By Jenn Watt Here in the Haliburton Highlands land acknowledgements are becoming more common but haven’t yet been embraced as extensively as they could be. June is Indigenous History Month a time to put our…
Housing program helps homeless during pandemic
By Chad Ingram Staff reporter The City of Kawartha Lakes which is the social services provider for Haliburton County has designed a program to assist landlords in housing the homeless during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
Isaac Little named Male Athlete of the Year
By Darren Lum Staff reporter Isaac Little this year’s Male Athlete of the Year for Haliburton Highlands Secondary School is an inspiring force for teammates and coaches appreciated for his athletic prowess and the way…
Police recover cache of stolen property in Highlands…
By Jenn Watt Two residents of Highlands East have been charged with a variety of offences following the recovery of stolen items worth $80000. The OPP East Region’s street crime unit executed warrants at a…
Red Hawks recognized for dedication and sportsmanship
By Darren Lum Staff reporter There wasn’t any audience applause. There weren’t any tearful acceptance speeches. There wasn’t any laughter from a crowd. What students do have is a lasting reminder of athletic excellence and…
Third term for incoming Rotary president
By Darren Lum Staff reporter With two presidential terms already served Ted Brandon the Rotary Club of Haliburton’s incoming president said his experience is at the root of why he’s taking on the role for…
NewsNewsBacking basic income
Backing basic income By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridgedistrict health unit’s board of health has unanimously supported aletter from the Simcoe-Muskoka district health unit that calls forthe Canada Emergency Response Benefit…
Bear culprit in car break-ins police say
Police say several vehicles were damaged after a bear that developed the ability to open car doors broke into more than 10 of them. Officers from the Haliburton Highlands OPP were called on June 23…
Borysiuk reflects on career in education
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter In 31 years working in education Andrea Borysiuk has missed only one September when she was on maternity leave with her daughter Natalya. Now the principal of J. Douglas Hodgson…
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Letter to the editor: Haliburton Concert Series cancels balance of 2020 season In March the organizing committee for the Hal iburton Concert Series made the decision to cancel this year’s May 3 concert. We were…
Cemetery rules changing following mother’s social media post
By Jenn Watt Changes are coming to what is permitted at gravesites in Dysart et al as well as how interactions between cemetery visitors and site staff are handled following a video message posted on…
Combatting isolation and anxiety during a pandemic
Point in Time in strong financial position following 2019 fiscal year AGM attendees hear By Jenn Watt What would have been the standout accomplishment of the last year for Point in Time Centre for Children…
Books soon available for pickup at Dysart library…
By Zachary Roman Haliburton County Public Library is set to begin testing its curbside pickup pilot plan on June 25 at its Dysart branch which is located at 78 Maple Avenue in Haliburton. The decision…
Day 87
By Lynda Shadbolt Published June 16 2020 We all have stories we’ll tell about our time in this pandemic. How we spent our time what we learned about ourselves what was important every day and…
County stays course with COVID-19 recovery
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County’s four lower-tier municipalities will continue to deal with recovery from the COVID-19 crisis separately county councillors decided during a June 10 special meeting. While there had been some thought given…
COVID-19 questions answered during CKL town hall CKL…
By Sue Tiffin A virtual town hall hosted in City of Kawartha Lakes on June 11 brought information from city and health officials straight to residents via the internet and cable television. “We are constantly…
Daycares remain closed advocate for reopening support
By Sue Tiffin Most parents weren’t surprised that daycare centres didn’t open on June 12 the first day they were permitted to by the province as part of the COVID-19 reopening plan local daycare operators…
Take care
By Sue Tiffin Published June 16 2020 As information about the spread of coronavirus and the devastating effects of the virus throughout the world has infiltrated our sources of information much has been said about…
Fireworks restricted to holiday celebrations
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 9 regular meeting of Highlands East council which was held remotely and broadcast online. Highlands East has a new fireworks bylaw…
G7 student senate fights for climate action
By Zachary Roman The G7 Student Senate presented their climate action plan to the Trillium Lakelands District School Board at its regular meeting of the board on June 9. One representative from each of the…
Late night garbage
To the editor Last evening [June 7] at about 5:30 p.m. a grey car pulled up to the gate of the new building on Highway 118 and two guys got out of the car and…