Published August 15 2017 Haliburton County’s municipalities are taking steps to develop septic reinspection plans in order to prevent blue-green algae blooms in the county’s lakes and rivers. Septic tanks are the leading contributor of…
Rail Trail 101 welcomes curious cottagers
Published Aug. 15 2017 Passionate hikers and bikers are gearing up to gather socialize indulge in treats and connect over a love for the Haliburton County Rail Trail – and they’re inviting anyone who hasn’t…
Hilda’s Yard tackles tough topics with humour
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 10 2017 People aren’t usually what they seem on the surface. The frustrated housewife has more than laundry to worry about; the factory worker puts in a lifetime of labour…
Food distributor pleads guilty in falsely labelled kosher…
By Sue Tiffin Published August 8 2017 Fake kosher cheese distributed to Camp Northland-B’nai Brith (NBB) in Haliburton led to a landmark case in which a Woodbridge food distributor pleaded guilty to violating the Food…
Foundation executive director relishing her new role
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 8 2017 Two months into her new position at the helm of Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation Lisa Tompkins says she’s “living the dream” having moved to the Highlands full…
Highlands Eastdomestic dispute results in charges
A 35-year-old Oshawa man was charged with numerousoffences including assault aggravated assault and mischief inHighlands East on Aug. 6. Police responded to the scene of adomestic dispute at a cottage after the woman fled her…
Ryall votes against planning fee changes
By Sue Tiffin Published August 8 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Aug. 2 meeting of Highlands East council. Councillor Cec Ryall was the sole no in a vote for…
Travelling Foodie captures flavour of the Haliburton Highlands
By Jenn Watt Aug 8 2017 Crispy calamari crab cake escargot bison striploin with blue cheese – is your mouth watering yet? Raymond Cua the “travelling foodie” dined on these dishes and many more as…
Fighting wildfires on Dragon Mountain
By Robert Mackenzie Published Aug. 8 2017 Chris Giatti was on one of his few days off when he was told he’d be heading out to British Columbia to help fight the province’s ongoing wildfires.…
NDP leadership hopeful pays Haliburton a visit
By Darren Lum Published Aug. 8 2017 Area residents were given an opportunity to meet NDP federal leadership candidate MP Guy Caron and ask questions about his ideas for running the country during his recent…
Join in Midnight Madness
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 3 2017 Haliburton’s main street will be alive with music food entertainment and of course great deals for the town’s annual street party Midnight Madness on Friday Aug. 4. The…
Resident assigns 'Haliburton' trademark to county
By Chad Ingram Published August 3 2017 The Minden man who successfullytrademarked the word “Haliburton” for commercial purposes hasassigned the trademark to the County of Haliburton. As reported earlier it came up at acounty council…
Resorts were backdrop of Haliburton’s recent history
By Robert Mackenzie Published Aug 3 2017 New Year’s Eve was always a special night in Dennis Casey’s house growing up but not just because of the ball drop. After midnight on Jan. 1 a…
Tour de Forest this weekend
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 3 2017 If you go out in the woods this long weekend you’re likely to find dozens of artists demonstrating their craft. Saturday and Sunday of the long weekend are…
Art takes shape in chainsaw sculpting class
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 1 2017 Artists plied their pine blocks like butter their chainsaws like knives pushing away layers of wood. Through the foam of protective earmuffs the whine of the machines is…
Artist hopes to inspire others for change
by Darren Lum Published Aug. 1 2017 Talking about our trash is how change begins said Haliburton School of Art and Design’s reclaim artist in residence. Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist Jennifer Norman is concerned for our…
DysART 150 Trail takes users on interactive tour
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 1 2017 A new art tour highlighting Dysart’s natural beauty and history was launched in July by the Haliburton Highlands Arts Council. Works by local artists are on display at…
Entrepreneur teen focuses on the birds and the…
By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 1 2017 Morgan Burke couldn’t help but laugh as she watched her dad dressed in a bee suit running from the colourfully painted hives in their front yard after being…
Haliburton MNRF sends 24 firefighters to B.C.
By Robert Mackenzie Published Aug. 1 2017 More than a quarter of all staff from Haliburton’s fire management services have been sent out to British Columbia to aid the ongoing wildfires in the province. Shayne…
Hilda’s Yard brings cast crew audience together
By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 1 2017 A commute at the end of the work week couldn’t keep Terri Hawkes from summer theatre. The director playwright and actor is used to travelling from Toronto to…
Knitting from Kennisis Lake Road to the world
By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 1 2017 Tucked away in a studio on Kennisis Lake Road a group of knitters have been building a strong global community. But set aside any negative stereotypes you might…