By Chad Ingram Published May 15 2018 There was much confusion misunderstanding and frustration at a meeting between the director of operations for Bancroft Community Transit (BCT) and members of Haliburton County council last week.…
Growing interest in green burials
By Sue Tiffin Published May 15 2018 Highlands East could become one of the first places in Canada offering a space for green burials. After being approached last year by a funeral director in Maynooth…
Haliburton Highlands Secondary School wraps up first ever…
By Olivia Robinson Published May 15 2018 Students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School were exploring new ways to promote health and wellbeing through physical creative and musical activities at HHSS’s inaugural Wellness Week. Wellness Week…
Head Lake ice out date breaks record
by Olivia Robinson Published May 15 2018 The ice on Haliburton’s Head Lake finally melted on May 5 marking 2018 as the latest ice out date on record since 1945. The previous record was set…
Highland Grove residents win $1 million in lottery
By Jenn Watt Published May 15 2018 Cheryl Ellis found out she won $1 million in Lotto 6/49 while she was in Toronto responding to what she thought was an emergency. Her partner and fellow…
It’s finally patio season at Home Hardware in…
By Olivia Robinson Published May 15 2018 With the icy storms of winter and spring behind us Haliburtonians can finally start thinking about summer and lounging dockside. Walkers Home Hardware is ahead of the game.…
Jr. Hawks felled by Wildcats
By Sue Tiffin Published May 15 2018 Grit and determination were on display during a May 9 soccer game between the HHSS junior girls Red Hawks and I.E Weldon Wildcats. Despite the Hawks playing their…
Liberals name community volunteer as candidate
By Chad Ingram Published May 15 2018 Brooklynne Cramp-Waldinsperger says she’s proud to stand behind a number of Liberal programs that are making life easier for Ontarians. Cramp-Waldinsperger was named the Liberal candidate for Haliburton-Kawartha…
Make poverty housing an election issue
Published May 15 2018 To the Editor Poverty is a serious problem for our community and the province. Poverty affects an individual’s physical and mental health as well as their dignity and quality of life.…
Power of the park
By Jenn Watt Published May 15 2018 One of Haliburton’s most iconic trees came down last week. The big old willow that once towered over the bridge in Head Lake Park took a beating during…
Wilberforce students feast on cooking lessons
By Sue Tiffin Published May 15 2018 The kitchen in the Lloyd Watson Community Centre was a feast for the senses on May 8. Filled with Wilberforce Elementary School Grade 8 students and the Community…
Popular tree in Head Lake Park comes down…
By Jenn Watt May 10 2018 The willow tree that grew over Haliburton's Head Lake Park bridge used by young people for years as a jumping off point or to swing from was removed on…
$1 million win for Highland Grove residents
By Jenn Watt May 9 2018 Cheryl Ellis found out she won $1 million in Lotto 6/49 while she was in Toronto responding to what she thought was an emergency. Her partner and fellow lottery…
Author brings The Spoon Asylum to life
By Sue Tiffin Published May 8 2018 It’s fitting that with the launch of The Spoon Asylum author Caroline Misner is living her dream because the idea for the story that became her most treasured…
Concert shines light on dedication to musical excellence
By Jenn Watt Published May 8 2018 For more than two decades the Haliburton Highlands Music Festival has been giving musicians an opportunity to improve their skill and practise their art. The event includes days…
EORN welcomes provincial funding for cell service
By Chad Ingram Published May 8 2018 The Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus is pleased about a $71 million funding announcement from the provincial government to expand and improve wireless broadband capabilities in eastern Ontario however…
Fair participants try try try again
Published May 8 2018 Kids made music by playing “keys” made of carrots and citrus fruit at the library booth. Families knocked pins by spinning a wooden top through the corridors of “Skittles” an old…
Fearrey Kennedy and Scott file for nomination in…
By Sue Tiffin Published May 8 2018 Four candidates have filed their nomination papers in Dysart including current and longtime Mayor Murray Fearrey. Fearrey who was first elected to Dysart council in 1971 filed his…
Grow for it
By Sue Tiffin Published May 8 2018 Spring is a good time to think about resilience as residents from around the county come out of the dark clutches of hibernation (or perhaps warm up in…
HHHS volunteers recognized with Ontario Volunteer Service Awards
By Olivia Robinson Published May 8 2018 Twelve volunteers received Ontario Volunteer Service Awards at the hospital on May 4 for their years of dedicated volunteerism with Haliburton Highlands Health Services. The awards commended the…
Living Libations plants new headquarters
By Sue Tiffin Published May 8 2018 Five years after a fire destroyed Nadine Artemis and Ron Obadia’s home and the location of their thriving botanical health and beauty product business the couple and Living…