By Vivian Collings A piece of Haliburton history will be shutting its glass door and locking up, indefinitely, in just two months. The era of the Ethel Curry Gallery is coming to an end on…
A walk on the wild side
By Emily Stonehouse We’re always running. Setting alarms on our cell phones and scheduling meetings to catch up. It’s a time where we hear “I don’t have the time” daily, and priorities are jumbled like…
Pink-coloured glasses
By Vivian Collings Last Tuesday, after work, I threw on a bright pink sweater and made my way to Highlands Cinemas with a friend. To see Oppenheimer, of course. When we got there, we were…
Water shoes
By Steve Galea Last week, I went on a magazine assignment that required me to fly fish for a day on the Ottawa River from a drift boat – yes, I live a tough life. …
Remains of county’s oldest known turtle found
By Vivian Collings The Turtle Guardians recently announced a tragic end to Amazing Grace’s story. Remains of a large snapping turtle with distinguishing features were found at the Koshlong Lake dam, close to 15 kilometres…
Spirit of volunteerism high amongst local youth
By Christine Carr The spirit of volunteerism is high amongst many of Haliburton County’s youth, and that is especially true for 14-year old Ella Gervais. Ella, who is currently entering her grade 10 year at…
County inches closer to short-term property rental regulations
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After about a year in the making, Haliburton Council got a look at bylaws that guide the regulating and licensing of short-term property rentals. Stephen Stone, the county’s…
Our friend, Barrie Martin
By Emily Stonehouse For so much of life, our careers define us. At parties, for introductions to strangers, as a sense of belonging. I thought about this as I drove to Barrie Martin’s house last…
Duchene joins Dallas Stars
By Emily Stonehouse Change is in the air for for Haliburton local Matt Duchene. On June 30, the 32-year old center was bought out by the Nashville Predators for the remaining three years of his…
Wise society
By Lynda Shadbolt I have always believed that change comes from the bottom up. That every single person that shares this planet has a responsibility to take care of it. To make choices that benefit all…
Boater up
By Steve Galea This week, I put money down on a new boat and trailer, which I’m told should arrive before the end of summer. I’m excited, but the problem with buying a new boat…
Dysart resident lobbies county to tax short-term rental…
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Haliburton County comes up short by having no means to tax the local businesses that are short-term rental properties. Philip Harknett, a property owner in the county since…
Dysart mayor lauds early septic inspection results
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dysart staff have already kicked this year’s septic maintenance inspection program into high gear. Brianna Quinn, the township’s sewage system maintenance program supervisor, told township council June 27…
Food charity sees dramatic rise in need, instability…
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Central Food Network operates with a “no wrong door” approach in helping people make ends meet.Nancy Wright-Laking, who is in her third term as chairperson of the…
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…
Our human attention span is what?
By Jerelyn Craden As it so happens, ol’ Maybelle was talking to Renda Ploops, a great gal, full of vim and vinegar, with a mind that flits around the earth and back in the course…
My blind spot
By Steve Galea This weekend Jenn and I were having a conversation about how the mind works (I think she was, once again, trying to figure out how mine does). Somewhere in the conversation, she…
Athletes and coaches celebrated at Athletic Ceremony
By Vivian CollingsIt was a year of getting “back to normal” in the world of sports at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School.Red Hawks athletes and coaches were reconized for outstanding performance and dedication during the school’s…
Dysart increases DYMO passenger rates
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The current billing rate for Haliburton Bus Lines has rendered the venture unprofitable.That’s the message the bus operation’s owners brought to Dysart township council June 13 when its…
Bees in the trees
By Emily StonehouseWe’ve all heard the phrase “see the forest for the trees,” but what about seeing the forest for the bees?That’s what the Haliburton Sculpture Forest is aiming to do for their newest collaboration…
Time to reform a new mindset
By Emily StonehouseThere’s more than one way to workout. In this day and age of social media, viewers are inundated with varying degrees of workouts, with some labeled as “bad” and others as “good”. It’s…