Local teen Jake Hudson has an affinity for experiential learning and regularly looks forward to the classroom of life offered at the high school. The Environmental Specialist High Skills Major program gives Jake a Haliburton…
Painting of historic council to hang at Dysart…
A painting depicting the members of Dysart council from 1912 will hang in the Dysart et al municipal office for the next few months as part of the DysART 150 Trail. The art exhibition is…
Rowan’s joy shines through adversity
By Darren Lum Published June 27 2017 A few months have passed since six-year-old Rowan Pettinella was admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for seizures. It has been a tough road to…
Shedding light on a taboo topic
By Jenn Watt The café is bustling packed to the brim on a cold January afternoon in Haliburton. Normally Baked and Battered wouldn’t see 40 patrons crammed into its dining room midday in the off-season…
Sears closures will not affect Haliburton County
By Chad Ingram Published June 23 2017 The Sears stores in Haliburton County – the appliance and furniture store in Haliburton and the catalogue pickup company in Minden – are not affected by the widespead…
Cadets celebrate annual graduation
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 The recurring theme of the 32nd annual inspection of the 1129 Haliburton Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps on June 10 was that despite the small size of the…
Community Cooks bring community together
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 A pilot project of the Highlands East Community Cooks left community members in Wilberforce feeling full. About 50 people came to the Hot Lunch for All community meal…
County tourism efforts appear to be paying off
By Chad Ingram Published June 20 2017 The Haliburton Highlands has long been a cottage and tourism destination but lately it seems like the world is taking note. The Highlands was recently part of USA…
Film explores hunting culture
By Jenn Watt Published June 20 2017 Erin Carmody had never shot a gun before she was featured in Leora Berman’s documentary. The former vegan and resident of Toronto had little experience of hunting culture…
Geology a drive for tourism
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 Barrie Martin experience broker for Yours Outdoors approached council with a wish list to encourage recreational geology experiences in Highlands East at council’s June 7 meeting. “I hope…
Gooderham garage gets revived
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 A Skidoo trip to Haliburton became life changing when it led Jim Fenney past the Gooderham Service Centre. Fenney grew up in the Highlands but moved to the…
Green Gym beefs up Dysart rec offerings
By Jenn Watt Published June 20 2017 You can’t get a much better view from your elliptical than on the shore of Head Lake in Haliburton. Using a $50000 Canada 150 grant and a matching…
School board to name building after Salvatori
By Jenn Watt Published June 20 2017 Kids were always top of mind when Len Salvatori said his piece on the Haliburton County Board of Education. For 35 years the Haliburton resident helped shape the…
Watershed faces real threats: WWF
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 20 2017 Haliburton’s watersheds are at risk due to pollution habitat fragmentation overuse of water and other threats according to the World Wildlife Fund. The results of the WWF’s Watershed…
Weekend storms cause power outages
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 More than 2000 people were still without power in Haliburton County on the afternoon of June 19 after storms that generated a tornado warning on the weekend blew…
Wind and Solar powers up at grand opening
By Sue Tiffin Published June 20 2017 Visitors to the grand opening of the Haliburton Solar and Wind headquarters and demo site wanted to see how living off grid was possible. Owner Brian Nash noted…
Senior's Spotlight: Steve Hill
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 8 2017 Steve Hill has been working in museums since he was 16 years old in Markham Ontario. “I'd go over to the museum and I kept going back because…
Shout Sisters to sing for affordable housing
By Jenn Watt Published June 13 2017 They sing for the joy of it and to better the community. Each year the Shout Sister Choir puts on a fundraising concert to bring in dollars for…
SIRCH expects surplus by September
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 13 2017 After running a deficit in the year prior SIRCH community services expects to be back in the black by September. The Haliburton County charity presented their financial statement…
Committee recommends against rezoning for church
Published June 13 2107 Much to the delight of Harmony Road residents Dysart et al’s public meeting committee is recommending against a rezoning application that would allow Lighthouse Pentecostal Church to begin services in their…
Students update Highlands East on septic inspection
By Sue Tiffin Published June 13 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 7 meeting of Highlands East council. Student inspectors Adam Bird and Robert Carter updated council on the…