains in jail with his next court appearance scheduled for Dec. 29. William…
Stories to watch
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 3 2017 In Haliburton County 2016 offered a relatively even-keeled year despite fireworks on the international stage. In most cases challenges were met with creativity and tenacity by residents. Many…
Kosy Korner for sale
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 21 2016 One of Haliburton’s most iconic restaurants is up for sale. The Kosy Korner owned by Ann and Alan Gordon was listed with Trophy Property Corp. on Wednesday. The…
Chamber looks ahead to 2017 gala
By Angelica Ingram Dec. 20 2016 The celebration of the 2017 Business and Community Achievement Awards may be months away but the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce has already got the wheels turning on the…
County ambulance purchase made with paramedic safety in…
By Chad Ingram Dec. 20 2016 Haliburton County will proceed with the purchase of a new single-stretcher ambulance after councillors had questions answered during a Dec. 14 meeting. EMS director and paramedic chief Craig Jones…
Depth shines through
By Darren Lum Dec. 20 2016 As the snow piled up outside from the raging blizzard the Red Hawks poured on the goals inside the A.J. LaRue Arena against the visiting Lions of Adam Scott.…
Donation makes LGBTQ materials easier to find
By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 There was a time when all one could find in a local library about gay lesbian and transgender issues was confined to a line in the encyclopedia. It wasn’t…
Haliburton Highlands hit by winter blast
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 20 2016 December has been more wintry than in recent years bringing substantial snowfall and cold temperatures giving skiers snowshoers and snowmobilers reason to cheer. The last week delivered a…
Merry Christmas
By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 Christmas tends to bring out the best in us. The month of December in the Highlands is always a time of incredible joy and charity and this year has…
Progress continues for Red Hawks
By Darren Lum Dec. 20 2016 It’s all about working towards improvement said Red Hawks senior girls’ volleyball team head coach Steve Smith after hosting five Kawartha West high schools on Wednesday Dec. 14 for…
School honours former student
Taylor Donaldson loved to read and really loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A student at Wilberforce Elementary School Taylor had just turned 12 when he died suddenly in a car accident on April 19…
Some confused over ‘hold and secure’
Threat response went smoothly TLDSB says By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 As word spread through the many communities served by Trillium Lakelands District School Board that a threat had come in on Dec. 16…
TROUT looks for funding from Highlands East
By Angelica Ingram Dec. 20 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 12 meeting of Highlands East council. A transportation service that helps residents of Highlands East is looking for…
Donation helps Community Living remember special individual
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 Donna Jones loved to play records. She could often be found in her room with music strewn all over the floor as she was singing dancing and laughing. The…
Biochar rezoning approved by committee deferred by council
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 A proposed biochar facility that Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve wants to construct on Kennaway Road is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Dec. 5…
Dysart council looks at traffic numbers
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 12 meeting of Dysart et al council. Councillors got a look at the results of a traffic…
First league victory seized by Red Hawks hockey…
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 13 2016 The first win of the season was more about respect for the game than it was about dominating the opponent said Red Hawks hockey coach Ron Yake. Taking…
Online reality
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 13 2016 Sometimes it feels as though the fast-forward button got stuck on our world. News events move at lightning speed. The scandal of yesterday has to move over for…
Petition calls for public funding for low income…
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 13 2016 Very little data exists on the dental health of the adult population in Haliburton County. In fact there is little data on adult dental health available broken down…
Red Hawks pin down early successes
Submitted by Paul Klose Published Dec. 13 2016 The 2016 season has begun for the Red Hawks wrestling team. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS) wrestlers have been hitting the mats for over a month to…
Red Hawks tournament is just the beginning
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 13 2016 There’s a lot to be said about learning by doing. Steve Smith coach of the Red Hawks junior girls’ volleyball team gave credence to this after his team…