By Sue Tiffin A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Hyland Crest long-term care home in Minden on Sunday [Jan. 31]. Two essential caregivers have tested positive for the virus. The outbreak is the first for…
COVID-19 vaccine administered at Extendicare Haliburton, second batch…
By Mike Baker 42 residents of Extendicare Haliburton were among the first county residents to be vaccinated on Friday [Jan. 29].There were plenty of smiling faces on show as some of the community’s most senior…
County donates $25K to assist students with internet…
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will contribute $25,000 to Point in Time’s campaign to assist students in the county with internet costs in the online learning environment created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.During…
Need for greater broadband service dominates 2021 ROMA…
By Mike Baker A need for further investment in broadband internet services, improvements to long-term care and issues surrounding blue-green algae in local lakes were some of Haliburton County warden Liz Danielsen’s key takeaways from…
Haliburton welcomes Claire Ashley Cox, first baby of…
By Sue Tiffin The newest resident of Haliburton has arrived - Claire Ashley Cox was born on Jan. 26, making her the first Haliburton resident to be born this year under the care of the…
County to hire consultant to garner feedback and…
By Mike Baker The County of Haliburton will put out a request for proposals “to retain consulting services to lead the development of a draft shoreline preservation bylaw, including a review of the related science,…
Sir Sam’s eyeing Feb. 11 re-opening
By Darren Lum It’s been weeks since Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride last opened, as it was forced to close because of the provincial lockdown measure to reduce the transmission of the novel coronavirus.The family-run…
‘If someone is saying there’s no coronavirus in…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually Jan. 27. Dr. Ian Gemmill, acting medical officer of health, noted that Haliburton County…
Highland Storm hope for second session
Members of the Highland Storm executive met this week to discuss next steps for the second session of hockey.Initially a decision was made back in December that if a lockdown was to continue anywhere past…
Culinary contributions needed for CFN cookbook
By Darren Lum Bringing together the Highlands East community through food is at the foundation of a new cook book being led by the Central Food Network.This cook book is expected to be a celebration…
Highlands Summer Festival cancels 2021 season
By Mike Baker Another one bites the dust.After being forced to cancel its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the Highlands Summer Festival [HSF] have made the “difficult decision” to shutter the…
HHHS in the hole as end of fiscal…
By Mike Baker The Haliburton Highlands Health Service [HHHS] is currently operating with a deficit of around $442,000 as the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt.HHHS board member David O’Brien, who…
Only 21 per cent of businesses ‘confident’ in…
By Mike Baker The president of the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce wasn’t surprised by the general negativity surrounding the release of the fifth annual Ontario Economic Report [OER] last week.Providing the latest data on…
English is a funny ol’ thing
By Mike Baker I read, often, that English is by far the single most difficult language an individual can try to learn.It’s a strange concept for most of us anglophones to wrap our heads around.…
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in local…
By Mike Baker The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit received its first allocation of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday evening, with staff planning to start vaccinating residents of the area’s long-term care homes this…
Staff and students return to in-person learning
By Sue Tiffin More than 100,000 students from across Ontario returned to in-person learning on Monday morning [Jan. 25], including those from Haliburton County’s five elementary schools and one high school.Trillium Lakelands District School Board…
Haliburton hospital ready to accept patient transfers from…
By Mike Baker Following another weekend of almost 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 across Ontario and a further 102 deaths, health officials are preparing for the worst with many hospitals, particularly in the GTA, dangerously…
Severity of mental health cases increasing in Haliburton…
By Mike Baker Since April of last year, the Canadian Mental Health Association of Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge has offered support to 160 individuals from across Haliburton County.Unsurprisingly, the organization has seen a “slight uptick”…
Local Long-Term Care Coalition hopes to inspire change…
By Mike Baker After issuing a proverbial call to arms last May, a new community group committed to improving conditions within the region’s long-term care homes is continuing to share their concerns that many senior…
Dysart provides dollars, inkind support to Haliburton Sculpture…
By Mike Baker When Barb Bolin joined the volunteer committee of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest more than two decades ago, she would never have imagined the site would eventually become one of Ontario’s top tourist…
Dysart continues 2021 budget process, tax increase sits…
By Mike Baker Dysart et al residents are looking at an increase of at least 1.2 per cent to the municipal portion of their 2021 property tax bill.Gathering virtually earlier this month to discuss the…