Developer working on new condo for Haliburton

By Jenn Watt Published May 31 2016 Greystone Construction Ltd. and sales representative Trophy Property Corp. are moving through the necessary steps and studies to bring a new condo to Haliburton Village. Called Wallings Way…

Library lacks staff to keep up with demand

By Chad Ingram Published May 31 2016 An annual report from Haliburton County Public Library CEO Bessie Sullivan shows the library struggling to keep pace with demand for digital literacy programming. “The growth of the…

School board contacts mediator after labour board ruling

By Chad Ingram Published May 31 2016 The chairwoman of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board says the board intends to get back to the bargaining table with Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 15…

Staffing emergency dept. difficult

By Jenn Watt Published by May 31 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting on Thursday May 26 in Haliburton. Dr. Greg Karaguesian chief of…

Fatal collision in Highlands East

Police are in the early stages of an investigation into a single-vehicle collision that killed Belleville man Gerald Pope 64 on Wednesday May 25. According to a press release just after 6 p.m. Haliburton Highlands…

CHA is asking for realtors’ pledge

By Darren Lum Published May 19 2016 Local realtors are making a pledge towards a healthier Highlands through an education and awareness initiative by the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ Associations (CHA). The Lake Protectors…

Magnificent life detailed in new book

Published May 19 2016 Lea Kitler is incredibly thankful for “the magnificent life” she has on her hilltop organic farm near Highland Grove which is not surprisingly called Magnificent Hill. She is also a local…

Orchestra gets by with help from friends

By Angelica Ingram Published May 19 2016 It will be an evening celebrating friendships at the upcoming Highlands Chamber Orchestra performance on Saturday May 28 at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion. The orchestra which…

Tiny invasive organism a big threat to our…

Even though there are signs at public boat launches warning of invasive species including the spiny water flea it is hard to appreciate the damage this tiny organism can do until you comprehend its impact…

TLDSB welcomes new superintendent

Published May 25 2016 Atlast night’s board meeting trustees approved the appointment ofDave Golden as a new Superintendent of Education for TrilliumLakelands District School Board. Due to the upcoming retirement ofEarl Manners from the senior…

CARP tackles assisted dying bill at AGM

By Angelica Ingram May 24 2016 The assisted dying legislation also referred to as Bill C-14 has been making headlines in the news and is a topic of much discussion. The issue was also the…

Teacher awarded for saving man’s life

By Darren Lum May 24 2016 A local elementary school teacher and ski patroller was recognized by the Canadian Ski Patrol for saving the life of an elderly man while on vacation in Point Pelee.…

Competitive bids on paving contract

By Chad Ingram Published May 17 2016 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 11 Haliburton County roads committee meeting . Councillors and staff were pleased that three of five bids…

County sticks with map for tourism promotion

By Chad Ingram Published May 17 2016 Haliburton County will stick with the map-like explore guide it produced this year versus the traditional Destination Guide it produced previously as its main tourism publication for 2017.…

Duchene embraces veteran role with Team Canada

By Darren Lum Published May 17 2016 He’s all of 25 years old and has already played for Canada more times than many of his teammates. Haliburton’s Matt Duchene and centre for the NHL’s Colorado…