The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 11 meeting of Highlands East council. By Angelica Ingram The executive of the Wilberforce Curling Club is asking for the municipality’s help in getting…
Hitting slopes made easy
By Darren Lum Part of embracing winter is to make it fun by participating in winter activities such as skiing and snowboarding which for most can be a costly endeavour. However the Sir Sam’s Ski…
New beginnings
By Gail Stelter January is a time for new beginnings. No resolutions for me but good beginnings and a fresh start nevertheless. It is time to think about winter fun or winter survival depending on…
Nominations open for business and community awards
By Angelica Ingram Bernie and Jim Davis are avid travellers and wherever they go they are interacting with frontline staff at restaurants grocery stores and gas stations. Their impression of any town or region is…
Police continue to search for missing Bowmanville man
By Angelica Ingram Months have passed since Bowmanville man David Palmer was first reported missing however police continue to search for the 47-year-old whose car was found in the Haliburton area. Palmer was last seen…
Red Hawks extend winning streak
By Gord Cochrane On Jan. 7 the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior basketball team remained undefeated in conference play by defeating Brock High School at Brock 37-24. That win extended the team’s winning streak to…
Scotty Morrison tournament cancelled
by Darren Lum After seven years the Scotty Morrison Hockey Tournament is cancelled and won’t see an eighth year after raising more than $200000 net in its history. Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation chairperson Peter…
Sir Sam’s: 50 Years on the Hill
By Janet Trull Sir Sam Hughes was Canada’s Minister of Militia and Defence in the First World War. He was not a skier. Apparently he was a pretty aggressive lacrosse player but he never imagined…
Midget A lose overtime road game this past…
On Saturday Jan. 9 and 10 the Tom Prentice and Sons/RM Carpentry Highland Storm Tyke team competed in the Millbrook Tyke tournament. Their first game on Saturday was against Ottonabee where the Storm were tested…
Website brings gun violence awareness
by Angelica Ingram Jerelyn Craden is using her voice in a unique way to spread a message that is close to her heart. The singer songwriter entertainer and all around creative force was sitting at…
Wilberforce clinic gets a temporary doctor
By Angelica Ingram Residents in Highlands East are one step closer to getting improved medical care in their backyard. The municipality has announced the Wilberforce Clinic on Loop Road will have a physician for two…
Wolves open 2016 with win and loss
By Darren Lum On the heels of a 7-6 win over Bobcaygeon the Haliburton Wolves put up a formidable fight against the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League’s North Division best Muskoka Shield this past…
Nordic ski trails open Jackrabbit to start
Despite a lack of snow Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trails Association hasopened all three of their Nordic ski trail networks. With trails at GlebePark Moosewoods and Twin Lakes there are now 34 kilometres ofgroomed ski trails…
Donation goal within sight for refugee group
Submitted The Haliburton Highlands has come together over the last two months donating $25000 toward the goal of $50000 to bring a family of refugees to the village. The grassroots group Haliburton Refugee Sponsorship Committee…
FoRT event inspires backyard adventures
By Darren Lum Haliburton resident Sean Pennylegion will take people back in time to when the train was king in an upcoming talk presented by Friends of the Rail Trail. It was during his cycling…
Big things in store for HHHS in 2016
By Angelica Ingram Progress on a palliative care wing a new telehomecare program and a million dollars. The past year was a strong one for the Haliburton Highlands Health Services and the foundation with more…
Brine leak cuts curling club’s season short
By Angelica Ingram Darrell McQuigge jokes that he didn’t send in his letter to Santa Claus on time this year. The vice-president of the Wilberforce Curling Club is cheerful and optimistic despite the fact that…
Dysart forms economic development committee to draft plan
By Angelica Ingram Following months of work towards building a local economic development plan the municipality has appointed a committee consisting of area community representatives. The committee includes Reeve Murray Fearrey as ex-officio Deputy-reeve Andrea…
Looking back
By Jenn Watt This week we dedicate 13 pages to 2015 in all of its triumphs and losses. Looking over the hundreds of pages of stories about local events it’s hard to reduce a year…
New speaker series to highlight stories of adventure
By Angelica Ingram If you enjoy embarking on adventures learning about new places and humming along to a tune a new speaker series launching this week might pique your interest. Titled Telling Our Stories the…
Pond hockey tournament delayed until 2017
By Darren Lum A few months wasn’t enough time to organize the Pond Tourney with Bernie said its organizer John Teljeur. Teljeur the general manager of the Pinestone Resort and Conference Centre with two years…