By Chad Ingram Haliburton County’s four lower-tier municipalities will continue to deal with recovery from the COVID-19 crisis separately county councillors decided during a June 10 special meeting. While there had been some thought given…
COVID-19 questions answered during CKL town hall CKL…
By Sue Tiffin A virtual town hall hosted in City of Kawartha Lakes on June 11 brought information from city and health officials straight to residents via the internet and cable television. “We are constantly…
Daycares remain closed advocate for reopening support
By Sue Tiffin Most parents weren’t surprised that daycare centres didn’t open on June 12 the first day they were permitted to by the province as part of the COVID-19 reopening plan local daycare operators…
Fireworks restricted to holiday celebrations
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 9 regular meeting of Highlands East council which was held remotely and broadcast online. Highlands East has a new fireworks bylaw…
G7 student senate fights for climate action
By Zachary Roman The G7 Student Senate presented their climate action plan to the Trillium Lakelands District School Board at its regular meeting of the board on June 9. One representative from each of the…
Lions pounce on opportunity to fund local learning
The Haliburton and District Lions Club is helping to purchase Maker Kits. Maker Kits also called STEAM Kits focus on enhancing children and youth understanding of STEAM - science technology engineering art and math. STEAM…
Nature enthusiasts asked to hold tight for Barnum…
By Darren Lum The public will have to wait for the official opening of the Barnum Creek Nature Reserve previously planned for this spring due to COVID-19 precautions. “We do not have a date for…
Patients could stay in town for out-of-town appointments
By Sue Tiffin As non-urgent appointments are made available throughout the province and residents are contacted for specialty visits Ontario Telemedicine Network allows for virtual care for out-of-town engagements. “Part of Ontario’s publicly-funded health care…
Rail Trail reopens for ATV use
By Zachary Roman In a Facebook post made on June 9 the County of Haliburton announced that the Rail Trail will be opened to motorized vehicles as of Friday June 19. “As the COVID-19 pandemic…
Soap maker gives back to SIRCH Community Kitchen
Published June 16 2020 When Covid-19 hit the Haliburton Highlands Lea Bartlett of Treehouse Soap began looking for a way to give back to the community she lives in to help people get through the…
Fireworks restricted to holiday celebrations
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 9 regular meeting of Highlands East council which was held remotely and broadcast online. Highlands East has a new fireworks bylaw…
Dysart creates COVID-19 Community Recovery Task Force
By Staff On Thursday the Municipality of Dysart's Emergency Control Group announced the formation of the COVID-19 Community Recovery Task Force which is to " support our community and municipal recovery and relief efforts throughout…
Club’s end means new future for Haliburton soccer
By Darren Lum Staff reporter Soccer in Haliburton this summer isn’t happening. Part of it is because of COVID-19 and part of it is the end of the Haliburton Soccer Club which was due in…
Country Rose has new home its legacywill go…
By Zachary Roman Country Rose Haliburton’s go-togarden centre since 1986 will not be closing after all. It has foundnew owners and in six weeks it will have found a new home too. But don’t worry…
Farmers’ markets open with safetyprotocols
By Sue Tiffin The county’s three farmers’ marketswon’t look the same this year but they’ll be open for businesseven if it’s not as usual. Minden’s market runs Saturdaysbeginning June 13 Haliburton’s market runs Tuesdays beginningJune…
Make Dreams Come True continues to mark achievements
By Darren Lum Staff reporter COVID-19 has changed the way we live but this doesn’t mean it has to diminish the achievement of graduates whether it’s for Grade 8 students grad uating or high schoolers…
Public should remain diligent duringpandemic: health unit
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter Haliburton County’s total confirmedcases of COVID-19 that are unresolved remain at one after a new caseappeared – the first since April – last week. Currently there arealso two community high-risk…
Stage 2 begins Friday in county
By Chad Ingram The provincial government announcedMonday that as of 12:01 a.m. Friday June 12 a number of businesseswill be able to re-open at least in modified fashion in communitiesoutside the Toronto area as the…
Free fruit and vegetables distributedto local seniors
By Jenn Watt One hundred seniors in HaliburtonCounty are receiving Good Food Boxes filled with fresh produce oncea month funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program and organizedby the Rotary Club of Haliburton. The…
Haliburton Rocks group brings sentimentto sediment
You may have noticed something different on your walks around Haliburton recently: painted rocks. Painting rocks with uplifting messages and/or beau tiful art then leaving them near sidewalks or walk ing trails has become a…
HHHS to resume non-urgent surgeries procedures tests
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter Non-urgent care is reopening as the province does. Haliburton Highlands Health Services announced that non-urgent procedures and tests will start to resume fol lowing their postponement since March 19 due…