By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott has reintroduced her private member’s bill taking aim at human trafficking following the sudden prorogation of the Ontario legislature earlier this month. On…
Peewee Storm hits the ice
On Saturday Sept. 24 the JoAnne Sharpley’s Highland Storm Peewee team hit the ice for the first time for a tournament in Bancroft. The team had an early morning start facing the Bancroft Jets. Bancroft…
Racer recovering from power boat crash in Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 27 2016 A man who was involved in a boat collision in Haliburton on Sunday Aug. 21 is still recovering according to the president of the Toronto Outboard Racing Club.…
Septic reinspection smart
To the Editor At 9:30 a.m. on Friday Sept. 16 at the Haliburton Legion a familiar statement was spoken. “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago the second best time is…
Sr Hawks lose season opener
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 27 2016 The combination of a short bench a few bad breaks and some very costly penalties proved to be the undoing for the senior Red Hawks football team in…
Take Back the Night grows in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 27 2016 Half of women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lives. Women between the ages of 15 and 24 are the most likely to be targeted for…
The kids need us says Food for Kids…
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 27 2016 The Food for Kids of Haliburton County co-ordinator Aaron Walker is asking for help to feed the children in our schools. This year’s loss of 15 program volunteers…
The perfect day
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Sept. 27 2016 Some days are just perfect. And it’s important to just acknowledge it when it happens. I am writing this article at the end of a perfect day. My…
Trafficking solutions
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 27 2016 Aside from giving the provincial government a chance to press the reset button on its flagging poll numbers the prorogation of the legislature earlier this month had another…
Haliburtonians asked to Take Back the Night
By Jenn Watt Published on Sept. 20 2016 This Thursday the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre is asking residents to come out to their annual Take Back the Night event in support of those who have…
Colourfest to offer true fall festival
Haliburton Village will be transformed into an authentic autumnal tableau for this year’s Colourfest complete with pumpkin rolling scarecrow building and fall food for sale at the farmers’ market. Hitch a ride on a horse-drawn…
Curling Club nearing its goal
By Jenn Watt Sept. 20 2016 Less than one year ago the Wilberforce Curling Club executive found itself in an unenviable position. Headed into the winter season a brine leak was discovered shutting down the…
Hydro rebate not enough Scott says
By Chad Ingram Sept. 20 2016 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott says the Wynne government’s pledge to reduce hydro rates for Ontarians isn’t good enough. The provincial government announced Monday that electricity rebates will reduce…
Improving the community through Victim Services
Giving back and empowering victims is at the root of volunteering for Victim Services for Kawartha Haliburton program says a local resident. Marc Jones 41 of Haliburton finds a great deal of fulfillment in volunteering…
Majority of Highlands visitors surveyed are middleaged
By Chad Ingram Sept. 20 2016 Most visitors to the Haliburton Highlands are middle-aged early results from a county tourism department survey show. As of the end of August 153 people had filled out the…
Reputation helps cottage rental agency succeed in the…
By Angelica Ingram Sept. 20 2016 Bill Dewey still has the first cottage property he ever rented out included in his list of rentals. The founder of WRD Cottage Rental Agency Dewey started his business…
Speed limit reduction on County Road 6
By Chad Ingram Sept. 20 2016 The speed limit on a stretch of County Road 6 between Cranberry Lake Road and Eagle Lake will drop from 80 km/h to 70 km/h. Haliburton County roads director…
Take back the night
By Jenn Watt Sept. 20 2016 Five days after last year’s Take Back the Night walk against sexual and domestic violence the region was shocked by a triple murder in Wilno about an hour and…
Visible Voices benefits from community support
To the Editor As a part of the Haliburton County Community Cooperative we sincerely appreciate the remarkable support we’ve received. Generous donations of space time services materials and money have been gratefully received from individuals…
Wolves won’t return for second season
By Darren Lum Sept. 20 2016 It’s officially over. The rough and tumble Haliburton Wolves team that played in the Greater Metro Junior Hockey League has folded. At the start of the season there was…
Woman meets with lifesaving paramedics
By Darren Lum Sept. 20 2016 Besides playing bridge at the Parklane Apartments on July 27 there’s not much Haliburton’s Susan Pethick remembers the moment before she died. Much of the time after is a…