By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 26 2017 Even before smartphones came along our vehicles were loaded with distracting things. Complicated dashboard radios video screens kids fighting in the back seat food from the drive-thru window…
What a village
Published Sept. 26 2017 To the Editor What a wonderful village we live in. Last week I had an unfortunate fall which required stitches and I want to thank the kind people who helped pick…
Take back the night
By Jenn Watt Published: Sept. 19 2017 For the past two years I’ve attended Haliburton’s Take Back the Night rally and walk to demonstrate against sexual harassment and assault. Both times turnout has been pretty…
Colourfest autumn and much more
By Cindy Campbell Published Sept. 12 2017 Summer is over. Many will debate if it really happened this year but the calendar date tells us all to move on to autumn! This summer saw many…
Happy Huskies
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 12 2017 Local dogsled tour providers Hank DeBruin and Tanya McCready-DeBruin have been trying to head off unwarranted criticism following the release of a film called Sled Dogs which is…
Moving on from the OMB
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 5 2017 IT’S UNFORTUNATE that concerns and questions over what Haliburton Forest had planned for a biochar facility on Kennaway Road had to be taken to the Ontario Municipal Board…
Big ideas
By Jenn Watt Published August 29 2017 F rom the vantage point of 2017 the history of Haliburton School of Art and Design seems serendipitous in the way it grew out of the seed of…
Protect waterways
To the Editor Right now the federal government is reviewing the Navigation Protection Act – that’s the law that should give all Canadians the right to paddle up and down this land’s waterways. That right…
Balanced media diet
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 22 2017 If your home is anything like mine the last week has been one of captivated horror as news from the States pours in. Starting Aug. 12 with the…
Council out of touch
To the Editor Re: The Aug. 2 Highlands East council meeting and huge increases to the planning department fees. It would appear that the only councillor Cecil Ryall voted against the proposed increases in a…
Septic check-up
By Jenn Watt Editor Published August 15 2017 A s was noted in Robert Mackenzie’s story on page 10 mandatory septic reinspections are becoming the norm across the Haliburton Highlands. This is very good news.…
Shaming behaviour
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 8 2017 You don’t have to spend much time online to find out the internet is an increasingly hostile place. If you use Twitter and Facebook even in a casual…
We need to protect milkweed
To the Editor I am writing in response to the Aug. 1 issue’s letter by Bob Heyes titled “Dysart helps save the monarchs.” It is great to hear that Dysart is doing something about the…
Climate change is urgent
Published Aug. 1 2017 To the Editor I am writing in response to your Climate Emergency editorial of July 11. Your comments resonated with me. I grew up in a different world. We took so…
Dysart helps save the monarchs
Published Aug. 1 2017 To the Editor This letter’s headline is not referring to the British Royal Family! Rather to the monarch butterfly which many know has been in significant decline the past number of…
Too close for comfort
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 1 2017 This week we have a story about a coyote that grabbed a small dog and ran off into the woods with it. The pet’s owner was thankfully close-by…
Wash and wear
By Sharon Lynch Published Aug. 1 2017 “But I don’t want to go with you” whined Jason leaning his kitchen chair back almost to the point of falling backwards. Maggie had already told him that…
A surprising partnership
The weekend of Aug. 19 and 20 will mark the third annual Haliburton Outboard Powerboat Races. The races will be held at Head Lake Park right here in Haliburton. The Haliburton Hospital Auxiliary will be…
Sculpting the shield
Tuesday the Haliburton Sculpture Forest officially unveils four new pieces to its permanent outdoor exhibit. Carved on the Canadian Shield is a Canada 150 project that asked artists to take a piece of limestone and…
To keep or to sell
By Jenn Watt Published July 18 2017 T his week’s paper features two stories about special land and difficult decisions. On one hand we have Norah’s Island donated to the land trust 10 years ago…
Climate emergency
By Jenn Watt Published July 11 2017 Dianne Saxe arrived less than two months after a state of emergency was lifted in Minden due to flooding and a day before a wild storm that ripped…