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…
Local man trademarks ‘Haliburton’
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 1 2017 A local man has successfully trademarked the word “Haliburton” and Haliburton County council isn’t too pleased about it. “It’s our understanding that an individual has applied to the…
Lockside moves to Main Street
By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 1 2017 In the 30th year of business Lockside Trading Co. from Young’s Point is expanding to a second location – Haliburton. Mike Matucci who co-owns the furniture home decor…
No interest from county in pilot program for…
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 1 2017 Haliburton County will pass on a provincial pilot program where firefighters will perform some paramedic duties. Under the program firefighters who have done paramedic training would be able…
Schnauzer recovering from coyote attack
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 1 2017 A nine-year-old miniature Schnauzer is recovering from a coyote attack that took place in the middle of the day at a cottage on Drag Lake last week. Steve…
Swimming gymnastics top wish list for rec ideas
By Robert Mackenzie Published Aug. 1 2017 Communities for Play a Haliburton committee trying to create more after-school programming has released results from their survey identifying local recreation needs and barriers. The survey was released…
Warden term to remain at one year
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 1 2017 The term length for warden of Haliburton County – the head of county council – will remain at one year. Haliburton County council is comprised of eight councillors…
Wonder Makers connects kids to bigger picture
By Robert Mackenzie Published Aug. 1 2017 A light blue table cloth peppered with stray glue and glitter covers a table in the Wilberforce library branch while the adults in the room go about their…
OPPseek public help in Algonquin Park cold case
BySue Tiffin Published July 26 2017 Areconstructed image of a young man whose remains were found inAlgonquin Park in 1980 has been released by police in the hopes ofsolving a nearly 40-year-old cold case. The3-D…
Centre for Making opens at HSAD
The Haliburton School of Art and Design cut the ribbon on their new innovative workspace July 20. HSAD’s new Centre for Making lab has a number of advanced devices and machines that are now open…
Dysart drains washout budget
By Chad Ingram Published July 25 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a July 24 meeting of Dysart et al council. Heavy rainfall this year has extinguished Dysart’s emergency road washout…
Exhibit offers glimpse of past hardships
It’s difficult to imagine the hardships endured by the many nurses posted at Ontario’s first Red Cross Outpost in Wilberforce since it opened in 1922. Nursing service at the outpost ended in 1957. Now this…
Festival draws thousands
The 54th annual Haliburton Art and Craft Festival drew 6300 people from July 21 to 23. Attendance is slightly lower than the record high set in 2010 but is still “excellent” said organizer Laurie Jones…
Highlands East welcomes public input on Herlihey Park
The plan for the newly proposed Herlihey Park has taken its first step with a Highlands East public meeting held this past Saturday at the Lloyd Watson Memorial Centre in Wilberforce. A few months ago…