By Angela Long Published July 26 2016 When a lion roars it’s hard not to notice. When 31000 Lions roar watch out. From June 24 to 28 31000 Lions descended upon Japan to roar at…
Hundreds signed post office petition
To the Editor Recently there has been information out there regarding major changes to the operation of the Gooderham Post Office. Information such as the 150 names on the petition presented to the Municipality of…
Lost lovebird found in Haliburton
To the Editor On Wednesday July 20 staff at Echo Hills Apartments became the temporary caregivers to a tame Lovebird. The bird is obviously someone’s beloved pet but somehow must have escaped its home and…
OPP costs too high
To the Editor Response to OPP billing equity By OPP Superintendent M.M. (Marc) Bedard I would like to provide some clarification on this sensitive issue which affects the taxation of policing services within the County…
Simply Homemade program feeds hungry students
By Angela Long Published July 26 2016 It’s break time at the Haliburton School of Art and Design’s J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School summer campus. The lineup in front of the SIRCH Community Services Café…
The art of luthierie: crafting the perfect note
By Angela Long Published July 26 2016 It’s nine o’clock in the morning and the luthiers are already busy. Curls of wood shavings litter the floor. Sets of carving tools crowd the tables. “We’re here…
Home Hardware proposes new largerstore
By Angelica Ingram July 25 2016 The owner of Haliburton's HomeHardware Jerry Walker has his sights set on a new store for hisbusiness. Walker gave councillors a look at hisplans for a 20000 square foot…
And the winner is: Artists in the Schools
Art on the Dock – the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association’s second annual studio tour on the Kennisis Lakes – has raised $2963 for the Arts Council ~ Haliburton Highlands’ Artists in the Schools program…
Beach water results susceptible to many variables
By Darren Lum Published July 19 2016 Beach water testing is not as simple as black and white says Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit inspector Frances Tsotos – there are many variables that…
County Coffee has 'bean' around the world
By Angela Long Published July 19 2016 When the beans reach between 390 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit they begin to pop. “It sounds just like popcorn popping” County Coffee co-owner David Patterson says. He watches…
Forest art tour to mark 10th anniversary
By Jenn Watt Published July 19 2016 The Highlands’ summer art tour Tour de Forest has rolled out a special exhibition this year in Haliburton to connect the public with the artists ahead of the…
New echocardiogram at HHHS
By Angela Long Published July 19 2016 Haliburton Highlands Health Services cardiac sonographer Stacie Bilton hooks up Radiothon chairman Brian Daoust to the hospital's new echocardiogram. Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation executive director Dale Walker…
Pinestone announces music festival
By Chad Ingram July 19 2016 The Pinestone Resort and Conference Centre will host a music festival later this summer with tickets on sale now. “It’s similar to what the Haliburton Forest did last year”…
Stone 21 shakes things up at Pinestone
By Jenn Watt Published July 18 2016 The first thing you notice when you walk into Stone 21 the new restaurant in Pinestone Resort is the walls. The dining space that was once almost aglow…
Heavy damage following Haliburton house fire
By Jenn Watt Published July 15 2016 Twenty-three firefighters spent three hours putting out flames that destroyed much of a home on George Street in Haliburton on Thursday evening. Upon arrival at 7:40 p.m. on…
Scotiabank VP gets an earful inWilberforce
By Chad Ingram Published July 13 2016 Scotiabank's district vice-presidentfor central east Ontario was mocked for his scripted non-answersduring a meeting with residents of Wilberforce July 12. Scotiabank announced last month it willclose branches in…
Blood services partners with Duchene
By Darren Lum Published July 12 2016 Hometown boy Matt Duchene a centre for the National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche is hoping to add an assist to the Canadian Blood Services attempt to score its…
Creative might wins the day at Ontario Library…
By Angela Long Published July 12 2016 Haliburton County Public Library’s Wilberforce branch will be attracting more than just bookworms from now on. On July 8 the branch was one of the 2016 Ontario Library…
Dysart looks at restricting fireworks in proposed bylaw
By Angelica Ingram Published July 12 2016 A new bylaw coming to Dysart et al council on July 25 could restrict the use of fireworks and the hours construction is permitted. A draft noise bylaw…
Glamorgan Rd crumbling
To the Editor How many repairs to our vehicles is it going to take before county council realizes County Road 3 (Glamorgan Road) is in dire need of major re-construction? Perhaps if we all send…
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To the Editor Kudos to the Haliburton village farmers’ market for responding to a request for assistance for a senior. This week I was greeted by a vendor whose Grade 9 son would be earning…