By Jenn Watt By now most of us have seen the online spoof: a couple goes into a bank looking for a loan to buy a cauliflower. The cartoon is obviously a joke but underlying…
Future of events up in air
By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Feb. 1 annual general meeting of the Haliburton Business Improvement Area. There was a lot of talk about last year’s Colourfest a…
Health unit sends out immunization reminders
The local health unit has been sending out notices to parents and guardians who haven’t yet had their children vaccinated against a series of diseases. Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act students attending Ontario…
Looking for info on ridesharing
By Chad Ingram Do you regularly hitch rides with friends or give rides to others? The Community Transportation Partnership run by a group focused on rural transportation options for the county has hired consultant Kate…
Fire in Eagle Lake burns barn to theground
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } By Angelica Ingram A blaze on Eagle Lake Road destroyed adecades old barn that was home to a variety of animals on TuesdayFebruary 9. Dysart firefighters got the call around11…
Sir Sam’s commemorating anniversary with Golden Gala
By Angelica Ingram When most people think about a ski hill images of snowsuits uncomfortable boots and tuques come to mind. But those things will be traded in for cocktail attire and glitz on the…
How sweet it is: beekeeping workshop on offer…
By Jenn Watt For most of Ron Lofthouse’s life the buzz of the bees and smell of honey has been a constant. He thinks he “caught the bug” when he was five walking into Lorne…
Talks break off between school board and union:…
By Angelica Ingram After just a couple of hours talks between the Trillium Lakelands District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation ended. The negotiations were called off on Feb. 4 by the…
Highlands East thrilled with broadband deal
By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Feb. 8 meeting of Highlands East council. The municipality of Highlands East is happy to be signing onto a new high-speed Internet…
Nominees announced for Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce…
The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that 93 nominations have been received for 64 different businesses organizations and individuals in our community for this year’s Business and Community Achievement Awards Gala.…
Life through the lens
By Darren Lum The Senior Spotlight feature recognizes local seniors who are nominated by CARP’s local chapter in Haliburton. Haliburton’s Fred Phipps turns the pages to his photo album like flipping through the history of…
Local musher begins Yukon Quest
By Angelica Ingram It won’t be Hank DeBruin’s first time embarking on a 1000 mile (1600 kilometre) trek across the tundra but that doesn’t make the task any less daunting. To say the quiet 53-year-old…
Peter Bowers photography showing at Pinestone
By Jenn Watt Some of Peter Bowers’s best photographs were composed during the most inconvenient times and circumstances: right after snowfall during a particularly frigid day in the earliest hours of dawn. The results of…
Inaugural Battle of the Bands coming soon to…
By Angelica Ingram Get your guitar drumsticks and singing voice ready. The first Battle of the Bands is coming to Haliburton in just a few weeks and organizers are looking for you. Set to take…
Spilling the beans on Haliburton roastery
By Jenn Watt Oliver Zielke gets a charge when he thinks of people across the Highlands sipping coffee he roasted. He imagines them in their homes and offices preparing for their day at work or…
Success is all about attitude: Larter
By Jenn Watt Meeting Oprah Winfrey was on Lisa Larter’s bucket list so when she heard the famed talk show host was coming to Ottawa she started planning. While most people would buy a ticket…
County signs new broadband deal
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County is entering into a new agreement with Bell for the provision of high-speed Internet to a number of publicly owned buildings that will increase the number of public wireless hotspots…
Francey brings folk songs and fun to Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram At times it was difficult to decipher if you were at a concert or a Yuks Yuks comedy night. When David Francey performed this past Saturday at the Northern Lights Performing Arts…
HHOA fish hatchery included in county budget
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors passed the municipality’s 2016 budget during a Jan. 27 meeting and that budget includes a $10000 grant for the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association for the operation of the Haliburton…
Tourist info centre to close at year’s end
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County will close its tourist information centre along Highway 35 in Minden at the end of the year. County councillors made that decision during a Jan. 27 council meeting. At a…
Highlands East man dies aftersnowmobile goes through ice
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } By Angelica Ingram A 53-year-old man from Highlands East died after the snowmobile he was on went through the ice Friday night. Thomas Rivers was…