<!--@page { margin: 2cm }P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }--> By Jenn Watt Published March 13 2018 Organizersare working on a second rendition of the Try It Fair an event thatintroduces people to ideas tools skills…
Supportershave a hoot at wildlife fundraiser
<!--@page { margin: 2cm }P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }--> By Jenn Watt Published March 13 2018 WoodlandsWildlife Sanctuary treats about 600 animals a year but thevolunteers there field about 1000 phone calls. Peoplecall for advice…
Walker’scounty to split cost on turning lane
<!--@page { margin: 2cm }P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }--> By Chad Ingram Published March 13 2018 Walker’sHome Hardware and Haliburton County will share the cost for a newturning lane to be constructed along County Road…
Minor Hockey Updates
<!--@page { margin: 2cm }P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }--> The following are submitted reports of minor hockey updates published March 13 2018 Excitingfinish for TD Atoms Thispast weekend the TD Atoms faced off against Pharmasave…
Workforcedevelopment
<!--@page { margin: 2cm }P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }--> By Jenn Watt Published Mar. 13 2018 There aren’t enough workers for the jobs that exist and the workers who are here don’t always have the…
Athletes and volunteers needed for OSGA senior games
By Darren Lum Published March 6 2018 Spring is on its way and it’s time to sign up to compete or help volunteer for district 11 (Haliburton and Muskoka area) towards the upcoming Ontario 55…
County council passes budget with 3% tax increase
Published March 6 2018 The following are brief reports of items from a Feb. 28 Haliburton County council meeting. Councillors passed the 2018 county budget which includes a tax rate increase of 2.91 per cent…
Don’t fall victim to scams
By Jenn Watt Published March 6 2018 A recent CIBC poll found that 77 per cent of Canadians surveyed had been targeted by a financial fraud attempt. Fifty-six per cent of respondents said they’d been…
Haliburton ice racer wins season championship
By Darren Lum Published March 6 2018 Local teen Cole Stiles is feeling a sense of pride after winning the novice ice class series championship organized by the Oshawa Competition Motorcycle Club. The motorcycle ice…
Hawks rinks advance to COSSA championship
The following are HHSS sports briefs for the week ending March 2. Congratulations to the girls’ curling team for dominating in the Kawartha play downs last week. The team consisting of Ania Smolen Chelsea Flynn…
Kids for Play to provide inexpensive afterschool fun
By Jenn Watt Published March 6 2018 Each Wednesday after school from March 21 to June 6 a new program will be filling the gymnasium at Stuart Baker Elementary School with fun affordable activities for…
Midgets headed to OMHA finals
Published March 6 2018 Congratulations to the Highland Storm Highlander and Smolen Family Dentistry Midget team as they advance to the OMHA finals. It was a clean sweep winning all three games against the Brighton…
Mulroney makes stop in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Published March 6 2018 Caroline Mulroney one of four candidates to lead the provincial Progressive Conservative party into the June 7 election met with residents of Haliburton at the Legion on Monday…
New doctor joins Haliburton team
By Jenn Watt Published March 6 2018 Haliburton’s newest physician first discovered the Haliburton Highlands through her computer screen. Dr. Devon Tilbrook and her husband had been actively searching for a small town to relocate…
Ready for Retail program coming together
By Darren Lum Published March 6 2018 It was only three days into the training and for facilitators and participants the benefits of SIRCH Community Services’ Ready for Retail – Training for Excellence were already…
Six homeless housed in county
by Chad Ingram Published March 6 2018 Six homeless people in Haliburton County have been housed during the past year and a half or so and many more throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes. Hope…
Spring is in the air
By Cindy Campbell Published March 6 2018 I’m back! The last time I was able to be with you was during the 2017 holiday season. Now we are just days away from spring 2018. During…
Teachers make connections during Black History Month
By Sue Tiffin Published March 6 2018 During Black History Month two teachers in Haliburton used unique methods to help students learn in an interactive way that connected history to modern day news stories and…
Wrestlers Windsor bound compete with best
By Darren Lum Published March 6 2018 The Red Hawks wrestling team has reason to celebrate after the success at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics (COSSA) on Feb. 22 in Haliburton. They not only…
Young opera singer wins prestigious prize
By Jenn Watt Published March 6 2018 Soprano Lauren Margison a fixture of opera in the Haliburton Highlands says she’s still in shock after being chosen as one of six winners of the George London…
Police search St. Catharines residence in homicide investigation
Published March 5 2018 Ontario Provincial Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of two St. Catharines residents. Remains were found on Jan. 21 in the area of Glamor Lake Road in Highlands East .…