By Jenn Watt Published January 16 2018 Kate Campbell learned to fly over the waters of the Pacific Ocean swooping above Malibu and Santa Monica as she put in hours toward her pilot’s licence. “Talk…
County taxes likely to go up 3.6 per…
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 16 2018 Haliburton County residents are likely looking at a property tax increase of approximately 3.6 per cent at the upper tier level for 2018. County councillors discussed the draft…
Festival organizers want local businesses to jump on the bandwagon
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 16 2018 Visitors to this year’s Bluegrass in the Highlands Winter Festival will be met with the warm glow of a campfire complete with lawn chairs as they walk in…
Housing corporation selling older holdings to create new…
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 16 2018 The Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Housing Corporation has been selling off some of its older units using the proceeds to invest in new buildings. Housing corporation CEO Hope Lee visited…
Kindness clothing line in fashion
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 16 2018 Kindness matters: It’s a message that the community wants to spread and Terri Mathews-Carl is ensuring people can share it no matter where they go. The co-owner of…
Marketing plan includes website design video series
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 16 2018 The to-do list in the county’s 2018 marketing plan includes a redesign of its #MyHaliburtonHighlands website a video series featuring local personalities and more. The plan was first…
One month left to nominate the exceptional
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan 16 2018 Haliburton County residents looking to thank the special professionals businesses and not-for-profits in their lives with extra recognition have one month left to nominate their choices for a…
Signage aims to improve snowmobile safety
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 16 2018 Dysart et al’s municipal law enforcement officer is trying to find solutions to ensure public safety remains at the forefront while snowmobilers feel welcome in the downtown Haliburton…
Feed company plans move says they'll stay in…
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 12 2018 Things came together at just the right moment for the owners of The Great Haliburton Feed Company who said on Friday Jan. 12 they had found a new…
Help on the way for deer with arrow…
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 12 2018 Permission has been granted to allow a veterinarian to tranquilize and assist a deer that has been spotted in Haliburton with an arrow in its head. Dave Allen…
$4500 prize pack for winner of #HelluvaHut makeover…
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 9 2018 Driving out of Haliburton you’ll notice a recently renovated building at the intersection of Industrial Park Road and County Road 21. It’s where a dream is being realized…
A celebration of local musicians with a special…
Published Jan. 9 2018 The Haliburton County Folk Society is acknowledging the pivotal role Johnny Burke played in many local musicians’ lives and in the overall local community of music by making this year’s Homemade…
Abbey Gardens receives award for excellence in Agri-Food…
By Nate Smelle Published Jan. 9 2018 Abbey Gardens was recently selected as one of 50 recipients from throughout Ontario for the Premier’s annual award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. The award has been handed out…
County to fund transit plan
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 9 2018 Haliburton County council has decided it will hire a consultant to complete a transportation project implementation study but whether or not the municipality moves ahead with some sort…
Firefighters kept busy over holidays
By Sue Tiffin Published Jan. 9 2018 While many this holiday season were warm inside over the holidays Haliburton firefighters were on call responding to almost a dozen calls between Dec. 24 and 30. “For…
Impending closure of feed company troubles cat advocates
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 9 2018 The Great Haliburton Feed Company will be closing permanently at the end of February. Relocated to a temporary location in the Beer Store plaza in Haliburton after a…
Minden man dies after being struck by vehicle
Police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on Dec. 24 just before 6 p.m. on Highway 35 in Minden. The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced…
OPP look for answers after body foundin Harcourt
By Sue Tiffin Jan. 2 2018 A death investigation is underway afterthe body of a 69-year-old man was found on land at around 9:30 a.m.at the Harcourt Park Marina on New Year's Day. Haliburton Highlands…
Haliburton County’s new warden sworn in
By Nate Smelle Published Dec. 27 2017 As the only candidate up for taking over for outgoing warden of Haliburton County Brent Devolin Highlands East Deputy Mayor Suzanne Partridge was sworn in as warden on…
Haliburton Dinner Jacket in national spotlight
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 27 2017 Imagine Matt Duchene’s amusement to see a sign being held by a young Ottawa Senators fan with a shout-out to a hometown joke. “If Matt Duchene scores Dad…
Haliburton needs bin for used needles: health unit
By Chad Ingram Published: Dec. 27 2017 Anyone who thinks there’s not a drug problem in Haliburton County should probably think again. Francine Fernandes a public health nurse with the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District…