By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will be changing its advisory committee structure for a year’s trial in 2020 to see how it goes. Currently the county’s advisory committees consist of some of the…
Province in process of deconstructing LHINs
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 5 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Board. The Ford government continues its streamlining of the province’s health-care system which is planned to…
HHSS to stage The Breakfast Club this week
By Darren Lum What’s old is new again. The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School Grade 11/12 drama class is bringing the 1980s classic The Breakfast Club to the stage this week. Released in 1985 the John…
Jann Arden
By Lynda Shadbolt This article is dedicated to you. You who looks after a parent a spouse a child a friend or if you are someone in need of a little cheer and inspiration. Or…
Making lives safer
By Jenn Watt Last Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the deaths of 14 women at École Polytechnique in Montreal during the deadliest mass shooting in Canada’s history. It’s a date frequently described as a…
Public meeting garners community’s support for firefighters
By Darren Lum The message was clear following the public meeting facilitated by the Highlands East firefighters on Saturday night: Help us help you. Led by main speaker and firefighter Tom Burroughs the evening meeting…
Reflecting on 30 years of Community-Based Research
By Mystaya Touw The U-Links Centre for Community-Based Research has a rich 30-year history in Haliburton County. Although they are located in a small storefront office in downtown Minden a lot of people don’t know…
Reverse advent calendar gives food to 4Cs
The Lions Club delivered a large collection of food to the 4Cs food bank on Tuesday Nov. 26 as part of their “reverse advent calendar” where members collected a different item each day for the…
Sr Hawks contain Bulldogs in home opener
By Darren Lum Everyone got what they wanted from the Red Hawks senior boys’ basketball home opener against the Brock High School Bulldogs on Thursday Dec. 5 in Haliburton. The hometown fans went home happy…
Second planned one-day strike to involve TLDSB secondary…
By Jenn Watt The union representing secondary school teachers says its members at certain school boards including Trillium Lakelands District School Board will participate in a second one-day strike on Wednesday Dec. 11 if a…
One-day strike highlights teachers' frustrations with negotiations
By Jenn Watt Haliburton Highlands Secondary School was closed Wednesday as teachers participated in a one-day strike demonstrating their frustration at contract negotiations with the provincial government. Several key issues are at stake said HHSS…
Arts Council reflects on year eyes future
By Darren Lum The prevailing theme of the Arts Council ~ Haliburton Highlands at this year’s annual general meeting was all about taking steps forward and inspiring others. They discussed the continued success of events…
Behind the numbers
By Jenn Watt It’s how numbers are presented that make them useful or misleading to an audience. Is the glass 50 per cent full or 50 per cent empty? Or in Haliburton County are we…
Company looks to restart expand bioheat project
By Chad Ingram Jamie Stephen of TorchLight Bioresources was back in Dysart et al council chambers on Nov. 26 looking to restart and expand a bioheat district energy system for Haliburton Village a project that…
County Briefs: Draft county tax increase hovering below…
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 27 meeting of Haliburton County council. Treasurer Elaine Taylor presented an updated 2020 draft budget to councillors which included a number…
County of Haliburton buys Wee Care
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton is purchasing Wee Care the daycare facility along County Road 21 just outside Haliburton Village meaning when the deal closes the upper-tier government will own both licensed childcare…
Facilities decisions coming up for Highlands East council
By Sue Tiffin As Highlands East council settled in for a regular meeting of council on Nov. 26 to review and discuss organizational and facilities reports Mayor Dave Burton read from a prepared statement. “I…
Family donates land for future rec centre
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 26 Dysart et al council meeting. The Blair family is donating a large parcel of land along County Road 21 to…
Getting out of the reading-rut with 2019 favourites
By Erin Kernohan-Berning Every year I post a reading goal on the book recommendation website Goodreads. It’s always 50 books. I never read 50 books. I usually manage about half that but it’s nice to…
Gooderham firefighters ask for public’s help
By Darren Lum Gooderham’s Station 3 volunteer firefighters are using the online fundraising website GoFundMe to help purchase a rescue vehicle valued at $25000. The side-by-side vehicle and its rescue-specific accessories such as a rescue…
Local resident featured in book about healing power…
By Sue Tiffin The Awesome Music Project: Songs of Hope and Happiness is a book featuring a collection of stories chronicling the transformative power of music from more than 100 people including Danny Michel Sarah…