Online courses aren’t best for all

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On the lookout for meteorites

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Requirements delay retirement residence

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Testing must be completed for water refill station

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Meteorite fragments likely fell near Cardiff

By Jenn Watt If you live in the Cardiff area there’s a chance you could find meteorites on your property. A fireball was observed by the Western University All-Sky Camera Network in the early morning…

Abbey Retreat Centre building community

By Jenn Watt It takes between $10000 and $12000 to run a four-day retreat at Abbey Retreat Centre for people with a cancer diagnosis and their caregivers. And while executive director Doug Norris would like…

Could Haliburton County be self-sustaining?

By Vanessa Balintec As climate change progresses cities and towns around the world can expect more natural disasters affecting infrastructure energy water and food availability and human health. Rural areas are not immune – dependency…

Haliburton Midnight Madness is back

By Vanessa Balintec Once again the Midnight Madness is back and as exciting as ever. The annual event taking place in Haliburton’s downtown core on Friday Aug. 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. will be…

Kellett reaches podium

By Darren Lum Sometimes you have to be good to be lucky and Dalton Kellett took full advantage of a collision between two front runners to earn his first podium of the 2019 Indy Lights…

Clamp down on vehicle noise

Published July 23 2019 To the Editor I have just read an article where the City of Toronto is going to seriously clamp down on all noisy vehicles due to straight pipe no mufflers Jake…

Fines needed for misusing 911

Published July 23 2019 To the Editor Where is this world headed? If there really are those who object to receiving the Amber Alerts why? Is keeping one’s eyes open for a make and colour…

Rotary Beach reopened after boat fire

By Jenn Watt The beach on Head Lake in Haliburton was reopened on Thursday July 18 by the Municipality of Dysart et al after staff determined debris from a boat fire had been adequately cleaned…

Sculpture Forest re-imagined 2019

By Lynda Shadbolt Published July 23 2019 Bear lifts his head. He’s hot. It has been a full day. So many visitors. The children on his back are restless. They’ve been waiting patiently to get…

Summer company dives for lost treasures

By Sue Tiffin Published July 23 2019 Dustyn McCready-DeBruin is going from snow and ice to water. The recent Grade 12 Haliburton Highlands Secondary School graduate might already be known by readers as part of…

Testing the waters 

By Jenn Watt Published July 23 2019 We had a summer reporter a few years ago with a penchant for the beach. After work and on most weekends she would pack her towel into her…

The priciest drink on the menu

By Nick Adams Published July 23 2019 Alcohol is a part of our culture. One beer company’s slogan “I am Canadian” became a battle cry for our national pride a number of years ago. For…

Wilberforce bridge nominated for overhaul by province

By Chad Ingram Published July 23 2019 The provincial government is making funding available for the replacement of a bridge in Wilberforce although the completion of the project would require the federal government to also…

Could Haliburton County be self-sustaining?

By Vanessa Balintec As climate change progresses cities and towns around the world can expect more natural disasters affecting infrastructure energy water and food availability and human health. Rural areas are not immune – dependency…

Rotary Beach reopened after boat fire

By Jenn Watt The beach on Head Lake in Haliburton was reopened on Thursday July 18 by the Municipality of Dysart et al after staff determined debris from a boat fire had been adequately cleaned…