By Jenn Watt The last fiscal year for Haliburton Highlands Health Services has been one unlike any other the attendees of the annual general meeting heard on July 16. “It certainly was an unprecedented year…
Letter: Masks protect others from you
To the Editor As those in Haliburton know – only too graphically – there are many who do not want to wear a mask. They will try to justify their position with wild claims showing…
Mid-year review shows county finances OK
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors received a mid-year review of the county’s finances at a July 22 online meeting a review they had requested in May amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That review showed the…
Rotary to run beef-on-a-bun drive thru
Although Haliburton’s Rotary Carnival isn’t happening this year the club doesn’t want anyone to miss out on their popular fundraiser beef on a bun. This year they will be providing the summer favourite as a…
Face mask mandate getting mixed reviews in HKPR…
By Sue Tiffin A mask mandate issued by the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit for July 13 has been met with positive and negative reviews from the public. “Like all issues we have…
Home lost to fire on Monday night
By Staff No injuries have been reported following a fire at a residence on Autumn Lane west of Haliburton on July 27. Upon arrival at about 8:30 p.m. firefighters found the north end of the…
Kennisis Lake artists open their homes and studios…
By Jenn Watt Accessed from lake or land more than two dozen artists on Kennisis Lake will be welcoming visitors to their properties for the sixth Art on the Dock event Aug. 8 and 9.…
Musical evening to benefit Abbey Gardens
By Jenn Watt Although Jason Fowler’s plans to teach at Haliburton School of Art + Design this summer were delayed when the school cancelled their summer programming the musician will still be coming to the…
Cause of early July fires unknown Herlihey Park…
By Jenn Watt Published July 21 2020 The following are brief reports of items discussed at Highlands East council July 14. Meetings are currently held via video conferencing and viewable on YouTube. Fires at landfills…
Council backs U.S. border closure
By Jenn Watt Highlands East has added its support to the Canadian government’s decision to extend the border closure with the U.S. and in a resolution passed on July 14 asked that the federal government…
Editorial: Our store workers
By Jenn Watt For the majority of us the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are most obviously seen in our excursions into the outside world particularly in our grocery stores restaurants and local shops. Our…
Gooderham transfer station may open to Snowdon residents…
By Jenn Watt Minden Hills will close the Irondale landfill this fall and Irondale residents may be able to take their waste to a Gooderham site in the new year if Highlands East council continues…
Green Burial Society receives HCDC funding
The Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society has received a grant of nearly $5000 from the Haliburton County Development Corporation through its 2020 Local Initiatives Program which the society will use to upgrade its website to…
Exercising compassion in tragic circumstances
To the Editor I write this with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility to be a voice of kindness during such a difficult week for many people of Haliburton County. My little neck…
Letter: Lions toll bridge campaign goes digital
Did you stop at the Haliburton and District Lions toll bridge? Oh you didn’t see it and you want to know where it is? Well it’s 2020 and the Lions are part of the COVID-19…
Remaining high-risk septic systems concern deputy mayor
By Jenn Watt High-risk septic systems in Highlands East have been troubling Deputy Mayor Cec Ryall who said during the municipality’s council meeting on July 14 that he wanted to see the number of them…
Health unit clarifies business responsibility to enforce mask…
By Jenn Watt The region’s face-mask regulations have been put in the spotlight following the fatal police-involved shooting of a man at his residence north of Haliburton which followed an incident earlier that morning when…
House lost to fire on Irish Line
By Staff A house on the Irish Line was destroyed by fire on Monday July 13. When firefighters from the Dysart et al fire department arrived the building was fully engulfed. The call for assistance…
Fire ban lifted across county
By Chad Ingram A fire ban that has been in place across the four townships of Haliburton County since July 7 has been lifted as of July 17. “The current risk of wildfire has reduced within…
Man, 30, dies following ATV accident in Harcourt…
A 30-year-old man from Oakville died following an ATV accident in Harcourt Park on Sunday, July 12. Police say the man was found by a passerby before 11 a.m., though the time of the crash…
Man killed in police-involved shooting wanted to be…
By Darren Lum When Butch Munshaw a retired postmaster and well-known handyman in the Haliburton area heard shots fired near his house on Indian Point Road involving who he would later learn was his reclusive…