By Laurie Jones Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre has hosted a weekly community drum circle since 2006. The circles are accessible and open to all; instruments are supplied…
Summertime – and the livin’ is delicious!
By Kate Butler Haliburton Highlands Museum If you’re reading this on a Tuesday in Haliburton you’ll no doubt be able to see all around the village evidence of residents and visitors loving local food. Our…
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Time travelling in Haliburton County with Rural Rogues By Jenn Watt A swath of patchy grass enclosed by heritage farm buildings and a dry stone fence was transformed last weekend through the power of performance…
A closer look into Bancroft Community Transit
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‘Absolutely no discussion’ on closing HE fire halls:…
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Bear calls down compared to last year
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Coalition working to reduce deer-car collisions
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Community of Making looking to grow
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Council approves festival pitch from teen
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Dysart HE make composters digesters available to residents
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Fatal collision on County Road 503
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Going after Garlon herbicide use in Dysart
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On the lookout for meteorites
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Requirements delay retirement residence
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Testing must be completed for water refill station
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Meteorite fragments likely fell near Cardiff
By Jenn Watt If you live in the Cardiff area there’s a chance you could find meteorites on your property. A fireball was observed by the Western University All-Sky Camera Network in the early morning…
Abbey Retreat Centre building community
By Jenn Watt It takes between $10000 and $12000 to run a four-day retreat at Abbey Retreat Centre for people with a cancer diagnosis and their caregivers. And while executive director Doug Norris would like…
Authors tell tales of adventure and misadventure
By Jenn Watt For the seventh year writers gave voice to their stories in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Community Room in Haliburton for Tall Pine Tales on July 17. “I have great…
Could Haliburton County be self-sustaining?
By Vanessa Balintec As climate change progresses cities and towns around the world can expect more natural disasters affecting infrastructure energy water and food availability and human health. Rural areas are not immune – dependency…
Haliburton Midnight Madness is back
By Vanessa Balintec Once again the Midnight Madness is back and as exciting as ever. The annual event taking place in Haliburton’s downtown core on Friday Aug. 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. will be…
Rotary Beach reopened after boat fire
By Jenn Watt The beach on Head Lake in Haliburton was reopened on Thursday July 18 by the Municipality of Dysart et al after staff determined debris from a boat fire had been adequately cleaned…