By Darren Lum Published Jan. 30 2018 Haliburton will be hosting Storm the Trent for the first time in the adventure race’s 17 year history. Seven hundred competitors are expected to descend upon Haliburton to…
HHSS opens doors to parents for conversation
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 30 2018 Parents and guardians of high school students in Haliburton County are being invited to a Parent Forum with Larry Hope Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) director of…
Minor hockey dispatches for the week
The following are submitted hockey dispatches about teams based in the county and area. Published Jan. 30 2018 Midgets victorious The Highlander and Smolen Family Dentistry Midget team finished off the Wasaga Stars by winning…
Students feel belonging struggle with anxiety survey shows
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 30 2018 A climate survey used to gauge where there might be strengths or a need for improvement throughout the school district showed that a quarter of the students in…
Surgery goes well for injured deer
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 30 2018 Surgery to remove an arrow from a Haliburton deer on Sunday was successful. The procedure was performed by Dr. Sherri Cox wildlife veterinarian at the Aspen Valley Wildlife…
YWCA SafeSpace not sustainable report finds
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 30 2018 HERS the Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace in Minden needs a different operating model and more money if it is to continue offering its services. Jennifer Cureton director of…
OPP investigating homicide
Published Jan. 28 2018 A double homicide investigation is underway in Highlands East. Haliburton Highlands OPP responded to a report of human remains in the Glamor Lake Road area on Jan. 21. Police have identified…
Goodnews for injured deer
ByDarren Lum PublishedJan. 25 2018 The sky wasn't the only thing beaming Wednesday after wildlife advocates were successful in tranquilizing the deer that has been seen around Haliburton since just after Christmas with an arrow…
MPP Scott releases statement on PC leader Patrick…
Published Jan. 25 2018 Local MPP Laurie Scott called the events of last night “a shock to all of us” in a statement released via Twitter this morning. At 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday Jan. 24…
Bantam girls end regular season with win
The Canadian Tire/Parkview Dental Bantam Girls Jets headed to Keene to take on the Wolverines this past Saturday. The team secured a 5-2 win over Keene and have been given a bye for finishing in…
Deer with arrow in head a no-show for…
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 23 2018 Wildlife conservationists didn’t get their chance last week to tranquilize a local deer with an arrow in its head. Everyone was in place at Dave Allen’s residence in…
Hardwater Festival to embrace winter weather
By Nate Smelle Published Jan. 23 2018 On Saturday Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. the municipality of Dysart et al will be hosting its second annual Hardwater Festival. Part of the municipality’s…
Hawks hold off Spartans secure second
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 23 2018 Minutes after beating the visiting Lindsay Collegiate Vocational Institute Spartans the Hawks coach Ron Yake said two quick goals in the first period by the Red Hawks proved…
Local teams motivated by home ice advantage
Local teams motivated by home ice advantage By Darren Lum Published Jan. 23 2018 There’s nothing more Canadian than hockey being played on a pond under falling snow. Hundreds of hockey players will get to…
Loss leaves junior Hawks tied for third
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 23 2018 There is a lot of optimism for the Red Hawks despite a 38-26 loss to the Lindsay Collegiate Vocational Institute Spartans on Thursday Jan. 18 in Haliburton. The…
Remembering renaissance man Bill Lishman
By George Farrell Published Jan. 18 2018 Multi-talented Bill Lishman passed away on Dec. 30 10 days after being diagnosed with leukemia. He’s best known for raising Canada geese and teaching them how to fly…
Spartans stop Hawks’ two game win streak
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 23 2018 When the Spartans of Lindsay came to town the Red Hawks senior basketball team just didn’t have the answers for the top team of the Kawartha West Boys…
Weekend Storm playoff schedule
Game 3: Sat. Jan. 27 3:30pm in Minden Game 4: Sun. Jan. 28 2:40pm in Huntsville Game 2: Sat. Jan. 27 12 pm in Whitby Game 3: Sun. Jan. 28 2 pm in Haliburton Game…
2017 a record year for construction values in…
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 23 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 17 meeting of Highlands East council. The year ahead for building in Highlands East looks promising according…
Conversational French for beginners class starting soon
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 23 2018 A 10-week conversational French class is starting up in Haliburton for adults looking to learn useful words and phrases and have some fun in the process. Provided through…
Dysart takes first step toward methane capture program
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 23 2018 The Municipality of Dysart et al will apply for a grant to conduct a feasibility study regarding the establishment of methane capture program in the township. John Desbiens…