By Jenn Watt Restrictions introduced by the provincial government to slow the spread of the coronavirus, restricting social gatherings to 10 people inside and 25 outside, put a halt to plans to offer opera in…
Curbside still available while libraries re-open
By Sue TiffinThe following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 9 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. Erin Kernohan-Berning, branch services librarian, said curbside pick-up, while it was offered during…
Rumours of 100s of cottagers enrolling in local…
By Jenn Watt A rumour that 300 students from cottaging households had registered in Haliburton schools this fall was an inflated number, the school board’s director of education said at a meeting last week. Asked…
Go on a virtual journey Oct. 3
By StaffJoin area residents as they take you on a virtual journey, through their travel tales told during an online special performance called Six-Minute Escapes.The experience is being coordinated by the Arts Council ~ Haliburton…
Tracking COVID-19 in schools
By Sue Tiffin Parents and caregivers, as well as Ontarians in general, concerned about confirmed COVID-19 cases in class or at daycare will be able to track outbreaks of the virus at schools and child…
Online resources help Fleming students prepare for different…
Starting Tuesday, Sept. 8, students attending Fleming College will be back in class, though the fall 2020 semester will look much different than previous years. Classes are to take place online or be delivered through…
Masks mandatory for Haliburton County students going back…
Plans for staggered start, one-course block for high school students discussed at TLDSB meeting By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter All students physically going back to school in Haliburton County next month will be required to…
Storm planning to return to play with COVID-19…
By Darren Lum Highland Storm president Jason Morissette is asking the public to remember the importance of sport for what it can do for young people, as the hockey association works on a plan to…
Concern over full buses, classrooms raised at TLDSB…
By Jenn Watt Trillium Lakelands District School Board will use money from its reserves for health and safety including reducing class size in certain situations, but there will be situations, such as on full buses,…
$25,000 prize provides brighter future for Bonnie View…
By Darren Lum The Bonnie View Inn’s owner and operator Andrea Hagarty’s smile said it all after her business won Haliburton’s Big Lobby Makeover valued at $25,000. She remembers the day of the announcement being…
School’s Cool back in class
By Sue Tiffin The details of schools reopening are still being worked out, but a modified School’s Cool program began last week in Haliburton, Coboconk, Gravenhurst, Huntsville and Lindsay. In March, while the province was…
Set timelines needed for septic fixes, Highlands East…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Aug. 11 special and regular meeting of Highlands East council. Arlene Quinn, septic inspector, reported to council that of 275 properties deemed…
EORN applies for funding for gig project
By Chad Ingram The Eastern Ontario Regional Network, owned by the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, of which Haliburton County is a part, is applying for federal and provincial funding for what it’s calling its gig…
Haliburton Curling Club wants curlers to stay in…
By Darren Lum Part of new safety measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 being implemented by the Haliburton Curling Club this season is leaving competitive curlers disappointed, looking for another facility. The club’s protocols…
Tough Choices
Parents making hard decisions over whether to send their kids back to school in SeptemberBy Sue Tiffin Aarica Hurl feels anxious, scared, and says she has “mom guilt for sure.” Her four-year-old already had her…
Pandemic puts pressure on mental health
By Jenn Watt Editor The coronavirus pandemic has changed nearly every facet of our daily lives, disrupting routines and limiting contact with loved ones, introducing financial pressures and heightening anxiety about our health and that…
Health unit retracts second COVID-19 hospitalization report
A second hospitalization related to COVID-19 – the first since April – reported on Aug. 5 was retracted on Aug. 7 in the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit's data update. On Aug. 5…
TLDSB asks parents to decide between in-school or…
By Jenn Watt Information about a pre-registration process will be going out to parents and guardians by the end of this week asking whether they intend to enrol their children full time in school or…
Haliburton County reports second COVID-19 hospitalization
A second hospitalization related toCOVID-19 – the first since April – has been reported by theHaliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge district health unit. On Aug. 5 at 12:25 p.m. the healthunit updated cumulative data on confirmed…
Province announces backtoschool plans reopening of daycare
By Sue Tiffin When the school bell rings in September students in Haliburton County will be able to head back full time. After weeks of parents fretting going over three options the provincial government had…
Water Ambassadors golf tourney raised more than $30000
By Darren Lum Water Ambassadors Canada’s eighth annual Charity Golf Classic raised more than $32000 thanks to the support of the community. With 84 golfers 17 volunteers the staff of the Pinestone and a collection…