By Darren LumWalking through Head Lake Park with the chill in the air and the snow on the ground, Sterling Nesbitt said these are some of the aspects of winter she has missed since going…
Pandemic pushes people to Nordic trails
By Stephen PetrickFor so many, the last two years of the pandemic has included our winters of discontent.The COVID crisis, which we now know is worsened in winter, leads to shuttered schools, boarded up businesses,…
Huskies pack shore up blueline with OHL veteran
By Alex GallacherFollowing the OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League) trade deadline, the Haliburton County Huskies have announced a significant move to improve the team’s defence by acquiring Simon Rose. The 20-year-old last played for the…
Hike Haliburton – Winter Edition cancelled
By Stephen PetrickAnother event is taking a hike, thanks to COVID.The Hike Haliburton - Winter Edition festival, scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6, has been cancelled. The news was made official at the Wednesday, Jan.…
Grant funding available to local start-ups
By Angelica IngramSince signing up for ShopCloseBuy.ca, Kyla Grexton has been amazed at the local support and assistance she has received. The creator behind Keep Me In Stitchez, Grexton makes handmade baby gifts, blankets, dishcloths…
Premier Doug Ford announces easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Indoor dining, gyms, and movie theatres are opening up with 50 per cent capacity beginning Jan. 31, according to an announcement made today by the provincial government. After days of announcing “positive news” to come…
OPP seeking public’s help
The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is currently investigating a possible altercation between several males in Haliburton. Police received information that during the early evening on Tuesday, Jan. 18, an altercation took…
Efforts focused on decreasing the impact
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on Jan. 5. Dr. Natalie…
Return to modified Stage Two affecting business community
By Chris DrostWith the recent move by the Province of Ontario to return to a modified Stage Two in its ongoing efforts to protect the hospital system, business owners in Haliburton County are feeling the…
No shot at Canadian National Pond Hockey this…
The Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships is cancelled for 2022.The multi-day outdoor hockey tournament was hoping to return to action after a two-year pause caused by the pandemic. This year it was scheduled to be…
Long-term solutions needed for longterm care: advocate
By Stephen Petrick New measures by the province to protect long-term care residents from COVID-19 seem necessary, but more work needs to be done to improve their quality of life long-term, said a local advocate.The…
Harness the power of belief for a better…
By Darren Lum The new year brings optimism.I have a dream when there will be better days ahead.It’s a fitting sentiment for this time in our lives with so much uncertainty.Art Ward, a Rotarian with…
We’ve been here before
To the Editor, I’ve been doing what many others have likely been doing during the pandemic - projects that I’ve been meaning to turn my attention to. One of them is working through a box…
Look for health care answers beyond the continent
To the Editor, I was very impressed this morning reading Darren Lum’s editorial “What’s old is new again.” I think it was very well written and captures the public mood in our community.For weeks I’ve…
There’s Art in being a Haliburton booster
By Darren LumMix in belief, commitment, pride and a heaping of love and you have a recipe for what makes up Art Ward. He may have died on Dec. 28 at the Columbia Forest long-term…
Thankful for support, help with what you can
By Darren LumThe holidays will never be the same for Marylou Clark of Haliburton.Losing her husband, Robert Clark, 64, in a tragic vehicular collision on Highway 35 north of Lindsay on Dec. 14 left her…
Huskies find the positives with three week postponement
By Alex GallacherThe Haliburton County Huskies, along with the rest of the OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League), have enacted a three week pause to the season. The announcement comes fresh off of Ontario Premier Doug…
Former Red Hawk joins Bobcats’ lacrosse program
The Gill family prepares as son Jaxon takes next step in lacrosse journey By Alex GallacherLacrosse: Canada’s national summer sport and played for thousands of years by the Indigenous peoples of North America. While the…
Musician Rovvan talks creativity in lockdown
By Nick BernardRowan Tofflemire just wants to make a living doing what he loves.For someone as powerfully creative as him, that means producing a mountain of music during the pandemic. In a time where many…
Province acts to slow COVID-19 surge
By Sue Tiffin A new year has brought new provincial restrictions during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.In-person school will move to online learning for the next two weeks, indoor dining at restaurants will…
Weighing the different health metrics for a return…
By Darren LumStudents all across Ontario will be learning online the next two weeks, as one of the newly announced measures in the face of rising COVID-19 case counts and the threat to the province’s…