By Emily Stonehouse As someone who writes words for a living, I am often captivated by the weight some add to fly-away terms. During election times, a series of buzz words are so frequently thrust…
Until it’s gone
By Emily Stonehouse Full disclosure: I had an entirely different editorial written. It was a shoutout to Dysart, and their efforts towards including others in their parks and recreation plan. They do deserve some kudos…
Misinformation
By Emily Stonehouse There are a lot of buzz words circulating around the veins of our world these days. It’s no secret that we are in an era of political strife; a marked delineation of…
Five years
By Emily Stonehouse Five years ago today, I was toying between the idea of shutting down my computer, or letting it sleep. I am notorious for letting my computer drift to sleep; leaving the steady…
Elbows up
By Emily Stonehouse It’s been a weird few years. I think we can all agree on that. A pandemic and natural disasters and political fraught. And all of it, coming to us faster than we…
Try
By Emily Stonehouse When I was in high school - yes, our very own Haliburton Highlands Secondary School - not so long ago, we held a mock election. It was a good opportunity to understand…
Decisions, decisions
By Emily Stonehouse I like choices. Options. They’re nice to have. We all like a little variety in our day-to-day. Some say it’s the spice of life; keeps things fresh. Choices and options are what…
Flags
By Emily Stonehouse I have to say it. I feel like someone does. And trust me, I hummed and hawed on this one. A few weeks ago, I wrote an editorial about how Dysart et…
Engineering
By Emily Stonehouse My husband is an engineer. I remember asking him once what his dream job would be. “I’m doing it,” he replied, with confidence. He works hard and enjoys the challenges and wins…
Aluminium houses
By Vivian Collings Housing, housing, housing How many times is that word in today’s paper? Short-term rentals, transitional housing, affordable housing, a lack thereof. Council’s approval to allow additional dwelling units on some developed lots…
The ones who made it home
By Vivian Collings Remembrance Day is a time for us to honour those who served in the armed forces and lost their lives in the line of duty. Physically, we wear a poppy and attend…
Every Child Matters
By Vivian Collings National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was on Saturday. It’s also known as Orange Shirt Day, a time to wear the vibrant colour to honour Indigenous children who never came home safe…
Monkeys in the middle
By Vivian Collings Timing is really incredible sometimes. Or should I say ironic? If Head Lake Park actually had a head with a thinking brain, I wonder if it would be reeling like mine after…
Let’s hear it for the boys in blue
I was never a hockey fan. I started the CanSkate program at age 4 or 5 in Minden. Efforts to convince me to play hockey bounced right off my pink helmet. I had my heart…
‘August slipped away into a moment in time’
By Vivian Collings Taylor Swift’s lyrics capture the season all too well. Just like a favourite movie over too soon, the summer madness has reached its finale. Much faster than it came, it’s gone. Big…
An apple a day…
By Vivian Collings I went for a motorcycle ride with my dad on Father’s Day.We drove through the Highlands, enjoying the hazy skies, a rocky landscape, and bright green trees, attempting to disconnect from reality…
A COVID silver lining
By Vivian Collings It’s been a couple of months since I sat down with Jenn Mills in the principal’s office at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School to chat about her new position, but I still think…
Listening to understand
By Vivian Collings Places where people gather in Haliburton daily, for whatever the reason may be, are pure magic to me. Castle Antiques is one of those places.Sitting among items loved long ago with a friend,…
Heroes wear pyjamas
The “nightmares” that I remember are often very vivid because they are real-life scenarios; missing a deadline for work, making a big mistake, embarrassing myself in public, etc.While I’m asleep and dreaming, it usually feels…
A dream playground
By Vivian Collings It’s been a couple of months since writing about poverty in the Highlands in one of my editorials.With the launch of the fundraising campaign to build a new playground in Head Lake…
Ahead by a century
By Vivian Collings Although what we see outside our windows right now is similar to looking through a monochromatic filter, Haliburton’s recently been going green in another way. We have some really refreshing environmental initiatives…