General News
Stay connected with the latest news in Haliburton County and surrounding area.
Partnerships tackling mental health and addictions
Rev. Canon Joan Cavanaugh-Clark met Andrew Hodson in 2017. At the time, Hodson was with the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge...
County postal workers part of national strike
The president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) local 564 covering Lindsay and Haliburton County, Doug Ford, said people waiting on government...
County draft budget – 5.15 per cent levy jump
County staff presented a first draft of the 2025 budget Nov. 13 – with a 5.15 per cent tax rate increase – or an...
Minimum wage falls short across region
The Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) released its latest report Nov. 18, indicating people in their ‘east’ region, which includes Haliburton County, would need...
HHHSF brings in prickly partner
There’s a new fluffy addition to the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation (HHHSF) family – and executive director, Melanie Klodt Wong, says it’s one...
Burtch celebrates 40
It’s been four decades of “utter chaos” at the helm of one of the County’s busiest construction firms, but Gary Burtch told The Highlander...
Dixon ‘grateful still here to tell the tale’
It’s been nearly 30 years since Haliburton County’s Carl Dixon and his band Coney Hatch last performed in Lindsay. And, yet, despite numerous gigs...
Master gardeners bring beauty to death’s door
Volunteers from the Haliburton County Master Gardeners (HCMG) have established a three-phase plan to beautify a new green burial section at St. Stephen’s Cemetery,...
OPP working to ‘humanize’ the badge
It’s a Monday morning at the OPP headquarters in Minden as Const. Joel Imbeau begins to read emails.
He’s looking for referrals from the...
Fearrey frustrated by further Wig delays
Dysart et al mayor Murray Fearrey has said the township is trying to get things moving again with the demolition of the Wigamog Inn...
Developer continues to pitch Cardiff housing
A proposed housing development for Cardiff came back to Highlands East council Nov 12 with Stephen Tunks of Teska Development suggesting a new location...
Highlanders help after Hurricane Helene
When County residents Yvonne and Cary Kreuzwiesner made their way through Black Mountain, North Carolina recently, they saw a lot of similarities between the...
‘Dire’ message about food, heat
Amid skyrocketing demand for their services, Central Food Network executive director Tina Jackson and board chair, Nancy WrightLaking, had some sobering statistics to share...
Cigarettes, cigars… artwork at HSAD
Zack Williams purchases a $10 token from the cash at The Red Door Store at Haliburton School of Art + Design. He walks to...
Hollywood movie to be shot in Highlands
Camp Kandalore in Algonquin Highlands will serve as the backdrop of an upcoming major Hollywood feature, by Blumhouse Productions, with filming to begin later...
Haliburton remembers
The Haliburton Remembrance Day parade Nov. 11 made its way from the Legion to the Cenotaph on Highland Street for the ceremony.
During the...
Minden remembers
Around 100 people gathered around the Minden Cenotaph Nov. 11 to pay their respects to veterans during a rain-soaked Remembrance Day ceremony.
The colour...
Highlands East remembers
A large crowd, including students and staff from Wilberforce Elementary School, attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in Highlands East Nov. 11.
They gathered in...
Gardeners urged to rethink what is beautiful
The Minden and District Horticultural Society hosted more than 120 gardeners from 17 Ontario horticultural societies to conduct business and talk plants Oct. 19...
Foundation closes book on $6.225M campaign
The Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation’s ‘Here for You in the Highlands’ campaign ended the way it started Nov. 1 - with another $500,000...