By Jenn Watt Some vaccinations and screening programs typically administered in schools have been relocated to health unit offices or put on hold for the 2020/2021 school year, members of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge…
Firearm-injury study authors call for suicide interventions tailored…
Health promoters emphasize there is help and hope for those in crisis in the Haliburton Highlands and wider region By Jenn Watt Authors of a study on firearm-related injuries in Ontario are calling for suicide…
Good stewardship of bats benefits everyone
By Darren Lum Paul Heaven, lead biologist on the 2018 Bats at Risk Assessment Report, hopes the public will do their part to help bats survive this winter.With the support of the Ministry of Natural…
New directions
By Jenn Watt I distinctly remember the day I drove up to Haliburton to interview for a reporter’s position with the Minden Times. It was a warm, sunny day, not overly hot, but I had…
Local nature conservation orgs adapt, mobilize amidst funding…
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee This second part of a two-part profile on local non-profit organizations explores how two environmental conservation organizations have fared since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work. When the pandemic lockdown…
Getting the word out on blue-green algae
County councillors to discuss how best to notify residents when blooms are suspected By Jenn Watt Haliburton County council will be discussing what can be done to better inform residents when blue-green algae blooms are…
Exploring the world through the photographer’s lens
By Jenn Watt Each image that Luke MacBride captures is like a fragment of his memory of a place – dark clouds descending over a beach in Kasoa, Ghana; a bright vista beaming through a…
Dysart chews on organic waste management
By Sue Tiffin Dysart et al is looking for options to better manage waste in the municipality.At a Nov. 10 committee-of-the-whole meeting, environmental manager John Watson presented a report to council about food waste organics…
Continued vigilance key in pandemic: education director
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board meeting on Nov. 10. By Jenn Watt Staff at area schools are being encouraged not to let their guard down…
HE council asked for more septic reinspection options
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 10 meeting of Highlands East council. By Darren Lum During a delegation, Cedar Lake Cottagers Association president Ron Parkinson asked the municipality to amend…
Advocacy from residents doesn’t change Dysart’s septic inspection…
By Sue Tiffin Dysart is looking for a third party to deliver a septic re-inspection program, accepting bids for the RFP until Nov. 25. But residents, including representatives of lake associations, want council to revisit…
Deadline looms for new bursary for Wilberforce students
By Darren Lum Students from the Wilberforce area are being encouraged to apply for a new Wilberforce FUNraising Group Bursary Award worth $500.The new bursary is made possible by an anonymous donor, said bursary coordinator…
Proposed student housing project moves forward
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 10 committee-of-the-whole meeting of Dysart council. A proposed student housing residence in Glebe Park that will accommodate Fleming College students is…
Non-profits pivot to take on pandemic challenges
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee The COVID-19 pandemic has hit non-profit organizations in Ontario hard, with many agencies facing barriers to fundraising, decreased donations and human resource challenges at a time when the need for their services…
Happy (AH) Part 2
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…