By Mike Baker Following a bit of an extended break the popular Haliburton Downtown Sculpture Exhibition returned to Highland St. last week.A joint venture by the Haliburton Sculpture Forest and the Haliburton BIA, the exhibition…
Students learn to be allies aware of justice,…
By Sue Tiffin A group of students sitting in a classroom became part of an activity resulting in a powerful learning opportunity without even leaving their chairs.The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students were instructed to…
Haliburton Foodland set for grand reopening
By Mike Baker Following months of renovations at Haliburton’s Foodland, the store is set to host a grand reopening this coming Thursday, June 24.Local owner Brad Park is excited to show off his new upgraded…
Bev Jackson celebrated as she turns the page…
By Sue Tiffin Bev Jackson is a human library of hundreds of different rhymes and songs for babies, toddlers and young children.“When I was a little girl my mom used to sing a lullaby to…
Health unit excited for ‘most vaccine we’ve had…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually June 16. This week, people with…
Provincial inter-library loan resumes
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items from a June 9 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. The Haliburton County Public Library has resumed the provincial inter-library loan service, which…
Haliburton’s patios and stores ready for business as…
By Sue Tiffin As restrictions began to lift across the province on Friday with the launch of Step 1 of Ontario’s COVID-19 economic recovery framework, much-needed rain in Haliburton County fell, but did not dampen…
SIU investigation into shooting continues
By Chad Ingram Nearly 11 months after a Haliburton County man died following an altercation with police, an Ontario Special Investigations Unit investigation into the incident continues.On the morning of July 15, 2020, a man…
‘Gordie’ leaves daycare after decades of love
By Sue Tiffin Gord Hoenow has heard it all.As a longtime early childhood educator, Hoenow has been privy to entertaining disclosures from toddlers and young children in his care for decades.“Mommy said if I stop…
Hall of Fame inductee Linda Brandon humbled by…
By Darren Lum The Haliburton Highlands Hall of Fame named Linda J. Brandon among the 17 individuals to be included in the inaugural class of the Haliburton Highlands Hall of Fame.Linda has been a very…
New chapter for historic Haliburton building
By Darren Lum Outside what was once Banks’ General Store on Pine Avenue in Haliburton village, local multidisciplinary, award-winning artist Tiffany Howe is lit by the afternoon sun and stands for a photo, illuminating the…
TLDSB shares plans for new school year
By Sue Tiffin More than 16,000 students were re-registered for school in September by a June 1 deadline, despite few details being known about what school will look like in the 2021-2022 year.TLDSB director Wes…
Haliburton ‘not forgotten’ in vaccine roll-out: MOH
By Sue Tiffin After the announcement that second dose appointments could be accelerated beginning last week, many Haliburton County residents logged in to or phoned the provincial booking system but were disappointed to see that…
From the Heart of Haliburton Cookbook will help…
By Darren Lum There is a genuine sweetness to the From the Heart of Haliburton Cookbook that can’t be denied, and it’s down to more than just the dessert recipes.Created by the Haliburton Highlands Secondary…
Report highlights need for shoreline education
By Chad Ingram A report from Watersheds Canada highlights a perceived lack of shoreland stewardship education among waterfront property owners as one of the major barriers to achieving sustainably healthy shorelines.That report, entitled The Future…
Deadline for comments approaching for Centre Lake applications
By Darren Lum The following are briefs from the Highlands East council meeting held virtually on June 8. Time is running out for public comments pertaining to three notices about applications to the Ministry of…
OHTO receives $1 million in relief
By Chad Ingram The Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization, of which Haliburton County is a part, is receiving $1 million from the Federal Economic Development Agency of Ontario to help tourism-based businesses, which have been hit…
Community honours Haliburton resident on 77th anniversary of…
By Mike Baker The Haliburton community came together to honour a real-life war hero this past weekend on the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.Ninety-seven-year-old Harold Rowden was a member of the 3rd…
News of Kamloops find ‘devastated’ Haliburton resident, who…
By Mike Baker The recent discovery of an unmarked mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children in Kamloops, British Columbia hit Haliburton resident Ashley Wilson hard.The find, made public on May 29 by…
Gardens of Haliburton opens for tours
By Darren Lum It’s been a few weeks since the Gardens of Haliburton, a retirement residence located on Sunnyside Street near Maple Avenue in Haliburton officially opened its doors to its new residents on May…
Need for services at local YWCA increases 20…
By Mike Baker The YWCA Women’s Centre of Haliburton County has a rather unique goal – to put itself out of business.However, according to Darlene Smith-Harrison, transition support and women’s centre manager, the organization is…