By Jenn Watt Trillium Lakelands District School Board is asking the Ministry of Education for permission to access about $3.6 million of its reserves in order to continue providing several supports including instructional coaches student…
CEO welcomes county’s physician recruiter
By Vanessa Balintec The following is a brief summary of items discussed at the May 23 Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting. HHHS continues to experience challenges with recruiting physicians to work in the emergency…
CHA releases Lake Health Report
By Darren Lum Published May 28 2019 A new publication on Haliburton County lakes called The Lake Health Report is providing the public with an opportunity to make an environmental difference. Produced by the Coalition…
Cottage association seeks to find and preserve historical…
By Jenn Watt Kennisis Lake Cottager Owners’ Association is researching historical portage routes in the area seeking to locate and secure the rights of way before they are forgotten and potentially blocked. Gino Ariano an…
Councillors support health team proposal offer more collaboration
By Sue Tiffin County council supports the work done by health services organizations in Haliburton County that have proposed a unified Haliburton Highlands Ontario Health Team in response to plans by the Ontario Ministry of…
Divas deliver
By Jenn Watt Published May 28 2019 This editorial could easily have been titled “In praise of risk-taking” or “Ambitious performance pays off.” Saturday night at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion was a triumph…
Gas tax funds to resurface County Roads 4…
By Sue Tiffin Craig Douglas director of public works brought plans for bonus funds resulting from the federal government doubling the gas tax allocation to county council last week. Back in March the federal government…
Group gets cool tour of Hyland Ice Supply
by Jenn Watt At the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole is a facility that makes enough ice to meet the needs of much of Central Ontario. Hyland Ice Supply has been…
Haliburton Home and Cottage Show back for 41st…
By Vanessa Balintec This weekend marks the return of the Haliburton Home and Cottage Show known for its unique vendors hard-working volunteers and ability to draw in thousands of people each year. The event sponsored…
High school students experience the machinations of politics
By Darren Lum Dressed in formal clothing high school students did their best impressions of international delegates debating and conferring about political issues at the Model United Nations symposium on Thursday May 16 at Haliburton…
Out of Focus peels back layers of perception
By Jenn Watt Perceptions of time memory and reality were under a magnifying glass on Friday afternoon at the opening reception of the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student art show at the Rails End Gallery.…
Council supports cottage association’s Glamor Lake Park
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Eco-Choice Pest Control moves to Haliburton
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Instructor uses expressive arts to help others overcome…
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Integrity commissioner clarifies social media restrictions for council…
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Lake ice changes create biological shift in lakes
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New book promises guidance on stocked lakes
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Proposed health unit merger concerns Dysart mayor
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Returning to ‘green’ burial practices
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Community dietitian retires after three decades
By Darren Lum There were plenty of people wishing Rosie Kadwell a happy retirement gathered at McKecks Tap and Grill on May 3. It was a fitting farewell for Kadwell who touched many lives as…
Concert highlights local talent
By Jenn Watt The purpose of the Haliburton Highlands Music Festival is to celebrate performance and to reaffirm the importance of making music for its own sake said longtime sponsor Len Pizzey as he opened…