Submitted Published Feb. 13 2018 Though halfway around the world from here the Winter Olympics seem to be so near with such great TV coverage. Even at the bonspiel at the Wilberforce Curling Club this…
Wrestlers shine in Uxbridge
Published Feb. 13 2018 The HHSS Wrestling Team returned to the mat on Feb. 8 to compete at the Uxbridge Secondary School Wrestling Tournament. More than 250 athletes from the COSSA and Durham regions attended…
Updated: Fishermen rescued after going through ice near…
Published Feb. 9 2018 Dysart fire department is again warning people to stay off the ice following an early morning rescue on Friday. The call came in at 3:38 a.m. on Feb. 9 that four…
Cold enough for second annual Hardwater Festival
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 6 2018 Mild weather melted some of the snow the Hardwater Festival might have wanted for optimum conditions but visitors to the second annual “celebration of ice” on Jan. 27…
County Road One comes full circle
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 6 2018 Ten years ago Joel Edwards gave music up. The former Haliburton resident was looking for something different in his life then. He sold his instruments and said he…
Curious crowd discovers hands-on scat workshop
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 6 2018 Parents and caregivers would not have been surprised to see Abbey Gardens Gathering Place fill with a crowd of kids interested in the Paws Poop and Other Animal…
Former Minden curler goes for gold at Ontario…
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 6 2018 Going undefeated at the Ontario Winter Games qualifier is sending a former Minden curler to new heights. Alyssa Denyer a former Red Hawks curler and current Laurentian University…
It’s all about the dogs
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 6 2018 Watch the frenzied action up close when the 16th Haliburton Highlands Dogsled Derby comes to Haliburton Feb. 10 and 11 at the Pinestone Resort and Conference Centre. The…
Minor hockey dispatches for Feb. 3/4
Published Feb. 6 2018 The Highland Storm Pepper Mill Steak and Pasta House Dollo’s Foodland Bantam A’s travelled down to Whitby this past Saturday facing a do-or-die situation against the Durham Crusaders in game 4…
Moving forward
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 6 2018 It seems like council’s been considering a transportation system forever. Much like the pool discussion it returns again and again to the table for debate. This is for…
Music festival accepting applications this month
Published Feb. 6 2018 The syllabus for the 2018 Haliburton Highlands Music Festival is now available. Everyone who is a resident of Haliburton County Kinmount or Bancroft or who studies with teachers who live in…
Police reminding public of ice safety after close…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 6 2018 Police are issuing reminders about ice safety to the public following two accidents on lakes in Haliburton County. On Friday Feb. 2 at about 4:45 p.m. a snowmobile…
Police respond to 101 calls 17 car collisions
Published Feb. 6 2018 The Haliburton Highlands OPP responded to 101 calls over the week of Jan. 22 to 28. Investigations included animal complaints fraud harassment and landlord tenant problems. There were 17 vehicle collisions…
Preparing for pot legalization
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 6 2018 There remain a multitude of unanswered questions for Ontario municipalities when it comes to the impending legalization of marijuana this July. Algonquin Highlands Mayor Carol Moffatt attended a…
Sexual assault centre seeing increase from Me Too…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 6 2018 Demand for services at the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre has gone up in recent months with the Me Too movement which has shone a bright light on sexual…
We’ve come a long way
To the Editor When RTO (Rural Transportation Options) began as a committee of Environment Haliburton! and we started to talk about public transportation in Haliburton County we were greeted with skepticism and disbelief. And now…
Arts council accelerates into 2018
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 30 2018 In the ebb and flow of the 15-year history of the arts council the organization is in the midst of “an incredible flow” said Jim Blake at this…
County declines MTO grant application
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 30 2018 Haliburton County council will stick with its plan of commissioning an implementation plan for a transportation service in the community forgoing a grant opportunity from the Ministry of…
Domerchie ‘a great addition’ to boys’ team
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 30 2018 When senior high school student Emily Domerchie is on the basketball court a calm comes over her and her worries disappear. Over the last few years she’s tackled…
Embracing wet weather
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 30 2018 DURING ANY type of event something can and likely will go wrong – ask any newly married couple what went wrong at their wedding and there will have…
Flu season puts pressure on hospitals
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 30 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 25 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. A chain reaction starting with flu outbreaks at…