By Jenn Watt Published June 14 2016 It’s time we get to know our neighbourhood ticks because more of them are now carrying the bacteria that causes Lyme disease – a serious condition for humans and…
End of life care
By Jenn Watt June 7 2016 Our country has been in the midst of an intense and thoughtful conversation about the end of life and what supports and legislation should be available for those facing…
Watch for scams
By Jenn Watt Published May 31 2016 Your taxes are filed your bills are paid maybe you even have a return coming. Then you get the call: the Canada Revenue Agency is after you. You…
Finding the Group of Seven
By Jenn Watt Over the last four decades Jim and Sue Waddington have travelled Canada solving mysteries. A professor and nurse respectively the couple used their vacation time to follow clues scouring the landscape for…
Welcome refugees
By Jenn Watt Published May 17 2016 Haliburton has just received news that a family of refugees will be coming to the Highlands soon. Two parents and eight children ranging in age from two to…
Getting around
By Jenn Watt May 10 2016 Haliburton’s Head Lake Bridge is in the midst of construction again. By the end of June workers should have the second part of the project complete ensuring our safe…
Community hubs
By Angelica Ingram Published May 3 2016 Since becoming a homeowner I have become slightly obsessed with home renovation shows. You know the ones: Property Brothers Love it or List it Good Bones. These shows…
Trillium limbo
By Jenn Watt April 26 2016 The Haliburton Highlands has been well supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation over the years. Each funding cycle we at the paper expect at least a couple of local…
Addressing PTSD
By Jenn Watt April 19 2016 Mental trauma is just as bad as physical injury. It can cause lifelong pain destruction of relationships change in mood and in the worst cases can lead to self-harm.…
Economic boosters
By Jenn Watt Without volunteers many local organizations would not function. We all know this implicitly and feel it when we interact with one of the hundreds (if not thousands) of local volunteers who make…
Event full
By Angelica Ingram As spring creeps into the air – well we at least hope it will soon – thoughts of summer are not too far off. And with summer comes long warm nights bonfires…
Better court support
By Jenn Watt After the verdict in the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial came down on Thursday a former journalism professor of mine tweeted something worth remembering. “Let’s hope today’s commentators on the #Ghomeshi verdicts…
Finding peace
By Jenn Watt It was a tense 40 minutes in the Dysart et al council chambers Friday afternoon. Peter Schleifenbaum owner of Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve made a special delegation to council on…
Community giving knows no lines – municipal or…
To the Editor With the recent breakdown of the Wilberforce Curling Club’s brine system the club worked desperately to try to provide support to the various leagues and youth programs. We could not have done…
Uniting pastimes
By Jenn Watt We got news this week that the nascent junior A team the Haliburton Wolves is looking for a new owner. According to Stephane Laveault the point person for the Wolves Brad Williams…
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On debt By Jenn Watt On Feb. 25 the provincial Liberal government revealed this year’s budget filled with ambitious promises. Among them the announcement that students coming from homes bringing in $50000 or less a…
Indebted
By Jenn Watt You couldn’t have asked for a more humble response from a Highlander of the Year recipient. On Saturday evening Joanne Barnes manager of both the Minden Community Food Centre and Fuel for…
Healthy optimism
By Jenn Watt Norman Yan had a refreshing message to impart on Saturday when he addressed Environment Haliburton’s membership during their AGM: there’s reason for optimism. A career scientist who has worked on some of…
Jack Frost arrives
By Jenn Watt Belatedly Jack Frost made his way to the Highlands last weekend with bitter temperatures between -41ºC and a relatively balmy -17 by Sunday afternoon. It was more than we bargained for. Over…
Affording food
By Jenn Watt If you’ve been grocery shopping in the last couple of months you’ve noticed the incredible increase in the cost of some fruits and vegetables. And if you’ve been paying attention over the…
Be a 'Big'
By Jenn Watt Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes Haliburton needs the men of this county to join them in their mission of empowering kids and teenagers to fulfill their potential. The organization which…