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…
Website brings gun violence awareness
by Angelica Ingram Jerelyn Craden is using her voice in a unique way to spread a message that is close to her heart. The singer songwriter entertainer and all around creative force was sitting at…
Wilberforce clinic gets a temporary doctor
By Angelica Ingram Residents in Highlands East are one step closer to getting improved medical care in their backyard. The municipality has announced the Wilberforce Clinic on Loop Road will have a physician for two…
Donation goal within sight for refugee group
Submitted The Haliburton Highlands has come together over the last two months donating $25000 toward the goal of $50000 to bring a family of refugees to the village. The grassroots group Haliburton Refugee Sponsorship Committee…
FoRT event inspires backyard adventures
By Darren Lum Haliburton resident Sean Pennylegion will take people back in time to when the train was king in an upcoming talk presented by Friends of the Rail Trail. It was during his cycling…
Big things in store for HHHS in 2016
By Angelica Ingram Progress on a palliative care wing a new telehomecare program and a million dollars. The past year was a strong one for the Haliburton Highlands Health Services and the foundation with more…
Dysart forms economic development committee to draft plan
By Angelica Ingram Following months of work towards building a local economic development plan the municipality has appointed a committee consisting of area community representatives. The committee includes Reeve Murray Fearrey as ex-officio Deputy-reeve Andrea…
New speaker series to highlight stories of adventure
By Angelica Ingram If you enjoy embarking on adventures learning about new places and humming along to a tune a new speaker series launching this week might pique your interest. Titled Telling Our Stories the…
Carjacking leaves shock in its wake
By Darren Lum A young woman remains in shock after being robbed of her car at knife point outside a local grocery store last Monday evening in downtown Haliburton. At 7 p.m. a Haliburton Foodland…
Charities receive strong support
By Jenn Watt The Haliburton community is coming through again this year for area charities that depend on generosity during Christmastime. Outside the Lily Ann on York Street on Thursday a line of people waited…
Compliance for campgrounds on environmental regs
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 14 meeting of Highlands East council. Highlands East council is asking staff to draw up a bylaw that would ensure camprounds…
Councillors request tax increase scenarios
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County residents should expect at least a 3.85 per cent increase in their upper-tier property taxes for 2016. County treasurer Laura Janke gave councillors a peek at the 2016 draft budget…
Knitted Knockers give support to women with breast…
By Jenn Watt It takes a quarter of a skein of yarn and a few hours to make a difference for a woman in need of a breast prosthesis. Knitted Knockers Canada collects prostheses made…
‘Miracle baby’ will celebrate first Christmas
By Darren Lum Close to one year after baby Prudence Evelyn-Anne Christie was released from the hospital her parents Mark Christie and Nicole Hanna reflect on the strong community support they continue to receive for…
New club perfect for foodies
By Angelica Ingram There’s a new club in town that’s easy to join has no meetings and provides the most delicious food. The Bread and Bagel Club is a creative initiative started by Janine Papadopoulos…
Warm weather and no snow hurting area tourism
By Angelica Ingram The December that Haliburton County residents have been experiencing has been disastrous for some. That was the word Chris Bishop used to describe the effect the weather has been having on his…