By Angelica Ingram Last week the Education Quality and Assessment Office (EQAO) released the annual results from standardized testing done across the province for Grade 9 students in math. The results compare Haliburton County schools…
Residents go days without power
By Jenn Watt A storm that swept across Ontario on Friday downed hydro lines with 100-kilometre-an-hour winds knocking out power to thousands for days. Across Haliburton County there were more than 60 incidents investigated by…
Woodlot to warm homes and hearts across the…
By Jenn Watt Trees once planted by Donald Sanderson will soon be heating the homes of many across the Highlands – perhaps even his relatives. His son Michael Sanderson who now owns the property near…
County forms new water management organization with CEWF
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County is joining forces with the Coalition for Equitable Water Flow (CEWF) to create a new organization to give a unified voice to the stakeholders of the feeder lakes of the…
CUPE reaches deal with province
By Angelica Ingram Education workers represented by CUPE have reached a tentative deal with the province announced on Monday Nov. 2. The union which represents 55000 employees issued a media release stating they had reached…
HHHS to spend $2M on records system
By Chad Ingram Haliburton Highlands Health Services will spend up to $2.1 million on a centralized electronic records system with Ross Memorial Hospital Campbellford Memorial Hospital Northumberland Hills Hospital and Lakeridge Health. HHHS board members…
OPP billing makes big impact on budget again
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Oct. 26 meeting of Dysart et al council. By Angelica Ingram The numbers are in for the impact the new OPP billing model will have…
President passionate about club's efforts
By Angelica Ingram When George Kadoke travelled to South Africa a number of years ago he saw first-hand the good work Rotary Clubs are a part of. “I was in South Africa in 2005 for…
Recovering from trauma and growing optimism
By Jenn Watt Nancy Brownsberger’s family lost many of their possessions on a cold March day in 2014. She watched as local firefighters hurried to rescue the things they could from her Eagle Lake home…
Spring bear hunt is back across province
By Angelica Ingram When Erin Nicholls heard that the spring bear hunt was returning to all of Ontario he was elated. A bear guide for more than 20 years Nicholls said the provincial announcement made…
Farmers’ Market celebrates $450000 season continues to grow
By Angelica Ingram Many busy Tuesdays in Head Lake Park and bustling Friday afternoons at the corner of Highway 35 and 118 resulted in a banner year for the area’s farmers’ markets. Coming to an…
Festival promoter eyes Haliburton
By Angelica Ingram A familiar producer of music festivals who has previously tried bringing a large-scale event to Minden Hills is now setting his sights on the municipality of Dysart et al. Wolfgang Siebert and…
Global warming will change Highlands tourism industry: Schleifenbaum
By Jenn Watt Climate change will not spare Haliburton County and the tourism industry would be wise to begin planning for what’s to come Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve owner Peter Schleifenbaum told a…
It’s all about attitude: business advice for high…
By Angelica Ingram If there was one resounding piece of advice the students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School heard on Oct. 23 it was this: a good attitude and hard work will help find you…
Province cancels longstanding entrepreneurial program
By Angelica Ingram Oliver Zielke doesn’t know how he would have started his business JBeans Roastery if not for the help offered by the Ontario Self Employment Benefit program. Aside from offering financial support the…
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A pile of ashes dumped on a Peninsula Drive property was to blame for a brush fire Tuesday. Dysart Fire Department sent seven firefighters to the property at 2:44 p.m. Oct. 20 to find "a…
AMO expenses total about $8300
By Chad Ingram County politicians who attended the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Niagara Falls in August accrued just more than $8300 in combined expenses. The annual conference offers seminars speakers and allows…
Bridge work to be done by late November
The following are brief reports of items discussed at county council committee meetings on Wednesday Oct. 14. By Jenn Watt The first phase of work on Haliburton’s Head Lake Bridge should be complete by late…
Enhanced care brings support into the home
By Angelica Ingram Janet Wood points to a wall of thank-you cards hanging in her office and begins to get emotional. The enhanced care co-ordinator for Haliburton Highlands Health Services Community Support Services division regularly…
Helping refugees in Haliburton
By Jenn Watt Around the world more than 60 million people have been displaced from their homeland. Syrians who have been in the news lately due to the brutal ongoing civil war represent the largest…
New fitness studio opens in town
By Angelica Ingram Those looking to get physically and mentally fit while enjoying a scenic view now have a new option in Haliburton Village. Open for the past few weeks Exhale Fitness Studio has long…