By Thomas Smith For those that kept up with the Juno Awards this year, you had the opportunity for Celeigh Cardinal to grace your ears while she sang “Light of the Moon” during the In…
Music for the Ages; How punk rock unites…
By Emily Stonehouse A group of Haliburton locals have taken to the stage in an effort to raise awareness around social justice. Of the four-member punk group Doorstep Fire, three of the band members have…
Local photographer recognized on international stage
By Emily Stonehouse We repeatedly hear about the importance of disconnecting from the online world, but in reality, it’s nearly impossible to do. The world is fast-paced these days; a swirling buzz of colour and…
Wanted: actors for HSF’s silver season
By Emily Stonehouse Sometimes a new year is an opportunity to get outside your comfort zone, or to reconnect with something that once brought you joy. With the Highlands Summer Festival (HSF) recently announcing their…
Hal High students venture south
By Emily Stonehouse A group of local high school students were recently dazzled by the bright lights in the big city. As a part of the drama initiatives at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS), a…
Highlands Summer Festival launches their silver season
By Emily Stonehouse The Highlands Summer Festival (HSF) has been known to dazzle audiences in the region for years. 25 years, to be exact. That’s right, this year HSF will be honouring their “silver anniversary”,…
¡Una celebración de la cultura española!
By Thomas Smith“In the seventies, I spent about 6 years running around Latin America, I got pretty fluent in Spanish. When I moved here 30 odd years ago, I didn’t have the opportunity to speak…
Artists dream of a place on Wonderland (Road)
By James Matthews Haliburton artists are aiming for a five-year timeframe to begin construction of a facility in Dysart.Dan Manley, president of the Haliburton Highlands Arts Centre Foundation, and Beth Kipping, the foundation’s vice-president, met…
No wish to discourage farmers’ market, says Dysart…
By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The group representing the Haliburton County Farmers’ Market presented a new proposal to Dysart council they hope will open their familiar venue to them this season. Angel Taylor,…
Dysart asks Haliburton vendors for $5 per market…
By Vivian Collings Haliburton Farmers’ Market vendors still don’t know where they’ll be setting up their tents in a couple of months.In December, the Haliburton County Farmers’ Market Association (HCFMA) brought a letter to Dysart…
HSF presents Flannel Frolic
By Vivian Collings Highlands Summer Festival has stitched together the perfect blanket to warm up a cold January night: their first ever Flannel Frolic. Grab your favourite flannel, your partner, and some friends on Friday,…
Big changes for Highlands Christmas Shindig
By Vivian Collings The Highlands Christmas Shindig is putting a little twist on the popular holiday fundraiser for Fuel for Warmth this year. Adverse Conditions Highlands Soul Band, a new local music group, will be…
Raising hope; HIFF’s goal to inspire the community
By Emily Stonehouse Haliburton County is known for many things. The landscapes, the lakes, the…film festivals? The Haliburton International Film Festival (HIFF), ran this past weekend, from Nov. 3 to 5 at the Northern Lights…
Highlands Opera Studio spreads their wings
By Emily Stonehouse It’s the dawn of a new era, these post-pandemic days. While some are feeling immense relief and others are entering with trepidation, the arts world is one industry that is feeling the…
Ethel Curry Gallery to close permanently
By Vivian Collings A piece of Haliburton history will be shutting its glass door and locking up, indefinitely, in just two months. The era of the Ethel Curry Gallery is coming to an end on…
HHSS students make their mark in Haliburton
By Vivian CollingsThe picturesque mural of Ritchie Falls canvasing the wall of the entrance at Haliburton Home Hardware is all thanks to a few students from Haliburton Highlands Secondary School.With the guidance of local painter…
Rotary will not host annual carnival this summer
By Vivian CollingsFacing midway operator shortages across the province, the Rotary Club of Haliburton made the difficult decision to announce they will not be hosting their traditional carnival in Head Lake Park this August.The club…
Skyline Dance Studio offers classes for all ages
By Vivian CollingsWalking into Skyline Dance on Monday, Mar. 20, all that could be heard from the hallway were joyful sounds of laughter and the tip-tapping of metal shoes to the beat of Shania Twain’s…
Interact, Rotaract, and Rotary add colour to international…
By Vivian CollingsIt’s time for the third-annual fundraiser between Interact, Rotaract, and the Haliburton and Minden Rotary clubs to brighten the Highlands with a Canadian-themed colouring book, and they need your drawings to make it…
A bittersweet ending to ‘Pancake Tuesday’ dinner
By Vivian Collings Members of St. George’s Anglican Church have made the tough decision to end an almost-century-old tradition in Haliburton. The Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner had brought together generations of Haliburtonians with lively music,…
Razzamataz brings in international circus
By Emily Stonehouse Razzamataz Kids’ Show are back at it again. Less than a month since their successful viewing of the Odawa Wiingushk performance, the organizers for children’s programming in the area are presenting another…