By Jenn Watt Plans by the federal government to ban six single-use plastic items and establish recycled content requirements for packaging and products are up for public discussion. Plastic checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack…
Barnum Creek Nature Reserve to open mid-October
By Jenn Watt Kilometres of hiking trails, mixed forest, wetlands, open field and a picturesque waterfall will be accessible for the general public when Barnum Creek Nature Reserve opens on Friday, Oct. 16.The 500-acre property,…
Sampling near old mine sites finds ‘no expected…
By Jenn Watt Results from sediment and water sampling at three decommissioned mine sites in the area around Cardiff and Bancroft conducted in 2019 show the public and environment are protected, information released last month…
Protesters seek to put climate back on the…
By Jenn Watt Protesters assembled along Highland Street on Friday at noon to demand action on climate change and although they were only permitted to have 25 people attend as a COVID-19 precaution, the group…
Cedar Lake Cottage Association hosts septic inspection workshop
By Nate Smell Members of the local cottaging community gathered at Cedar Lake Cottage Association president Ron Parkinson’s waterfront property on Cedar Lake Saturday, Sept. 5 for a septic system inspection demonstration. Parkinson said they…
Haliburton County residents invited to join in global…
By Sue Tiffin Update (Friday, Sept. 25, 2020): From Environment Haliburton: "As a result of safety concerns around current government regulations aboutpublic gatherings, our Global Climate Action Day event has changed its location.It will be…
Land trust launches online auction
By StaffBidding for the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s Rock Our World online auction remains open this month until Tuesday, Sept. 22. The auction helps fundraise for the management and conservation work the charity does in…
Remaining high-risk septic systems concern deputy mayor
By Jenn Watt High-risk septic systems in Highlands East have been troubling Deputy Mayor Cec Ryall who said during the municipality’s council meeting on July 14 that he wanted to see the number of them…
Nature enthusiasts asked to hold tight for Barnum…
By Darren Lum The public will have to wait for the official opening of the Barnum Creek Nature Reserve previously planned for this spring due to COVID-19 precautions. “We do not have a date for…
G7 student senate fights for climate action
By Zachary Roman The G7 Student Senate presented their climate action plan to the Trillium Lakelands District School Board at its regular meeting of the board on June 9. One representative from each of the…
Garden group digging their conservation win
By Jenn Watt Efforts to improve the landscape around Silver Beach condominiums has landed a committee of residents the honour of being the first recipients of the Lake Kashagawigamog Organization’s Conservation Award. The Silver Beach…
Ask Wes: Milk Cartons
Answering common landfill questions. Jenn W asks: “Where do I put my milk cartons?” In the fridge! Joking aside it’s an excellent question. Milk cartons are one of the most misplaced items in the recycling…
Finding a friendly face at the West Guilford…
By Jenn Watt Mason Gordon stands a few metres from the shed at the West Guilford landfill where he works as a landfill attendant on a warm Friday morning travel mug in hand watching as…
For peat’s sake: preserving wetlands in the Haliburton…
Mapping wetlands is one of the first steps to providing them legal protection prohibiting development that could hinder their ability to filter water mitigate flooding safeguard wildlife and sequester carbon. On the heels of a…
Climate change co–ordinator plans to lead the way
By Sue Tiffin Korey McKay is in the unique position of working in a job that didn’t exist two years ago when she enrolled in a master’s program that would eventually enable her to work…
Bark Creek Wetland Complex confirmed provincially significant
The Bark Creek Wetland Complex has been deemed provincially significant by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Municipal planner Chris Jones told councillors at a Jan. 14 meeting of Highlands East council that he…
Climate activist and beekeeper named ‘enviro-heroes’
By Jenn Watt A beekeeper and a student climate activist were honoured by the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust as this year’s “enviro-heroes” during a presentation at their office in Haliburton on Dec. 5. Ron Lofthouse…
Lake association working to protect portage routes
By Sue Tiffin Gino Ariano and Jim Prince of the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association presented to Dysart et al council on Oct. 22 on their traditional rights of way project for which they’ve been…
Work continues on beech bark disease
By Sue Tiffin Beech bark disease a quick-spreading highly destructive threat continues to be a challenge to manage throughout the county. In his report to county council on Sept. 25 the county’s forest conservation bylaw…
CEWF annual meeting celebrates work done
By Sue Tiffin Much of the Coalition of Equitable Water Flow’s annual communications meeting held Sept. 14 at the Haliburton fish hatchery celebrated the work done through what was described as being a “critical relationship”…
Protesters demand action on climate change
By Jenn Watt A group of students and community members joined together on County Road 21 outside the high school in Haliburton on Friday afternoon demanding action on climate change as part of the Global…