To the Editor The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is pleased to say we had sold 112 tickets to our Aug. 10 “Rock Our World” fundraising dance at the Haliburton Legion. Great considering this was kind of a…
Lindsay area woman bitten by rabid bat
Published by Aug. 28 2018 By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit is releasing tips on how to deal with bats and bat bites after a woman in the City of…
Minden couple invite public to participate in Parkinson’s…
By Darren Lum Published Aug. 28 2018 Love is an amazing thing: it is intangible but it can be seen in the people we love. For Minden’s Charlie and Ethel Muli their love is apparent…
Murray Fearrey Candidate – Mayor of Dysart et…
1. Do you favour the concept of an amalgamated single-tier government for Haliburton County? What would the advantages of such a system be or conversely what are the advantages of maintaining the existing two-tier system?…
Patrick KennedyCandidate – Deputy Mayor of Dysart et…
1. Do you favour the concept of an amalgamated single-tier government for Haliburton County? What would the advantages of such a system be or conversely what are the advantages of maintaining the existing two-tier system?…
Regulating Rentals: It’s a Good Thing
By Timothy James Published Aug. 28 2018 There’s been a lot of buzz recently about Highlands East’s proposed bylaw to regulate short-term accommodation in the municipality. Not surprising! Globally this is a hotly contested issue…
The Martha effect
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 28 2018 In the fall of 2009 Martha Perkins made a decision that changed my life forever. The former editor of the Haliburton County Echo and Minden Times decided that…
The tent
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Aug. 28 2018 I fell in love with camping and sleeping in a tent at a very young age. My parents purchased a little “pup tent” for my sister and I…
Biochar facility receives environmental approval
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 27 2018 Haliburton Forest Biochar Ltd. has received environmental compliance approval from the Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks regarding air and noise at their Kennaway Road property in Dysart…
Remembering Shelley
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Backpack program celebrates 12th year with 120 backpacks
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Beekeepers give a glimpse inside the hive
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Honey Week set to take off Aug. 27
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Seniors shine at provincials
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West Nile Virus found south of Highlands
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Draw winner takes the cash
Published Aug. 21 2018 Owen Trefry accepts a cheque for $30000 from Rotary Club of Haliburton president Ted Brandon on Tuesday Aug. 14 in front of the Rotary bandshell in Head Lake Park. Trefry won…
Dysart candidate David McKay wants to have positive…
By Angelica Ingram Published Aug. 21 2018 David McKay said he’s putting his name on the ballot for Ward 2 councillor in Dysart et al because he cares about his community. “I have decided to…
Honey: it's complicated
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 21 2018 Health Canada announced last week a proposal to phase out neonicotinoids pesticides linked to bee population declines. This news was welcomed by many who had worried about the…
Making a point: safe disposal of used needles is…
Most of us will hang on to a candy wrapper empty chip bag or other piece of trash until we can toss it into a garbage can. Littering outdoors goes against our nature so having…
Pavilion proposed as part of Herlihey Park in…
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 21 2018 A new boat launch walkways a central lawn and multi-use pavilion are all elements of a proposed conceptual design for what will be Herlihey Park in Wilberforce. A…
Sweet ride coming up on Haliburton County Rail…
By Darren Lum Published Aug. 21 2018 “Wow look at that” Pamela Marsales said as a great blue heron spread its wings seven feet across and took off from the marsh beside the Rail Trail.…