By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7 2017 Despite best intentions and ambitious goals Ontario diverts just more than 60 per cent of its recyclables from the landfill and only 40 per cent of organic materials…
Highlands East declares a mayor
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 1 meeting of Highlands East council. By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 7 2017 Highlands East joined the rest of the county in adopting the…
Lengthy waiting list for affordable housing in the…
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 7 2017 The group of about a dozen seniors gathered in the lounge at Parklane Apartments came to the non-profit housing development at different times and different ages from different…
New composer hitting high notes with upcoming opera
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7 2017 Highlands Opera Studio’s general director Valerie Kuinka knew the timeline was going to be tight producing an original opera coinciding with Canada’s 150th year but after securing grant…
Reports find gaps in crisis services
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7 2017 Crisis services in Haliburton County and surrounding areas are in need of improvements to address gaps in coverage according to two reports recently released by the Central East…
Students get up close with government
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 7 2017 It’s an experience they’re unlikely to ever forget particularly if it leads them to a political career. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior students Vaibhavi Marathe and Arden Harrop…
After four decades with HHHS Fearrey retires
When Peter Fearrey was just a teenager he left school to help his family out. Though his mom was disappointed she drove Peter who had just finished Grade 10 to Hyland Crest. “In those days…
Celebrity spotting in Haliburton
Published Oct. 31 2017 The New York Times might have dubbed Muskoka “The Malibu of the North” but Haliburton County is proving to be a hotspot for celebrities to live or vacation as well. Mike Myers…
Committee to shorten waits for acute care patients
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 31 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Oct. 26 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. Dr. Kristy Gammon chief of staff said a…
Dance comes to the theatre for HIFF
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 31 2017 This year’s film festival will be showcasing dance shorts instead of short films before its featured movies during the three-day event held from Nov. 3 to 5 at…
Gas tax money doesn’t cover startups council hears
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 31 2017 The province’s gas tax program provides municipalities with money for transit but does not fund start-ups or pilot projects. Haliburton County councillors got a crash course in the…
Health unit advocates expanding publicly funded dental care
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 31 2017 The Ontario Oral Health Alliance asked the province to expand publicly funded dental care to include adults and seniors on low incomes. Anna Rusak a health promoter with…
Man who created the Domain of Killien remembered
By Martha Perkins and Jean-Edouard de Marenches Bordering the estate sat a former hunting and fishing lodge on the shores of Drag Lake. It had been built in the late 1920s by Dr. Louis Carroll the…
Sears closing date Nov. 20
Adrian Vargas who runs the store with his wife Wendy said since the liquidation sale began on Oct. 19 they’ve been inundated by shoppers. They’ve also been overwhelmed by well-wishing customers who came in to…
Terror onWonderland Road back again this year
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 27 2017 Haliburton'sspookiest Halloween attraction will continue this year in a condensed version. Terror onWonderland Road which features creepy (at times flat-out scary)scenes to explore will be up and running…
A look inside the building between
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 24 2017 One concrete beam at a time Jim O’Connor and Tom Oliver are rehabilitating a building once known as “The Chemical” honouring the original construction of the old manufacturing…
Artist’s work comments on consumer culture
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 24 2017 A large dead root hangs from the rafters of the A-frame building at Fleming College its limbs winding toward the floor below. It looks grubby and gnarled its…
Company hosts open house to clear the air…
By Nate Smelle Published Oct. 24 2017 Total Site Services Inc. held an open house at its Coaldale Road septic field on the Saturday of the holiday weekend to give residents of Haliburton County a…
Dysart council looks at councillor compensation
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 24 2017 The council for Dysart et al may soon be looking at a pay increase. Reviewing remuneration for councillors was discussed during an Oct. 23 meeting. While the municipality…
Dysart makes mayoral move
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 24 2017 The Municipality of Dysart et al will become the third of Haliburton County’s four lower-tier municipalities to change the title of its head of council from reeve to…
Featured author takes readers into wartime London
By Jenn Watt Published by Oct. 24 2017 The story just wasn’t working for author Jennifer Robson as she worked on her fifth novel Goodnight from London. Set in England during the Second World War…