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…
Make Your Mark at Abbey Gardens
Trees have lifespans often much longer than humans somewhere between 100 and 200 years. Their value to a property is long-lasting and incredibly beneficial – from the carbon dioxide they trap from the atmosphere to…
McCallion shares her love of community building
By Jenn Watt Published July 25 2017 Building a thriving community is more about what the individuals within that community are willing to commit than what the government can do Hazel McCallion told a gathering…
NFTC to connect first customers in Haliburton by…
North Frontenac Telephone Company expects to be connecting its first customers to fibre optic internet and television in Haliburton by mid-August. Crews in the village have been ramping up work in recent weeks installing the…
Olympic hopeful loves spending offseason in Haliburton
When 16-year-old Cassidy Gray smiles it’s difficult to miss the family resemblance to Haliburton’s Scotty Morrison her grandpa. Morrison is well-known in the Highlands for his connection to the NHL its hockey hall of fame…
Re-Generation tells a tale of Haliburton
By Sue Tiffin Published July 25 2017 After weeks of rehearsal actors performing in Re-Generation: A Haliburton Tale are mostly off-book and definitely ready to take to the stage. In this case the stage is…
Rotary to add water-ski show to annual carnival
The Haliburton Rotary Club plans to take the annual carnival in Haliburton village to new heights this year with the addition of a professional water-ski and flyboard show. Two performances by Summer Water Sports are…
Summer art classes not just for adults
“Chaka what’s this called? Is it a rasper?” asks Molly Trickett one of the youth attendees of Chaka Chikodzi’s stone sculpting class at Haliburton School of Art and Design. Molly is at HSAD learning from…
Cassidy Glecoff wins BluesFest competition to record single…
By Robert Mackenzie Published July 18 2017 Haliburton's Cassidy Glecoff earned herself a record deal after winning the She's The One competition at RBC BluesFest in Ottawa over the weekend. Cassidy 17 was one of…