The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is currently investigating a possible altercation between several males in Haliburton. Police received information that during the early evening on Tuesday, Jan. 18, an altercation took…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on Jan. 5. Dr. Natalie…
By Chris DrostWith the recent move by the Province of Ontario to return to a modified Stage Two in its ongoing efforts to protect the hospital system, business owners in Haliburton County are feeling the…
The Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships is cancelled for 2022.The multi-day outdoor hockey tournament was hoping to return to action after a two-year pause caused by the pandemic. This year it was scheduled to be…
By Stephen Petrick New measures by the province to protect long-term care residents from COVID-19 seem necessary, but more work needs to be done to improve their quality of life long-term, said a local advocate.The…
By Darren LumMix in belief, commitment, pride and a heaping of love and you have a recipe for what makes up Art Ward. He may have died on Dec. 28 at the Columbia Forest long-term…
By Darren LumThe holidays will never be the same for Marylou Clark of Haliburton.Losing her husband, Robert Clark, 64, in a tragic vehicular collision on Highway 35 north of Lindsay on Dec. 14 left her…
By Alex GallacherThe Haliburton County Huskies, along with the rest of the OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League), have enacted a three week pause to the season. The announcement comes fresh off of Ontario Premier Doug…
The Gill family prepares as son Jaxon takes next step in lacrosse journey By Alex GallacherLacrosse: Canada’s national summer sport and played for thousands of years by the Indigenous peoples of North America. While the…
By Nick BernardRowan Tofflemire just wants to make a living doing what he loves.For someone as powerfully creative as him, that means producing a mountain of music during the pandemic. In a time where many…
By Sue Tiffin A new year has brought new provincial restrictions during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.In-person school will move to online learning for the next two weeks, indoor dining at restaurants will…
By Darren LumStudents all across Ontario will be learning online the next two weeks, as one of the newly announced measures in the face of rising COVID-19 case counts and the threat to the province’s…
By Nick BernardWinter – the coldest, darkest time of the year.Where the holidays can be difficult for many, the long trudge towards springtime can be even worse for those who have concerns about their mental…
By Stephen PetrickAmid the coldest days of winter, the Haliburton County Farmers’ Market is thinking about spring … and hoping to find new local vendors.The application process for vendors who wish to have tables this…
By Nick BernardThe spirit of giving came to the Station 3 Volunteer Fire Department in Gooderham shortly before Christmas on Dec. 20, in the form of Scott Crichton, president of the Haliburton Trail Riders (HTR).Entirely…
By Stephen PetrickIf you’re a friend of the environment, you have a chance to plant the seeds for a feel-good movement.Local environmental organization FEEL (Friends of Ecological Environmental Learning) is holding its annual native plant…
By Nick BernardGetting vaccines to those who need them most has been part of The Rotary Club’s worldwide mission to make each community in which it operates a better place. For more than a hundred…
By Mike RileyThe Ontario EarlyON learning centres of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County put on a festive outdoor event called Jingle Bells singalong and giveaway in Wilberforce on Dec. 21 at the…
The local medical officer of health is asking residents to give the best gift possible this holiday season – the gift of staying home and isolating if they are ill. “This is the best gift…
By Nick BernardIn an announcement presented on Dec. 17, the Ontario government announced new restrictions in the face of rising COVID-19 case counts, and the continuing spread of the Omicron variant.Effective as of Dec. 19…
By Stephen PetrickResidents in Dysart et al could see a 7.5 per cent increase to their municipal tax bill in 2022, unless councillors make changes to a proposed budget.The potential increase was discussed at a…