The Gill family prepares as son Jaxon takes next step in lacrosse journey By Alex GallacherLacrosse: Canada’s national summer sport and played for thousands of years by the Indigenous peoples of North America. While the…
Musician Rovvan talks creativity in lockdown
By Nick BernardRowan Tofflemire just wants to make a living doing what he loves.For someone as powerfully creative as him, that means producing a mountain of music during the pandemic. In a time where many…
Province acts to slow COVID-19 surge
By Sue Tiffin A new year has brought new provincial restrictions during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.In-person school will move to online learning for the next two weeks, indoor dining at restaurants will…
Weighing the different health metrics for a return…
By Darren LumStudents all across Ontario will be learning online the next two weeks, as one of the newly announced measures in the face of rising COVID-19 case counts and the threat to the province’s…
Routine, sense of purpose key to coping this…
By Nick BernardWinter – the coldest, darkest time of the year.Where the holidays can be difficult for many, the long trudge towards springtime can be even worse for those who have concerns about their mental…
Local vendors encouraged to join Farmers’ Market
By Stephen PetrickAmid the coldest days of winter, the Haliburton County Farmers’ Market is thinking about spring … and hoping to find new local vendors.The application process for vendors who wish to have tables this…
Canadiens Down Huskies in controversial finish
By Alex GallacherThe Haliburton County Huskies entered 2022 riding a six-game winning streak. With the last two matches against Caledon and Mississauga being postponed due to COVID-19, the Huskies were eager to get back on…
Christmas comes to Gooderham’s Station 3 Firefighters
By Nick BernardThe spirit of giving came to the Station 3 Volunteer Fire Department in Gooderham shortly before Christmas on Dec. 20, in the form of Scott Crichton, president of the Haliburton Trail Riders (HTR).Entirely…
What’s old is new again
By Darren Lum Whatever the new normal will be we’re far from it.Omicron and a reactive provincial government instead of a pro-active one has contributed to that.In light of the provincial government’s announcement on Monday…
Plant sale proceeds to spring Water Festival back…
By Stephen PetrickIf you’re a friend of the environment, you have a chance to plant the seeds for a feel-good movement.Local environmental organization FEEL (Friends of Ecological Environmental Learning) is holding its annual native plant…
Local Rotarians give gift of life this Christmas
By Nick BernardGetting vaccines to those who need them most has been part of The Rotary Club’s worldwide mission to make each community in which it operates a better place. For more than a hundred…
Wilberforce received Christmas cheer from EarlyON
By Mike RileyThe Ontario EarlyON learning centres of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County put on a festive outdoor event called Jingle Bells singalong and giveaway in Wilberforce on Dec. 21 at the…
MOH urges public to stay at home for…
The local medical officer of health is asking residents to give the best gift possible this holiday season – the gift of staying home and isolating if they are ill. “This is the best gift…
Businesses respond to new restrictions
By Nick BernardIn an announcement presented on Dec. 17, the Ontario government announced new restrictions in the face of rising COVID-19 case counts, and the continuing spread of the Omicron variant.Effective as of Dec. 19…
Dysart et al proposed budget calls for 7.5%…
By Stephen PetrickResidents in Dysart et al could see a 7.5 per cent increase to their municipal tax bill in 2022, unless councillors make changes to a proposed budget.The potential increase was discussed at a…
Huskies down Canadiens and Cougars
By Alex GallacherThe Haliburton County Huskies gave their fans a rare treat in the hockey world, two back-to-back home games on back-to-back days. Playing host to their first ever meeting against the Toronto Jr. A…
Lions Club contributes to literacy with donations
The Haliburton and District Lions Club is bringing the Blue Spruce Award Reading Program to Stuart Baker Elementary School and Cardiff Elementary School. This reading program is part of the Forest of Reading Program, which…
Cordell Carpets’ new owners set sights on the…
By Nick BernardCordell Carpet spent 40 years under the creation and ownership of Brad Sales, before he handed the keys over to home improvement gurus Tim and Wendy Pringle. In that time, Cordell has maintained…
‘Tis the season to show you care
By Darren Lum We’ve all endured and lost so much this year.There’s a strangeness to seeing someone one day and learning about that same person dying not long after. It’s bittersweet to know you were…
Ontario announces restrictions for businesses, gatherings as COVID-19…
This afternoon, Premier Doug Ford announced new restrictions for businesses and social gatherings as COVID-19 cases throughout the province continue to rise in part due to the Omicron variant. “Throughout this entire pandemic, we’ve never…
Potential case of Omicron variant identified in HKPR…
Press release issued Dec. 15 by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit has been notified that initial screening of a local resident who has COVID-19…