By Mike Baker Lisa Barry was sat at her kitchen table helping her youngest son with his school work last Wednesday morning [March 10] when her email pinged. It was a notice from Trillium Lakelands…
JDHES students lobbying for new athlete murals
By Darren Lum It’s all about standing up for what is right said J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School teacher Marina Thomazo.That’s the driving sentiment behind her Grade 7/8 French Immersion class, who are lobbying the…
Students quarantining after confirmed COVID-19 cases at HHSS
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students in a Grade 11 chemistry class, a Grade 12 English class and a Grade 12 math class have been identified as close contacts of two individuals who…
County in search of rentals to house new…
By Mike Baker Attracting doctors to Haliburton County is Cheryl Kennedy’s specialty.Since taking on the role of physician recruitment coordinator in May 2019, Kennedy has welcomed four new physicians to the community. Selling people on…
Water Ambassadors Canada hopes to raise $100k for…
By Mike Baker The CN Tower in Toronto is set to turn blue on March 22 – but not for the reason you’re probably thinking.Rather than commemorating the Leafs or Blue Jays, the national landmark…
Hawks rink receive belated provincial championship banner
By Darren Lum It was a long time coming for the Red Hawks boys’ curling team, but the Ontario School Curling Provincial Championship title banner has come home.Delivered by committee chairman Carlos Gregorio, the title…
Vaccination clinics planned in Minden, Haliburton
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with acting medical officer of health Dr. Ian Gemmill, held virtually March 10. The Haliburton Family…
Bursaries available through YWCA Peterborough Haliburton
By Mike Baker The YWCA Peterborough Haliburton is offering women who have experienced gender-based violence the opportunity to pursue a new career.Applications for the 2021 Hazel Education Bursary have been opened, with Kim Dolan, executive…
Highlands hosting its own Journey to Easter
By Darren Lum Take a journey in the Highlands and celebrate Easter like you’ve never done before with the Haliburton County Stations of the Cross Tour.From March 26 to Easter Sunday, April 4, the community…
Haliburton County to receive $3.25m to bolster LTC…
By Mike Baker Haliburton County is set to receive a $3.25 million provincial windfall to expand the community’s paramedicine for long-term care pilot program.In a news release distributed to media on March 9, Laurie Scott,…
Public invited to first virtual Celebration of Research
By Darren Lum U-Links is inviting the public to its first ever virtual Celebration of Research, featuring 30 community-based research projects including the topics of biodiversity protection, shoreline stewardship and biomonitoring from 1 to 3…
Unexpected costs for Cardiff pool room addition
By Darren Lum The following are Highlands East briefs from the March 9 council meeting. Highlands East is looking to re-tender the work related to the Cardiff pool change room addition.While visiting the construction site…
Lost hikers rescued in QEII
By Sue Tiffin Two 62-year-old hikers were rescued after becoming lost in Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park on March 5, despite numerous challenges for OPP in the recovery.At about 4:19 p.m. that day, Haliburton…
All vaccines are important
By Mike Baker It’s interesting how quickly things can change in the world of science, especially as it pertains to COVID-19.Looking back to the final few months of 2020, shortly after Health Canada had approved…
Starlink brings the world to rural Highlanders
By Darren Lum High speed internet is here for rural residents through Starlink, an effort being led by the private spaceflight company owned by Elon Musk, SpaceX.SpaceX is constructing a satellite internet constellation to provide…
Fourteen variants of concern identified in region
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fourteen additional variants of concern have been identified in COVID-19 cases in the region, that number more than doubling last week from five last Monday to 12 on…
Jaycock plans to keep community connections
By Chad Ingram One of Canoe FM’s iconic figures is moving away from Haliburton County, but listeners of the community volunteer radio station are still likely to hear Mike Jaycock’s signature baritone on the air…
Operatic artists form Racial Equity Advisory Council
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As the pandemic progressed, so too did more public discussion of systemic racism alongside a rise in xenophobia, in which Asian people faced verbal and physical attacks and…
HCDC provides millions in loans during pandemic
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton County Development Corporation has provided millions of dollars in loans to local businesses since the COVID-19 pandemic began nearly a year ago.“Basically as soon as the pandemic hit, I got…
Council concerned with costs involved with affordable housing…
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dysart et al council has some concerns with a proposal that would see the Lakeview Motel, located along County Road 21, converted into a 15-unit affordable housing complex.This…
High demand for holiday homes driven by pandemic
By Darren Lum Finding that perfect spot on a lakefront in cottage country will be even more elusive than ever before thanks to unprecedented demand this year spurred by a desire to get away following…