By Darren Lum Published Dec. 5 2017 With a chill in the air and the average temperature of each day dropping gardening is far from most people’s mind. However for the people involved with the…
Remembrance Day literary and poster contest results
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 129 Haliburton would like to thank the 130 students who participated in this year’s Remembrance Day Literary and Poster contests. I would like to thank the teachers school administration staff…
Steam engine may come home to Haliburton
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 5 2017 A steam engine that once powered machinery in a sawmill owned by the Hodgson family during Haliburton’s logging era may be coming back to the community. The engine…
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Buy In and Win contest underway in Haliburton By Nate Smelle Published Nov. 28 2017 For the fourth year in a row local shoppers will have a chance to “Buy In and Win” courtesy of…
Green businesses grow with $100K funding
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 28 2017 Haliburton County will look a little greener after a combined $200000 was invested into Haliburton Forest Biochar Ltd. and Quantum Passivhaus through the Eastern Ontario Development Program’s (EODP)…
Playwrights’ workshop open to all experience levels
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 28 2017 When you write for the stage the dialogue needs to stand for itself. Unlike in prose or poetry there is little room for describing the setting or outlining…
Seat Medic offers mobile repair service for Haliburton…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 29 2017 Will Gallant’s new business Seat Medic aims to fill a void in Haliburton County by providing mobile seat repair. Following 20 years working at his family’s quarry in…
Chamber working on workforce development video
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 28 2017 The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce has plans for a promotional video to strengthen the county’s workforce and is canvassing local municipal councils for support. Chamber manager Autumn…
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Laking House and Haliburton Echo return to shared ownership By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 28 2017 <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> LenPizzey was coming back to town after…
Shindigsells out for fourth year straight
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 28 2017 TheHighlands Christmas Shindig again brought the community together foran evening of celebration in aid of a good cause. Fuel for Warmthreceived a novelty cheque for $22225 at the…
Study advises significant changes to County Rd 21
By Chad Ingram Engineering firm AECOM Canada Ltd. is recommending a number of changes for County Road 21 where it enters Haliburton Village to make the area a more complete part of the community. Councillors…
Books vs. movies vs. books
By Erin Kernohan-Berning Published Nov. 22 2017 One of the movies at this year’s Haliburton International Film Festival was Julieta directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Julieta is based on three short stories from Alice Munro’s Runaway…
Municipal fibre project comes in under budget
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 21 2017 A project connecting a number of municipal facilities to the internet or upgrading their internet services is mostly complete and has come in under budget. In early 2016…
Partridge warden for 2018
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 22 2017 Longtime Highlands East Deputy-mayorand county councillor Suzanne Partridge will be Haliburton Countywarden for 2018. County chief administrative officerMike Rutter announced during a Nov. 22 council meeting thatPartridge was…
Royal success for teen entrepreneur
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 21 2017 There has been a buzz on social media for the Highlands’ newest young entrepreneur Morgan Burke since she exhibited at at the 95th annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair…
Summer festival to stage Romeo and Juliet
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 21 2017 The Highlands Summer Festival is going back to a classic to entice a younger generation to join them on the stage this upcoming season. At the annual announcement…
The Nutcracker continues to delight
By Nate Smelle Published Nov. 21 2017 Every community has its own traditions when it comes to celebrating the holiday season. Over the past 14 years Heritage Ballet’s annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker has…
All eight of Ontario’s bat species found in…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 21 2017 Using information gathered this year biologist Paul Heaven will be returning to bat roost sites in 2018 to better understand how the animals choose the locations they do…
Award brings attention to public health in the…
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 21 2017 Local health promoter Sue Shikaze was honoured to be this year’s recipient of Ontario Public Health Association’s Award of Excellence. “Any time someone recognizes you for something it’s…
Chamber working on strategy to counter effects of…
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 21 2017 With the impending Bill 148 Ontario’s Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act poised to make a number of changes for employers the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is commencing…
Council divided on pay increase
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 21 2017 The issue of adjusting Dysart councillors’ compensation is proving divisive for council members. As previously reported a discussion on the issue took place during council’s October meeting with…