Walk-ins for getting COVID-19 vaccines are now open to anyone age five years and older who is eligible for a first, second or booster dose. Effective immediately, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit…
SHOOTING OF DOGS BEING INVESTIGATED BY POLICE
Investigators Requesting Public Assistance The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing its investigation and requesting public assistance in relation to a shooting incident of two dogs in the Municipality of…
Haliburton County schools reporting absence rates of 14%…
By Sue Tiffin One week after staff and students returned to in-person learning at schools, schools across Haliburton County were reporting absence rates of 14 to 39 per cent. While the Ministry of Education is…
Board announces new protocols for in-school return
By Nick BernardThe following are brief reports on items discussed at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board trustees meeting, held on Jan 11. TLDSB director Wes Hahn’s first update for the year characterized an eventful…
Proposed tax rate lowered to 5.5%
By Darren LumDysart et al is looking to keep its ratepayers with the lowest tax rate in Haliburton County after reaching a proposed municipal tax levy of 5.5 per cent following a meeting to discuss…
Bolstering a dream with real world experience
By Darren LumThe following is one in a series of stories, depicting Haliburton Highlands Secondary School co-op placements. Ever since she was a young girl, Brooke Stover has loved animals.The Grade 12 Haliburton Highlands Secondary…
Test positivity rates, outbreak reports being monitored by…
By Sue TiffinThe following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on Jan. 12. There have been 4,858…
Haliburton County council hopes to reduce proposed tax…
By Stephen PetrickHaliburton County councillors hope to whittle down a proposed budget that would lead to a roughly three per cent tax increase to county residents.Details on the 2022 operations and capital budget were discussed…
Library applauded for community support and outreach
By Sue TiffinThe following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 12 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. Highlands East Deputy Mayor Cec Ryall, who sits on the board, thanked HCPL…
Enviro-Cafe: Climate change can’t be ignored anymore
By Nick BernardThe public received an update on Haliburton County’s climate change plan during an Enviro-Cafe presentation led by climate change coordinator Korey McKay on Jan. 11.Organized by Environment Haliburton (EH), the event was led…
Highlands speedster complements Warriors aspirations
By Darren LumWalking through Head Lake Park with the chill in the air and the snow on the ground, Sterling Nesbitt said these are some of the aspects of winter she has missed since going…
Pandemic pushes people to Nordic trails
By Stephen PetrickFor so many, the last two years of the pandemic has included our winters of discontent.The COVID crisis, which we now know is worsened in winter, leads to shuttered schools, boarded up businesses,…
Huskies pack shore up blueline with OHL veteran
By Alex GallacherFollowing the OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League) trade deadline, the Haliburton County Huskies have announced a significant move to improve the team’s defence by acquiring Simon Rose. The 20-year-old last played for the…
Hike Haliburton – Winter Edition cancelled
By Stephen PetrickAnother event is taking a hike, thanks to COVID.The Hike Haliburton - Winter Edition festival, scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6, has been cancelled. The news was made official at the Wednesday, Jan.…
Grant funding available to local start-ups
By Angelica IngramSince signing up for ShopCloseBuy.ca, Kyla Grexton has been amazed at the local support and assistance she has received. The creator behind Keep Me In Stitchez, Grexton makes handmade baby gifts, blankets, dishcloths…
Premier Doug Ford announces easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Indoor dining, gyms, and movie theatres are opening up with 50 per cent capacity beginning Jan. 31, according to an announcement made today by the provincial government. After days of announcing “positive news” to come…
OPP seeking public’s help
The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is currently investigating a possible altercation between several males in Haliburton. Police received information that during the early evening on Tuesday, Jan. 18, an altercation took…
Efforts focused on decreasing the impact
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on Jan. 5. Dr. Natalie…
Return to modified Stage Two affecting business community
By Chris DrostWith the recent move by the Province of Ontario to return to a modified Stage Two in its ongoing efforts to protect the hospital system, business owners in Haliburton County are feeling the…
No shot at Canadian National Pond Hockey this…
The Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships is cancelled for 2022.The multi-day outdoor hockey tournament was hoping to return to action after a two-year pause caused by the pandemic. This year it was scheduled to be…
Long-term solutions needed for longterm care: advocate
By Stephen Petrick New measures by the province to protect long-term care residents from COVID-19 seem necessary, but more work needs to be done to improve their quality of life long-term, said a local advocate.The…