By Chad Ingram Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes- Brock MPP Laurie Scott was one of five prominent ministers removed from the Ford government’s cabinet in a shuffle last week.That shuffle comes one year ahead of next June’s provincial…
Parents write letters to TLDSB advocating for forest…
By Sue Tiffin During this past school year, Declan Brown looked forward to Thursday every week.It’s the day of the week that he – a Grade 1 student – went to forest school.“Being outside helped…
Haliburton’s only Grey Cup champion looks back on…
By Mike Baker Mike Bradley was always the underdog.That may be hard to believe given he, arguably, holds claim to being Haliburton’s most successful athlete, after racking up 100 games over six seasons with the…
Canadian Blood Services to discontinue local donation clinics
By Mike Baker Canadian Blood Services will be hosting one final blood donation clinic in Haliburton next month before pulling out of the community for good.The news was delivered last week by Jennifer Mathieu, territory…
Much variety in 2021 class of Haliburton Downtown…
By Mike Baker Following a bit of an extended break the popular Haliburton Downtown Sculpture Exhibition returned to Highland St. last week.A joint venture by the Haliburton Sculpture Forest and the Haliburton BIA, the exhibition…
Students learn to be allies aware of justice,…
By Sue Tiffin A group of students sitting in a classroom became part of an activity resulting in a powerful learning opportunity without even leaving their chairs.The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students were instructed to…
Haliburton Foodland set for grand reopening
By Mike Baker Following months of renovations at Haliburton’s Foodland, the store is set to host a grand reopening this coming Thursday, June 24.Local owner Brad Park is excited to show off his new upgraded…
Bev Jackson celebrated as she turns the page…
By Sue Tiffin Bev Jackson is a human library of hundreds of different rhymes and songs for babies, toddlers and young children.“When I was a little girl my mom used to sing a lullaby to…
Health unit excited for ‘most vaccine we’ve had…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually June 16. This week, people with…
Provincial inter-library loan resumes
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items from a June 9 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. The Haliburton County Public Library has resumed the provincial inter-library loan service, which…
We need a local option
By Mike Baker I think it’s fairly safe to say that the Haliburton vaccination clinic, which operated out of A.J. LaRue Arena from early April until this past Wednesday, June 9, was an overwhelming success.There’s…
Haliburton’s patios and stores ready for business as…
By Sue Tiffin As restrictions began to lift across the province on Friday with the launch of Step 1 of Ontario’s COVID-19 economic recovery framework, much-needed rain in Haliburton County fell, but did not dampen…
SIU investigation into shooting continues
By Chad Ingram Nearly 11 months after a Haliburton County man died following an altercation with police, an Ontario Special Investigations Unit investigation into the incident continues.On the morning of July 15, 2020, a man…
‘Gordie’ leaves daycare after decades of love
By Sue Tiffin Gord Hoenow has heard it all.As a longtime early childhood educator, Hoenow has been privy to entertaining disclosures from toddlers and young children in his care for decades.“Mommy said if I stop…
Hall of Fame inductee Linda Brandon humbled by…
By Darren Lum The Haliburton Highlands Hall of Fame named Linda J. Brandon among the 17 individuals to be included in the inaugural class of the Haliburton Highlands Hall of Fame.Linda has been a very…
New chapter for historic Haliburton building
By Darren Lum Outside what was once Banks’ General Store on Pine Avenue in Haliburton village, local multidisciplinary, award-winning artist Tiffany Howe is lit by the afternoon sun and stands for a photo, illuminating the…
TLDSB shares plans for new school year
By Sue Tiffin More than 16,000 students were re-registered for school in September by a June 1 deadline, despite few details being known about what school will look like in the 2021-2022 year.TLDSB director Wes…
Haliburton ‘not forgotten’ in vaccine roll-out: MOH
By Sue Tiffin After the announcement that second dose appointments could be accelerated beginning last week, many Haliburton County residents logged in to or phoned the provincial booking system but were disappointed to see that…
From the Heart of Haliburton Cookbook will help…
By Darren Lum There is a genuine sweetness to the From the Heart of Haliburton Cookbook that can’t be denied, and it’s down to more than just the dessert recipes.Created by the Haliburton Highlands Secondary…
Report highlights need for shoreline education
By Chad Ingram A report from Watersheds Canada highlights a perceived lack of shoreland stewardship education among waterfront property owners as one of the major barriers to achieving sustainably healthy shorelines.That report, entitled The Future…
Deadline for comments approaching for Centre Lake applications
By Darren Lum The following are briefs from the Highlands East council meeting held virtually on June 8. Time is running out for public comments pertaining to three notices about applications to the Ministry of…