By Chad Ingram Councillors on Haliburton County’s finance and correspondence committee are recommending the municipality contribute an extra $280000 to reserves in 2016 which would result in a 3.85 per cent tax rate increase at…
Crosswalk being reconsidered
By Angelica Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 25 meeting of Dysart et al council. Councillors are straying from a decision they made last year regarding a pedestrian crosswalk…
Fire chief announces retirement
By Angelica Ingram He started his career in the park and eventually worked his way up to become the first paid fire chief for the municipality of Dysart et al. Soon Miles Maughan will be…
New food bank open in Wilberforce
By Angelica Ingram A volunteer at the Wilberforce Food Bank pushes a red cart along two rows of shelves that stretch from floor to ceiling. The shelves are arranged with stacks of food just like…
Patterson subject of new book on cancer
By Angelica Ingram When Haliburton’s John Patterson was diagnosed with malignant melanoma he turned to his sister-in-law Alanna Mitchell for help. Patterson who has faced cancer once before was diagnosed just shy of six years…
Selbie honoured for work on mine disaster
By Jenn Watt Water its components and the life it sustains have been the passion of Haliburton’s Daniel Selbie for most of his adult life. Growing up surrounded by the lakes of the Highlands Selbie…
Buy a meal give a meal
By Jenn Watt SIRCH Community Kitchen volunteers have been cooking up meals for neighbours in need for years but now they’re offering that same nutritious homemade food to anyone who wants to buy it. Called…
Fish hatchery funding question back on table
By Chad Ingram It was a familiar discussion. Haliburton County councillors are torn on how to handle a grant request from the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association which operates the Haliburton fish hatchery. Members of the…
HHSS students take top spots at art show
By Jenn Watt Four local student artists where honoured at a recent art show in Bancroft. Ariel Weiss Naomi Russell Christina Stephen and Brynn Meyers were amongst the winners at this year’s Michal Manson Juried…
Man injured in snowmobile crash
Submitted by the OPP The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a single snowmobile collision that occurred on Sunday close to 1:30 p.m. on Nomad Road in Dysart et al. The…
School board brings in mediator
By Angelica Ingram Following months of unsuccessful meetings the Trillium Lakelands District School Board has called in a mediator to assist with contract negotiations between the board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Local…
Tourist centre likely to close
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County will likely be closing its tourist information centre on Highway 35. It’s just a matter of when. Members of the county’s tourism committee received a report on the future of…
Abbey Gardens and Fleming to create alternative energy…
By Jenn Watt Since its inception in 2009 Abbey Gardens has been growing and its produce includes more than just veggies. Each year the sustainable living centre adds something new fostering businesses and expanding its…
Birthday party plans underway for Dysart’s 150th
By Angelica Ingram There’s going to be a big party and everyone is invited. Although the milestone doesn’t officially happen until 2017 it’s a number so big it’s going to take a year of planning…
Gliddon honoured for lifetime of ministerial work
By Angelica Ingram When Bill Gliddon opened his letter from the Archbishop of Toronto he thought he was off the hook. The letter dated Dec. 11 invited Gliddon to attend a special New Year’s Day…
Grants roll in for area projects
By Jenn Watt Two area not-for-profits and one municipality are moving forward with community projects after their applications were accepted by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Arts Council ~ Haliburton Highlands secured the largest grant…
Highlands East to help curling club get up…
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Jan. 11 meeting of Highlands East council. By Angelica Ingram The executive of the Wilberforce Curling Club is asking for the municipality’s help in getting…
Nominations open for business and community awards
By Angelica Ingram Bernie and Jim Davis are avid travellers and wherever they go they are interacting with frontline staff at restaurants grocery stores and gas stations. Their impression of any town or region is…
Police continue to search for missing Bowmanville man
By Angelica Ingram Months have passed since Bowmanville man David Palmer was first reported missing however police continue to search for the 47-year-old whose car was found in the Haliburton area. Palmer was last seen…
Scotty Morrison tournament cancelled
by Darren Lum After seven years the Scotty Morrison Hockey Tournament is cancelled and won’t see an eighth year after raising more than $200000 net in its history. Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation chairperson Peter…
Sir Sam’s: 50 Years on the Hill
By Janet Trull Sir Sam Hughes was Canada’s Minister of Militia and Defence in the First World War. He was not a skier. Apparently he was a pretty aggressive lacrosse player but he never imagined…