By Angelica Ingram The Nutcracker ballet has become a staple performance for the community of Haliburton and this year a new and exciting feature is being added to the annual tradition. For the first time…
Attacks reinforce French resolve
By Jenn Watt Many Canadians felt the fear and anguish the French endured on Nov. 13 when co-ordinated terrorist attacks rocked Paris killing 129 but few had the additional burden of knowing someone directly in…
Crosswalk to be installed downtown
By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 23 meeting of Dysart et al council. After much discussion council has decided to budget for a pedestrian crossing on the…
Hockey Haven hopes to find a home in…
By Angelica Ingram The popular summer camp known as Hockey Haven is looking for a long-term home in Haliburton. Owner of Haliburton Hockey Haven Troy Binnie made a delegation to council at their Nov. 23…
MPP Scott questions government on increasing hydro rates
Hydro rates are now four times what they were when the Liberal government first came into power and MPP Laurie Scott places some of the blame on the Green Energy Act. In a press release…
Cadets make the citizen
By Darren Lum If you’re a local youth and want to make friends and be the best you can be by developing outdoor and life skills then the 1129 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp in…
Community collection warms its citizens
By Darren Lum It’s amazing what inspiration and a community effort can do towards ensuring everyone is warm this winter. Minden resident Tammy Warburton the Winter Coat and Clothing Drive organizer is small in stature …
Cottage Dreams invites public to Dawson Hamilton Memorial…
By Darren Lum When you go to the Dawson Hamilton Memorial Hockey Game this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the A.J. LaRue Arena you’ll be doing more than just be entertained by the Greater Metro…
Highlands Summer Festival announces 2016 season lineup
By Darren Lum There was raucus applause when the Highlands Summer Festival artistic producer Scot Denton announced this upcoming summer lineup of five performances to the packed crowd on Sunday at the McKeck’s restaurant in…
Changes for Hike Haliburton Festival
By Chad Ingram The county will make some tweaks to its signature event the Hike Haliburton Festival next year. Tourism director Amanda Virtanen presented members of the county’s tourism committee with a report on the…
Family health team will need to replace docs
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Highlands Family Health Team will likely need to replace five doctors during the next two or so years. Algonquin Highlands Deputy-reeve Liz Danielsen who sits on Haliburton County medical professionals…
Is Haliburton really open for business?
To the Editor My wife and I have followed the proposed repurposing of Lakeside Golf Course to a music festival park with much interest. We bought our lakefront home here nearly 20 years ago and…
Loss greater than thought
To the Editor In regards to my letter to the editor “Remembrance Day Circa 1950” on 10th of November. I’d be most appreciative if you could correct my errors in this submission. The matter is…
Man charged with spray painting area businesses
On Saturday Nov. 14 officers from the Haliburton Highlands OPP were dispatched to a mischief call at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the Village of Haliburton. A red can of spray paint was used to…
Musicformation
By Angelica Ingram Say the word Armatec in this community and you are still met with faces of discomfort or strain especially amongst area politicians. The proposal that involved bringing a military testing site to…
OPP tell motorists to slow down
By Darren Lum A frosty Tuesday morning last week left roads icy factoring in motor vehicle collisions in Haliburton County. OPP Constable Dianna Dauphinee said the police responded to five collisions between 8:30 a.m. and…
Paramedic chief seeks upstaffing at Tory Hill
By Chad Ingram The county’s paramedic chief would like to have night staff at the Tory Hill EMS base 365 days a year. Craig Jones made that request in a report on budget considerations reviewed…
Potential new tax could dampen real estate sales
By Jenn Watt 2015 was a strong year for the local housing market. Across Haliburton County sales were up about 14 per cent year to date with 25 per cent more cottage sales this year…
Santa Claus parade to bring colours of Christmas
By Angelica Ingram Marilyn and Jim Frost attended their first Haliburton Santa Claus parade in 1997. There was snow on the ground and a sense of community in the air. At the time the Frosts…
Searching for high-speed Internet
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County is still trying to get reliable high-speed Internet to residents who do not have it. County treasurer Laura Janke presented a report on Internet at municipal offices during a Nov.…
Water Ambassadors to send team of 12 to…
By Angelica Ingram Next February a team of seven high school students from Haliburton Highlands Secondary School and five adults will be heading to Nicaragua for seven days. The group of 12 will not be…