By Sue Tiffin Four projects in Haliburton County are benefitting from almost $3 million in joint federal, provincial and project recipient funding.Upgrades to the Haliburton County Rail Trail corridor; renovations to the Kinark Outdoor Centre…
JDHES students emboldened by perceived resistance to adding…
By Darren Lum Standing in front of the mural wall of athletes on the side of the A.J. LaRue Arena, Grade 8 J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School student Cheyenne Degeer said learning about Lesley Tashlin,…
Musician details her love for music following release…
By Mike Baker Shannon Roszell’s love affair with music began, in her own words, in the most Canadian way imaginable.“My first memories of music were listening to Gordon Lightfoot while driving around with my mom…
Chamber president pleased with paid sick day program,…
By Mike Baker Representatives from the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce say the Ontario government’s decision to introduce a temporary paid sick day program is “a step in the right direction.”Premier Doug Ford unveiled plans…
Paramedics vaccinating homebound residents
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County paramedics began administering COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound patients and their caregivers last week.As paramedic chief and EMS director Tim Waite told county councillors during an April 28 online meeting, on…
Public concern, organizations offer input for Centre Lake…
By Darren Lum The virtual open house for the proposed disposition of the crown reserve abutting Centre Lake for shoreline subdivisions and cottage lot development last week on April 27 was met with opposition from…
Highlands Opera Studio is back with a bang
By Mike Baker After spending a year in the wilderness, the Highlands Opera Studio roared back to life this past weekend with the first performance in a new online concert series.From May 2 to July…
HHHS accepting patient transfers to help free up…
By Sue Tiffin Two patients from Campbellford Memorial Hospital were transferred to Haliburton County in April as hospitals throughout the province deal with critical care capacity challenges during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.“Campbellford,…
School board looking into ‘clouded crystal ball’ in…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board held virtually on April 27. School trustee John Byrne said he has…
Mass vaccine clinics remain closed across county
The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually on April 28 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. Mass vaccine clinics in Haliburton County…
Minden’s OHL prospect sees bigger picture after season…
By Darren Lum A Minden teen is focusing on what he has after learning about the end of the 2020/21 Ontario Hockey League season.Drafted by the OHL’s North Bay Battalion as its 41st overall pick…
Band reflecting on latest album, eyeing next project
By Darren Lum Like the rugged terrain of the Highlands, the album The Mess We Made is a raw expression of local experimental punk band, The Bones of Jim Jones.Drawing on a period of life…
Schmale critical of ‘monstrous’ 2021 federal budget
By Mike Baker Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MP Jamie Schmale is concerned by the figures included in the 2021 federal budget, which he has labelled a “super spreader of spending.”Tabled by Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland last…
Saving Grace and researching roads to help area…
By Sue Tiffin The first time Leora Berman was called to rescue Grace, one of Haliburton County’s oldest snapping turtles, was last year toward the end of the summer. Grace was crossing the street in…
Zygoptera aiming to be ‘environmental voice’ for Haliburton…
By Mike Baker While their company name may translate directly as damselfly, the trio of women who have recently come together to form Zygoptera Consulting are anything but your stereotypical damsels in distress.Launching a new…
Sullivan signs off as CEO of county library
By Chad Ingram After a dozen years at the helm of the Haliburton County Public Library, CEO Bessie Sullivan has tendered her resignation, which will take effect at the end of May.“Twelve years at the…
Haliburton’s Cockwell hopes to use new role to…
By Mike Baker Having recently taken on a leading role with provincial non-profit Forests Ontario, Haliburton’s Malcolm Cockwell is committed to protecting what he believes is Canada’s greatest natural resource.The long-time managing director of the…
Optimism for better times despite poor maple syrup…
By Darren Lum Area producers are finding the golden colour to an otherwise less-than-sweet season for maple syrup production in what can only be described as a down year when it comes to yields.The website…
Covert hits the road for retirement after 46-year…
By Sue Tiffin Highlands East roads superintendent Earl Covert has retired after 46 years from a job that all started because of a snowfall.Covert, who has lived in Highland Grove his entire life, graduated from…
Hart pretrial continues May 10
Norman Hart’s pretrial continued in a brief virtual court session held on April 19, adjourned to continue on May 10 at 9:30 a.m.Hart, of Dysart et al, was 33-years-old in 2019 when he was arrested…
Athletes serve as role-models for BIPOC in community,…
By Darren Lum The JDHES student-led effort to have Haliburton-raised Olympian Lesley Tashlin and former CFLer Taly Williams added to the wall of athletes at the A.J. LaRue Arena has led to the creation of…