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Police are looking for help in finding 12 stolen guns and identifying the person(s) who stole them. According to the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP 12 restricted and non-restricted firearms were taken from a residence…

By Jenn Watt Update (Jan. 3 2020): A spokesperson for RE/MAX sent the following update: "To date 65 former RE/MAX North Country Agents are transferring their licenses and remaining in the RE/MAX network. There are…

In the next year county council plans to face challenges including the question of governance physician recruitment and provincial changes to public health and paramedicine and celebrate successes such as the expansion of cell and…

By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 16 meeting of Dysart et al council. Councillors saw the first draft of bylaw directing snowmobile activity within the municipality with…

By Chad Ingram The Lipsy Lake Cottage Owners’ Association is requesting that the Municipality of Dysart et al minimize promotion of a portage route between Kennisis Lake and Lipsy Lake. In October Dysart et al…

By Jenn Watt Everyone goes through difficult times in their life whether it be grief depression anxiety relationship issues or periods of intense stress. Sometimes finding the right book at the right time can make…

By Chad Ingram Council discussed options for replacing the pay gate at the Haliburton Family Medical Centre after the gate was vandalized to the point of irreparable damage in November. On Nov. 15 the unit…

By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Highlands Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate sports excellence and community spirit and well as the history of sport in the county. The volunteer organizers of the proposed hall of…

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By Jenn Watt Atop a snowy hill on Unicorn Road sits a home alive with light. Glowing reindeer lead the way to the Clevelands’ home which shines like a wintry gingerbread house guarded by two…

By Jenn Watt A bird rare to Ontario is creating a flap at Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre as a steady migration of birders make their way to check out the varied thrush that…

By Chad Ingram Members of Highlands East council heard about a proposal for a private club and shooting range just outside Cardiff during a Dec. 10 meeting. The facility to be called Off Trail Odysseys…

By Chad Ingram Highlands East council is supporting the service delivery and governance review the County of Haliburton is having performed making it the fourth and final of the county’s four lower-tier municipalities to do…

Haliburton County food banks are getting an infusion of money thanks to the record collection of funds from Moose FM’s annual Christmas Radiothon held from Dec. 5 to 6. With $33800 raised this year the…

By Chad Ingram Highlands East council is supporting the lifting and conveyance of a 200-foot Crown-owned reserve around the circumference of Centre Lake which would potentially allow for a subdivision to be constructed on a…

By Darren Lum As colleagues walked back and forth in front of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School carrying flags and picket signs during the second one-day strike in two weeks their collective bargaining representative for OSSTF…

By Darren Lum The public is invited to learn share skills enjoy fellowship and have fun at the first Repair Café facilitated by SIRCH Community Services. The free community event on Jan. 25 will be…