By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7 2017 Crisis services in Haliburton County and surrounding areas are in need of improvements to address gaps in coverage according to two reports recently released by the Central East…
Students get up close with government
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 7 2017 It’s an experience they’re unlikely to ever forget particularly if it leads them to a political career. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior students Vaibhavi Marathe and Arden Harrop…
This poppy symbolizes …
Published Nov. 7 2017 This morning I reached down and took hold of the Remembrance Day poppy that I had picked up from the army fellow sitting outside at the West Guilford Shopping Centre the…
Winning in sport and in life
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 7 2017 Red Hawks cross-country coach Russ Duhaime couldn’t be prouder of his runners Isaac Little and younger cousin Alex. They are strong runners and great people he said. “They’re…
Is there too much to do?
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 31 2017 Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Over the last couple of weeks a concert in Minden was cancelled due to low ticket sales…
Playgrounds to playgrounds
By Lynda Shadbolt Published Oct. 31 2017 For the first seven to eight years of my daughter’s life she spent a lot of time at Head Lake Park running around on the playground. It was…
After four decades with HHHS Fearrey retires
When Peter Fearrey was just a teenager he left school to help his family out. Though his mom was disappointed she drove Peter who had just finished Grade 10 to Hyland Crest. “In those days…
Celebrity spotting in Haliburton
Published Oct. 31 2017 The New York Times might have dubbed Muskoka “The Malibu of the North” but Haliburton County is proving to be a hotspot for celebrities to live or vacation as well. Mike Myers…
Club continues to share passion for sport
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 31 2017 There is a saying in life that it takes a village to raise a child. When it comes to curling in Haliburton the same logic applies except it…
Committee to shorten waits for acute care patients
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 31 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Oct. 26 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. Dr. Kristy Gammon chief of staff said a…
Dance comes to the theatre for HIFF
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 31 2017 This year’s film festival will be showcasing dance shorts instead of short films before its featured movies during the three-day event held from Nov. 3 to 5 at…
Gas tax money doesn’t cover startups council hears
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 31 2017 The province’s gas tax program provides municipalities with money for transit but does not fund start-ups or pilot projects. Haliburton County councillors got a crash course in the…
Health unit advocates expanding publicly funded dental care
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 31 2017 The Ontario Oral Health Alliance asked the province to expand publicly funded dental care to include adults and seniors on low incomes. Anna Rusak a health promoter with…
Man who created the Domain of Killien remembered
By Martha Perkins and Jean-Edouard de Marenches Bordering the estate sat a former hunting and fishing lodge on the shores of Drag Lake. It had been built in the late 1920s by Dr. Louis Carroll the…
Sears closing date Nov. 20
Adrian Vargas who runs the store with his wife Wendy said since the liquidation sale began on Oct. 19 they’ve been inundated by shoppers. They’ve also been overwhelmed by well-wishing customers who came in to…
Terror onWonderland Road back again this year
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 27 2017 Haliburton'sspookiest Halloween attraction will continue this year in a condensed version. Terror onWonderland Road which features creepy (at times flat-out scary)scenes to explore will be up and running…
A look inside the building between
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 24 2017 One concrete beam at a time Jim O’Connor and Tom Oliver are rehabilitating a building once known as “The Chemical” honouring the original construction of the old manufacturing…
Artist’s work comments on consumer culture
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 24 2017 A large dead root hangs from the rafters of the A-frame building at Fleming College its limbs winding toward the floor below. It looks grubby and gnarled its…
Beyond statistics
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 24 2017 Human trafficking happens in our community. It’s hard to imagine perhaps because representations in the media typically show images of young women brought from another country smuggled across…
Company hosts open house to clear the air…
By Nate Smelle Published Oct. 24 2017 Total Site Services Inc. held an open house at its Coaldale Road septic field on the Saturday of the holiday weekend to give residents of Haliburton County a…
Dysart council looks at councillor compensation
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 24 2017 The council for Dysart et al may soon be looking at a pay increase. Reviewing remuneration for councillors was discussed during an Oct. 23 meeting. While the municipality…