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…
Catch the Ace hopes to net community support
By Jenn Watt Published July 18 2017 Catch the Ace hopes to net community support The ace of spades has proved elusive for the last nine weeks in the new Catch the Ace fundraising initiative…
Future uncertain for Camp Adelaide
By Robert Mackenzie Published July 18 2017 After hosting generations of Girl Guides for more than 50 years Haliburton’s Camp Adelaide may be closed and put up for sale in the coming months. This June…
Medeba celebrates new building
By Chad Ingram Published July 18 2017 A vision some five years in the making came to fruition this past weekend as Medeba celebrated the opening of its Mountain Lodge. The 10000-square-foot building in West…
No crosswalk at Highland and York
By Chad Ingram Published July 18 2017 Pedestrians crossing Highland Street at the sometimes busy intersection of York Street and Cedar Avenue in Haliburton Village will continue to do so without a crosswalk. The council…
Norah’s Island remains cherished part of Kennisis Lake
David Carruthers remembers visiting Norah’s Island long before it was named after his mother. His family used to visit friends on Kennisis Lake and while they were there pop by the 22-acre island. He can’t…
Preliminary hearing set for Savage
By Sue Tiffin Published July 18 2017 A preliminary hearing has been set for William Savage accused with the first-degree murder of Bowmanville man David Palmer. The matter will be back in court for the…
Province funds HHHS infrastructure project
By Sue Tiffin Published July 18 2017 Plans are in the works to improve health facility infrastructure in the county with a $293500 investment from the provincial government. Haliburton Highlands Health Services was awarded the…
Store owner moving on from attempted robbery
By Robert Mackenzie Published July 18 2017 The Haliburton Highlands OPP are looking for two suspects after an attempted robbery at the Lucky Dollar in Gooderham on the morning of July 11. In an interview…
Sun Life moves to new location
By Darren Lum July 18 2017 A new chapter and location for the Sun Life Financial offices of Haliburton owned by K. Brewer Financial Services Incorporated. To mark the occasion a group came together to…
Two dead two injured following Hwy 118 crash
By Chad Ingram Published July 18 2017 Two people are dead and two others have been left with life-threatening injuries after a disastrous collision on Highway 118 near Loon Lake on the evening of Saturday…
West Nile virus found in Haliburton County
By Sue Tiffin Published July 18 2017 No human or equine cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Ontario this year but the virus has been discovered in a batch of mosquitoes from…
West Nile detected in Haliburton County
By Chad Ingram July 13 2017 The West Nile virus has been discoveredin a batch of mosquitoes from Haliburton County. According to the Haliburton KawarthaPine Ridge District Health unit mosquitoes collected in the countyon July…