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…
Rate of opioid use second highest in province:…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 29 2016 Haliburton County has the second highest rate of opioid use among those accessing the Ontario drug benefit program out of 49 regions according to a study by the…
Biochar facility approved by publicplanning committee
By Angelica Ingram Dec. 7 2016 A proposed biochar facility that theHaliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve wants to construct onKennaway Road is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Dec. 5 the Dysart…
Champion inspires JDHES students
By Darren Lum Dec. 6 2016 What better way to be a champion than to learn from one. Local students at Haliburton’s middle school are finding inspiration to better themselves and their community through Classroom…
Construction on palliative wing begins
By Chad Ingram Dec. 6 2016 Construction on the new palliative care wing at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services facility in Haliburton Village is underway after an official groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 2. For two and…
Council takes first look at 2017 costs
By Angelica Ingram Dec. 6 2016 At a meeting on Nov. 28 Highlands East councillors got a first look at estimates for each department for the next five years. A five-year capital forecast was presented…
Doctor recruitment efforts continue at HHHS
By Chad Ingram Dec. 6 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 1 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. HHHS has received two expressions of interest from physicians…
Give hope with a donation to Christmas campaign
By Darren Lum Dec. 6 2016 A little support will go a long way to helping your neighbour this season said Central Food Network’s John Teljeur who has launched the Christmas Hope Campaign. “Everybody who…
Wilberforce students travel to Ottawa for WE Day
For 17 kids it was the experience of a lifetime. On Nov. 9 a group of senior students from Wilberforce Elementary School travelled to Ottawa to attend WE Day for the first time. The trip…
Aging Well Committee makes plea for help
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 29 2016 Aging Well Committee president Angela Andrews asked the close to 40 people at the Age-Friendly Master Plan luncheon on Tuesday Nov. 22 to join the committee. “It’s pretty…
Christmas tree donation a family affair
By Angelica Ingram Published Nov. 29 2016 When Chris Chumbley was a kid he planted a small tree in front of his parents’ house that became a memorial to his grandfather Ron Sisson. That tree…
County council slows down ambulance purchase process
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 29 2016 County council is pressing pause on the purchase of a new ambulance pending more information. During a Nov. 23 meeting councillors denied budget pre-approval for the purchase of…
County upgrades to digital radios for roads department
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 29 2016 Haliburton County will spend just over $100000 upgrading the radio system for its roads department to a digital format after a decision by county council on Nov. 23.…
Dysart 150th celebrations get boost from federal government
By Angelica Ingram Published Nov. 29 2016 The planning committee behind Dysart’s sesquicentennial celebrations are rejoicing after finding out they were the successful recipients of a $10000 grant from the government of Canada. The committee…