Haliburton Highlands OPP are reporting that they have recovered the body of a missing man in Kawagama Lake in Algonquin Highlands.Police officers were dispatched to a marine incident on Kawagama Lake on Thursday, May 20.The…
County awards contract for creation of shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton has awarded a contract for the creation of a draft shoreline protection bylaw to Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd., in partnership with J.J Richards and Associates.Councillors made that decision…
Highlands East supporting enhanced septic inspections
By Darren Lum Highlands East property owners now have the option to have level- four septic inspection results recognized by the township.The township supported a proposal for enhanced inspections conducted by a certified inspector to…
Short-term rental regulations move to upper tier
By Chad Ingram The issue of regulating short-term rentals in Haliburton County will move to the upper tier of the county council table, after receiving support for the concept from each of the county’s four,…
Haliburton’s mass vaccine clinic to close rather than…
By Sue Tiffin According to a press release from the HKPRDHU titled “Influx of Vaccine Opens More Opportunities for Local Vaccination Appointments,” the mass vaccination clinic at Haliburton’s A.J. LaRue community centre will close later…
Walkers thank community as they prepare to sell…
By Mike Baker Dale and Jerry Walker have made some tremendous memories through their years owning and operating Haliburton’s Home Hardware.Purchasing the business back in 2014, the Walkers have spent the past seven years serving…
Haliburton resident proud to be featured in She…
By Mike Baker Haliburton native Amanda Lytle is set to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a published author.The 33-year-old teacher and podcaster, who currently lives in British Columbia, was offered the opportunity to write…
TLDSB presentation focuses on strengthening resilience
By Sue Tiffin On the evening of May 6, adults across the Trillium Lakelands District School Board region took their students’ places in front of a screen to learn about how, in their roles as…
Virtual rally to demand changes to Ontario’s long-term…
By Mike Baker Bonnie Roe has had enough.As one of the founding members of the Haliburton-City of Kawartha Lakes Long-Term Care Coalition, Roe has spent the past 12 months advocating for local seniors and calling…
Mitigating mystery snails in county waters
By Chad Ingram The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ Associations is launching a program aimed at decreasing the population of Chinese mystery snails, an invasive species, in the county’s lakes.County councillors heard a presentation about…
Fewer school suspensions in first 2020-2021 semester compared…
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board held virtually on May 11. Paul Goldring, TLDSB superintendent of learning, presented numbers of suspensions…
Minden featured in second season of Scott’s Vacation…
By Darren Lum A Minden residence was featured during the opening episode of the newest season of Scott’s Vacation House Rules on HGTV Canada on Sunday, May 16.Hosted by real estate expert, contractor, entrepreneur and…
Police investigating Loon Lake death
Police are investigating the death of a 63-year-old woman in Dysart et al. On May 12, at around 3 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP was called to Loon Lake in response to a person in the…
End-of-life doula speaks to choice at Green Burial…
By Sue Tiffin Adriane Weller’s curiosity in understanding better what the end-of-life time might be like has led to a passion to encourage others to become informed of their options and prepared to plan in…
Haliburton chamber participating in COVID-19 Rapid Screening Initiative
By Mike Baker The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is offering free COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits to small and medium-sized businesses across the county.In partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and both the…
MOH asks residents to avoid post long-weekend COVID-19…
By Sue TiffinStaff reporter 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 May 19. In her introductory…
Haliburton’s mass vaccine clinic to close rather than…
By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter 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 May 12, and a press…
Police investigating Loon Lake death
By Staff Police are investigating the death of a 63-year-old woman in Dysart et al. Yesterday [May 12] afternoon, at around 3 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP was called to Loon Lake in response to a…
Haliburton County Huskies to join OJHL for 2021/22…
By Mike Baker The Huskies are coming home to Haliburton County.Rumours of a Jr. A hockey franchise finding a home in the Highlands was confirmed last week, when the Ontario Junior Hockey League [OJHL] announced…
Embrace the flavours of Mexico at Poquito Loco
By Darren Lum A new restaurant owner is hoping to share her love and passion for Mexico with the Village of Haliburton when it opens on May 20.Claudette Pitre said opening her eatery, Poquito Loco…
Landfill changes pose problems for construction industry
By Mike Baker Widespread changes recently introduced at five landfill sites in Dysart et al are going to have far-reaching negative impacts on the local construction industry, says the president of the Haliburton County Home…