By Lynda Shadbolt In my last article I asked how you are doing and talked about the practice of noticing the goodness that is around you every day. I’m really interested in the little and…
Lakefront property owners asked to watch for blue-green…
By Jenn Watt The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations is asking lakefront property owners to check their lakes for blue-green algae after several suspected blooms were found in the county.The blooms have not yet…
Warden election process goes virtual
By Chad IngramLike council meetings themselves, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the election of the Haliburton County warden for 2021 will take place virtually.Each year, the eight members of county council, who are the mayors…
First ‘octomester’ shows strong achievement rate for students
By Jenn Watt Most secondary school students enrolled in classes in Trillium Lakelands District School Board received class credits at the end of their first “octoblock” or “octomester” – the schedule employed this year where…
Financial challenges due to pandemic plague HHHS
By Sue TiffinHaliburton Highlands Health Services is facing significant financial challenges due to the extra costs incurred during the pandemic, one of those challenges being related to the Haliburton assessment centre.The assessment centre, where COVID-19…
HHHS prepares for province’s second wave
By Sue TiffinWhile confirmed cases of COVID-19 have remained low in Haliburton County, with 19 cases having been reported resolved since the pandemic was declared in March, Haliburton Highlands Healthcare Services teams have been working…
Pursuing passions of the heart in the Highlands
By Darren Lum Owners of EvergreenCSD Fine Art Photography Gallery and Design Studio, Dana McMullen and Rose Janssen, are Haliburton Village’s newest business owners and bring with them a spirit of optimism to their space…
New medical officer of health to begin April…
By Staff Dr. Lynn Noseworthy, medical officer of health for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, was scheduled to retire in June of 2020 – then the coronavirus pandemic hit, delaying her departure.Last…
Donations needed for SIRCH coat drive
By Darren Lum No one should have to decide between staying warm this winter and paying for rent and food.That’s the sentiment behind the SIRCH Community Services’ fifth annual Share the Warmth Coat Drive, which…
Worship during COVID-19 has no boundaries
By Darren Lum Churches in Haliburton County have been meeting the demands of worshippers in the area and beyond through virtual services, which since the pandemic began earlier this year have provided a connection no…
Irony of technology explored in award-winning artwork
By Jenn Watt A young woman sits on a floor made of circuit boards, wires and plastic, shoulders curled, head hanging over her device. Behind her, a scene of natural beauty. Around her, a Plexiglas…
Dysart discusses reducing speeding without sign pollution
By Sue Tiffin Dysart et al councillors discussed the issue of speeding throughout the municipality – and how to slow down drivers who are doing it – after receiving a request from constituents for warning…
County council amenable to smaller, if not tiny,…
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors seem open to permitting smaller footprint homes to be constructed within the county, although maybe not the type of tiny homes some residents would like to see.Councillors discussed the…
Hike Haliburton winter edition gets goahead
By Chad IngramHaliburton County councillors are supporting going ahead with snowshoe festival Hike Haliburton: Winter Edition this February.Last February saw the inaugural winter version of the county’s popular Hike Haliburton Festival, the latter typically taking…
SIRCH to open bistro in Haliburton Village
By Jenn Watt After years of running successful cooking and retail programs around Haliburton County, SIRCH Community Services is expanding, bringing together multiple facets of its operations under one roof and creating a community space.Renovations…
Office of the Fire Marshal investigating fatal fire…
By Jenn Watt Four investigators from the Office of the Fire Marshal are on the scene of a fatal house fire in Highlands East that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 15. …
‘No guarantee’ students can switch between at-home and…
Students wishing to switch placed on waiting list, board says class cap sizes play into decisions By Jenn Watt Students who want to switch between in-school and at-home learning will have their name added to…
Hundreds of jobs created or maintained through HCDC…
By Jenn Watt Over the last fiscal year, and in the months since the coronavirus pandemic began, Haliburton County Development Corporation has been making funding available to the county’s business community with hundreds of thousands…
Municipalities, library helping to reduce waste
By Staff Marking the 19th Waste Reduction Week, the County of Haliburton, the four lower-tier municipalities and the Haliburton County Public Library are teaming up to provide information on how to reduce the amount of…
Nova Scotia town removes Haliburton’s Sam Slick imagery
By Jenn Watt It wasn’t until an illustration from one of Thomas C. Haliburton’s books was reproduced in a festival program that many in Windsor, N.S. became aware of the racist content in The Clockmaker,…
As the unknown of winter looms, restaurants look…
By Sue Tiffin Mid-September, Felicia Dai, co-owner of Win Yeung Chinese Restaurant in Haliburton posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page that, since the restaurant has not been open for dine-in service since March, they had…