By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 28 20 20 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 22 meeting of Haliburton County council. Dysart et al Mayor Andrea Roberts was chosen by her…
Speed alcohol top factors in snowmobile fatalities
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 28 2020 Nearly half of snowmobile fatalities in Ontario in the last 10 years occurred on frozen lakes or rivers; 45 per cent involved alcohol or drugs; and 34 per…
Teachers take their demands to the picket line
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 28 2020 Members of the elementary and secondary teachers’ unions were on the picket lines last Tuesday as the rotating one-day strikes hit Haliburton County simultaneously affecting all schools at…
Addressing violence in schools
Our elementary schools have a problem with violence. It’s a problem in Ontario a problem in our region and a problem in our local schools. And while it doesn’t affect all classrooms all students or…
For peat’s sake: preserving wetlands in the Haliburton…
Mapping wetlands is one of the first steps to providing them legal protection prohibiting development that could hinder their ability to filter water mitigate flooding safeguard wildlife and sequester carbon. On the heels of a…
Bark Creek Wetland Complex confirmed provincially significant
The Bark Creek Wetland Complex has been deemed provincially significant by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Municipal planner Chris Jones told councillors at a Jan. 14 meeting of Highlands East council that he…
Climate change co–ordinator plans to lead the way
By Sue Tiffin Korey McKay is in the unique position of working in a job that didn’t exist two years ago when she enrolled in a master’s program that would eventually enable her to work…
Education director to retire this summer
By Chad Ingram School will be out this summer in a big way for Larry Hope. Hope who’s been director of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board for the past decade announced last week that…
Hawks prioritize development
By Darren Lum Two dominant victories one against the visiting Brock Bulldogs and the other against the Titans of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary were just a byproduct of the development of the senior Red…
Hawks will grow from narrow loss
By Darren Lum With hands on heads shirt collars held by teeth hands slapping on outstretched arms and calls for a foul Red Hawks players and head coach Paul Longo exhibited their disbelief at a…
Highlands East continues to work on doctor recruitment
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 14 meeting of Highlands East council. The municipality of Highlands East and County of Hastings might still work together to bring…
Home loss for Hawks against Wolves
By Darren Lum A pair of posts a dollop of bad luck and six more minutes of penalties than their opponents for the Red Hawks hockey team was the recipe for a 3-1 loss to…
Prudent planning helps merchants make it through winter
By Jenn Watt For many of Haliburton’s downtown retailers the winter season is a slower at times stressful time of year but one that can be weathered with careful planning and a dash of tenacity.…
Strike action closes county’s schools
By Jenn Watt Rotating one-day strikes involved teachers at the county’s high school alternate education centre and elementary schools on Tuesday as the unions intensify job action over stalled negotiations with the province. “We are…
Winter sidewalk clearance causes concern
By Sue Tiffin Joe Carriere said trying to find parking in downtown Haliburton that would allow for his wife to safely exit the car and not have to then climb over a snowbank gave him…
Classes serve up new ways to cook
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 14 2019 Ever since Jay McIvor was 14 he’s loved to eat. He parlayed this passion for food to his culinary journey allowing him to enrich his life with the…
Column: Joyful effort
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Jan. 14 2019 Jim and I were on our way home from Kingston on the weekend and as we drove north on Highway 62 he spotted a barred owl sitting in…
Continued reservations about TripAdvisor at committee
By Chad Ingram Some members of Haliburton County’s tourism advisory committee and the manager of one of the county’s largest accommodators continue to have concerns about the proposed use of online travel company TripAdvisor by…
Dean brings passion for colleges to new job
By Jenn Watt After spending most of her life in downtown Toronto the new dean at Haliburton School of Art + Design packed up her things making sure to remember her parka and snowshoes and…
Duchene offers perspective on last decade
by Darren Lum Published Jan. 14 2019 It’s been more than 10 years since Matt Duchene was drafted third overall by the Colorado Avalanche his favourite childhood hockey team as an 18-year-old. There’s been a…
Dysart tax rate increase sitting at 3.65 per…
By Chad Ingram The tax rate increase in Dysart’s draft 2020 budget is sitting at 3.65 per cent with the budget scheduled to be passed at a council meeting at the end of the month.…