By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 3 2017 It’s unlikely that commercial and industrial tax rates in the townships of Haliburton County will be reduced any time soon. County treasurer Elaine Taylor presented a report on…
Dysart welcomes public to sesquicentennial celebration
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 3 2017 Surrounded by articles and artifacts of Dysart’s past in the Haliburton Highlands Museum its director and Dysart 150 organizing committee member Kate Butler said she wants everyone to…
Highlands East reeve recovering from fall
By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 3 2017 Dave Burton did not spend Christmas Day as he had planned. The reeve of Highlands East was in hospital for surgery on Dec. 25 following a bad fall…
Kosy Korner restaurant for sale
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 3 2017 One of Haliburton’s most iconic restaurants is up for sale. The Kosy Korner owned by Ann and Alan Gordon was listed with Trophy Property Corp. on Dec. 21.…
Looking ahead to 2017: local politicians weigh in
By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 3 2017 The new year is a time for reflection for many individuals and the same can be said for area politicians who have taken the time to look back…
Morrison receives national medal
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 3 2017 About the only thing that matches Scotty Morrison’s smile is his enormous heart. With more than 100 family members and friends looking on Morrison’s commitment to volunteering in…
Several court appearances for accused murderer
By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 3 2017 The man who has been accused with the first-degree murder of Bowmanville man David Palmer remains in jail with his next court appearance scheduled for Dec. 29. William…
Kosy Korner for sale
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 21 2016 One of Haliburton’s most iconic restaurants is up for sale. The Kosy Korner owned by Ann and Alan Gordon was listed with Trophy Property Corp. on Wednesday. The…
Chamber looks ahead to 2017 gala
By Angelica Ingram Dec. 20 2016 The celebration of the 2017 Business and Community Achievement Awards may be months away but the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce has already got the wheels turning on the…
County ambulance purchase made with paramedic safety in…
By Chad Ingram Dec. 20 2016 Haliburton County will proceed with the purchase of a new single-stretcher ambulance after councillors had questions answered during a Dec. 14 meeting. EMS director and paramedic chief Craig Jones…
Donation makes LGBTQ materials easier to find
By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 There was a time when all one could find in a local library about gay lesbian and transgender issues was confined to a line in the encyclopedia. It wasn’t…
School honours former student
Taylor Donaldson loved to read and really loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A student at Wilberforce Elementary School Taylor had just turned 12 when he died suddenly in a car accident on April 19…
Some confused over ‘hold and secure’
Threat response went smoothly TLDSB says By Jenn Watt Dec. 20 2016 As word spread through the many communities served by Trillium Lakelands District School Board that a threat had come in on Dec. 16…
TROUT looks for funding from Highlands East
By Angelica Ingram Dec. 20 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 12 meeting of Highlands East council. A transportation service that helps residents of Highlands East is looking for…
Donation helps Community Living remember special individual
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 Donna Jones loved to play records. She could often be found in her room with music strewn all over the floor as she was singing dancing and laughing. The…
Biochar rezoning approved by committee deferred by council
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 A proposed biochar facility that Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve wants to construct on Kennaway Road is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Dec. 5…
Dysart council looks at traffic numbers
By Angelica Ingram Published Dec. 13 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 12 meeting of Dysart et al council. Councillors got a look at the results of a traffic…
Petition calls for public funding for low income…
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 13 2016 Very little data exists on the dental health of the adult population in Haliburton County. In fact there is little data on adult dental health available broken down…
Volunteer’s dedication to health care recognized
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 13 2016 The Haliburton Auxiliary Associations of Ontario awarded longtime Haliburton volunteer Joan Stinson with the provincial life member award at the local auxiliary’s meeting and Christmas luncheon on Dec.…
Update: 'Hold and secure' lifted at schools youth…
Dec. 9 2016 Schools in Trillium Lakelands District School Board have reopened following a 'hold and secure' this morning. Due to a "generalized threat" schools throughout the board were locked with no one coming in…
Cardiffman charged with child porn offences
Submitted by Bancroft OPP Membersof the Ontario Provincial Police Child Sexual Exploitation Unitassisted by the Technological Crime Unit and Bancroft OPP Detachmenthave arrested and charged a Cardiff man following a child pornographyinvestigation. OnDec. 7 members…