By Angelica IngramA lot has changed in the past eight months and this column is just one example of something that’s different in Haliburton Village. As you may recall, the last time you read BIA…
Public to have their say on shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will embark on a public input process for its draft shoreline protection bylaw, that process including a virtual public meeting amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.In a nearly four-hour-long…
MP to hold referendum on update to MAID…
Local MP Jamie Schmale is asking constituents to weigh in on Bill C-7, which changes medical assistance in dying, or MAID, legislation. The proposed revisions are in response to a court ruling that part of…
Health unit staff give insight into contact tracing
By Jenn Watt While the task of COVID-19 case and contact management may be complicated and time consuming for staff at the local health unit, it’s also an emotional job, the board of health heard…
Some in-school public health services on hold
By Jenn Watt Some vaccinations and screening programs typically administered in schools have been relocated to health unit offices or put on hold for the 2020/2021 school year, members of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge…
Firearm-injury study authors call for suicide interventions tailored…
Health promoters emphasize there is help and hope for those in crisis in the Haliburton Highlands and wider region By Jenn Watt Authors of a study on firearm-related injuries in Ontario are calling for suicide…
Good stewardship of bats benefits everyone
By Darren Lum Paul Heaven, lead biologist on the 2018 Bats at Risk Assessment Report, hopes the public will do their part to help bats survive this winter.With the support of the Ministry of Natural…
Local nature conservation orgs adapt, mobilize amidst funding…
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee This second part of a two-part profile on local non-profit organizations explores how two environmental conservation organizations have fared since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work. When the pandemic lockdown…
Getting the word out on blue-green algae
County councillors to discuss how best to notify residents when blooms are suspected By Jenn Watt Haliburton County council will be discussing what can be done to better inform residents when blue-green algae blooms are…
Exploring the world through the photographer’s lens
By Jenn Watt Each image that Luke MacBride captures is like a fragment of his memory of a place – dark clouds descending over a beach in Kasoa, Ghana; a bright vista beaming through a…
Dysart chews on organic waste management
By Sue Tiffin Dysart et al is looking for options to better manage waste in the municipality.At a Nov. 10 committee-of-the-whole meeting, environmental manager John Watson presented a report to council about food waste organics…
Continued vigilance key in pandemic: education director
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board meeting on Nov. 10. By Jenn Watt Staff at area schools are being encouraged not to let their guard down…
HE council asked for more septic reinspection options
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 10 meeting of Highlands East council. By Darren Lum During a delegation, Cedar Lake Cottagers Association president Ron Parkinson asked the municipality to amend…
Do you have a research idea or question?…
U-Links Centre for Community-Based Research is currently seeking project proposals from community agencies for the winter 2020-21 academic term.Environmental research projects on the topics of climate change, energy policy, community resource management, sustainable waste management…
Advocacy from residents doesn’t change Dysart’s septic inspection…
By Sue Tiffin Dysart is looking for a third party to deliver a septic re-inspection program, accepting bids for the RFP until Nov. 25. But residents, including representatives of lake associations, want council to revisit…
Deadline looms for new bursary for Wilberforce students
By Darren Lum Students from the Wilberforce area are being encouraged to apply for a new Wilberforce FUNraising Group Bursary Award worth $500.The new bursary is made possible by an anonymous donor, said bursary coordinator…
Proposed student housing project moves forward
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 10 committee-of-the-whole meeting of Dysart council. A proposed student housing residence in Glebe Park that will accommodate Fleming College students is…
Journey of 1000 Miles starts with one step
By Darren LumWinterdance Dogsled Tours’ Hank DeBruin and Tanya McCready don’t believe in failure. There are only setbacks.Ever since they quit their jobs 20 years ago, the couple have followed their passion for the outdoors…
Non-profits pivot to take on pandemic challenges
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee The COVID-19 pandemic has hit non-profit organizations in Ontario hard, with many agencies facing barriers to fundraising, decreased donations and human resource challenges at a time when the need for their services…
Local company raises the roof in support of…
When Cory and Melissa Valentini got their roofing business ramped up for the summer season, they wanted to take their success and turn it into success for the whole community.The owner/operators of Up Right Roofing,…
Lakefront property owners asked to watch for blue-green…
By Jenn Watt The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations is asking lakefront property owners to check their lakes for blue-green algae after several suspected blooms were found in the county.The blooms have not yet…