By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 17 2017 Three local paramedics were honoured one posthumously for exemplary service at a special ceremony in Ottawa in September. Dwight Thomas Brad Robinson and Gord Riddle were given the…
The DropZone opens doors to teens
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 17 2017 Teens looking for a space to hang out with the opportunity to create and record a CD should clear their schedules for upcoming Tuesday afternoons. That’s when The…
The future is mobile EORN rep says
by Jenn Watt Published Oct. 17 2017 Improving cellular service and filling in gaps around eastern Ontario will be priorities for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network one of its board members told an audience at…
Youth suicide prevention forum for parents/guardians to address…
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 17 2017 Marg Cox executive director of Point in Time said she’s been receiving regular requests for information on how to promote good mental health and how to spot warning…
County Sears stores to close
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 12 2017 The Sears stores in Haliburton Countyare closing in the wake of the retailer's announcement this week thatit will shut its remaining locations and liquidate its inventory. Sears Canada…
Update: Faculty strike suspends classes at Haliburton School…
Published Oct. 12 2017 Updated Oct. 16 2017 In-person classes at Haliburton School of Art and Design have been suspended as of Monday Oct. 16. "The union has advised that college faculty are on strike…
Three-car collision sends two to hospital
Oct. 11 2017 Two people are in hospital following a collision on county roads 507 and 503 on Monday. A press release from Haliburton Highlands OPP states that on Oct. 9 just before 6 p.m.…
York Street closes for Hometown Hockey
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } By Darren Lum Published Oct. 11 The travelling show known as RogersHometown Hockey is causing a partial closure to York Street thisweek starting tomorrow at close to 6:30 a.m. until…
YWCA asking for your vote
Submitted by YWCA Peterborough Haliburton Published Oct. 11 2017 YWCA in Haliburton County has applied for an Aviva Community Fund to enhance the sustainability of services for women and children in Haliburton County. “Funds are…
A tribute to Donald Alfred Johnston
By Stephen Hill Published Oct. 10 2017 Haliburton recently lost a wonderful community-minded citizen with the passing away of Don Johnston. It is a sad circumstance. Not only have they lost somebody who contributed much…
Council urged to enforce landfill rules
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 10 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Oct. 4 meeting of Highlands East council. A report about landfill staff duties from the environment advisory committee…
Haliburton Scout Reserve hosts treasured stories
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 10 2017 Every place has a story to tell. The Haliburton Scout Reserve is learning more about the stories of their property and sharing those with campers and visitors through…
Highlands East joins mayor debate
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 10 2017 Highlands East still has a reeve and deputy-reeve but not necessarily for much longer. At an Oct. 4 council meeting councillors discussed whether or not to change the…
Police charge man in Lucky Dollar attempted robbery
Published Oct. 10 2017 A 35-year-old man from Lindsay has been charged with several offences related to an attempted robbery on July 11 at the Lucky Dollar in Gooderham. The man has been charged with…
Putting the community on steady footing
By Jenn Watt Published Oct.10 2017 It’s Thursday morning and participants in the Falls Prevention class are sitting in a semi-circle around instructor Jane Grieves. They’re chatting amongst themselves as they wait for the last…
Rate of local HPV vaccination on par with…
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 10 2017 Consent packages for the HPV shot administered in later grades in elementary schools were sent home in early September and HPV clinics run from October to December in…
Baked and Battered taking winter hiatus
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 9 2017 Five years ago Baked and Battered owners Colby Marcellus and Craig Gordon did an extraordinary thing: they decided to relocate to Haliburton and open a bakery and fish…
Thank you to a community
I grew up in a small town but thought I might like living in “the big city” only to find after university that all I really wanted was to be back in the countryside again.…
A $925K year for HHHSF
Published October 3 2017 Lisa Tompkins executive director of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation thanks the community for raising $925255 in donations for health services in 2016-2017. “We are so fortunate to have such…
Bark Lake’s wooden carvings on the chopping block
Wooden carvings on the Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre property in Irondale will come down after an onslaught of recent requests from visiting university students who reported them to be offensive. Staff at Bark…
Home Hardware must construct turning lane
By Chad Ingram Published October 3 2017 The owner of the Home Hardware store in Haliburton Village must construct a left-hand turn lane at what will be the new store’s location along County Road 21.…