By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 23 2016 More affordable housing units will be coming to the village of Haliburton following an announcement made at the Aug. 22 meeting of Dysart et al council. CEO of…
New sculpture invites you to explore the wild
By Angela Long Published Aug. 23 2016 The trees of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest shake in the wind and the rain turns pathways into rivulets. But in a small clearing two children ride atop a…
Textbook details county’s active transportation work
Kate Hall and Sue Shikaze local advocates for active transportation in Haliburton County are feeling a sense of pride after their co-authored work was included in the textbook Canadian Community As Partner: Theory and Multidisciplinary…
Accident on County Road 121 claims man's life
By Angelica Ingram August 19 2016 A serious motor vehicle collision on County Road 121 has claimed the life of a 67-year-old man from Fenelon Falls. Haliburton Highlands OPP were at the scene on the…
Boat races returning to Haliburton
By Jenn Watt August 16 2016 The village of Haliburton is sure to be buzzing when the Haliburton Power Boat Races come back to town for a second year Aug. 20 to 21. The speed…
Schmale wants voters to decide new electoral system
By Chad Ingram August 16 2016 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MP Jamie Schmale is launching a second constituency referendum this one on electoral reform. Earlier this year Schmale held a constituency referendum on Bill C-14 – the…
Update: Countywide burn ban cancelled
Published Aug. 23 2016 Thanks to a solid amount of rain over the last week the countywide burn ban was cancelled Wednesday Aug. 17. As of Aug. 23 the fire hazard level is now "high"…
City of Kawartha Lakes wants more cash from…
By Chad Ingram Published August 9 2016 The City of Kawartha Lakes is seeking amendments to its joint service agreement with Haliburton County amendments that would cost the county an additional $100000 or so a…
Condo plan meets resistance at meeting
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 9 2016 A proposal for a new condominium development for Haliburton Village is not sitting well with some of the neighbours. Those opposed to the project known as Wallings Way…
County council hears renewable energy policy
By Chad Ingram Published August 9 2016 Members of Minden Hills’s renewable energy task force presented their renewable energy policy to Haliburton County council on July 27 and it seems like before long the county’s…
Early Stages: life lessons on stage and off
By Angela Long Published August 9 2016 The name of the game says it all: Atoms. “Coming together as big clumps or as tiny individuals” director of Highlands Summer Festival Scot Denton says. Atoms is…
Electoral reform – keep it simple
To the Editor In last year’s election campaign the Liberal party’s promise was that the next election would not use the first past the post system. This system is known to distort the representation of…
From a European opera house to St. George's…
By Angela Long Published August 9 2016 When packing for Europe don’t forget your ball gown. Opera singer Lauren Margison always packs hers “just in case” she says while on break from Highlands Opera Studio.…
Going local one video at a time
By Angela Long Published August 9 2016 All you need is love sang John Lennon. And maybe a video or two. Two local businesswomen have made dozens believing “go local” is more than just a…
HHHS receives $819640
By Jenn Watt Published August 9 2016 Haliburton Highlands Health Services will be improving its infrastructure with a chunk of money from the provincial government. Last week MPP Jeff Leal’s office announced HHHS will receive…
Highlands East to support youth at SPARC
By Angelica Ingram Published by Aug. 9 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Aug. 8 meeting of Highlands East council. Highlands East will be sponsoring two youth to attend an…
Homeless count needed
By Jenn Watt Published August 9 2016 Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes are examining an important and often overlooked issue in rural Ontario: homelessness. During the week of Aug. 22 a count of…
Homelessness count begins
By Chad Ingram Published August 9 2016 Are you couch surfing? Living in a shelter? Homeless? The 20000 Homes Campaign would like to hear from you. The City of Kawartha Lakes which is the social…
OPP investigating vandalism in Head Lake Park
By Angela Long Published August 9 2016 Vandalism that occurred sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning in Head Lake Park left a decorative cart belonging to Rails End Gallery destroyed along with some…
Play in the Park
by Gail Stelter Published August 9 2016 Come To Town Tuesdays! Kids come and join the staff from the Haliburton Highlands Museum and Dysart Recreation to Play in the Park at 2 p.m. across from…
Three generations of Scouts come home
By Angela Long Published August 9 2016 The signs begin after a few kilometres of dirt road bordered by forest: Please report all mosquito sightings. Who cut the cheese? Speak now or forever hold your…