General News
Stay connected with the latest news in Haliburton County and surrounding area.
Fleming reiterates commitment to Haliburton campus
The Haliburton School of Art + Design (HSAD) has been spared after parent entity, Fleming College, announced widespread program cuts at its Lindsay and...
$70M lotto ticket sold in Kinmount
Minden cottagers Doug and Enid Hannon helped put Kinmount on the map last week after the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced the...
Groups active as ER anniversary approaches
At the one-year anniversary of news the Minden emergency department would be closing, health care lobbyists are accusing the Haliburton Highlands Health Services (HHHS)...
TLDSB to uphold new cell, vape rules
While the Ontario government is touting a new “out of sight, out of mind” cell phone policy at schools provincewide, Trillium Lakelands District School...
Two arrested for break and enter in Haliburton
Haliburton Highlands OPP and City of Kawartha Lakes/Haliburton Highlands Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have made two arrests following an investigation into two reported...
Minden taxes to help with infrastructure
Minden Hills taxpayers will begin contributing to an infrastructure levy, as the township moves towards an infrastructure renewal reserve.
Director of finance, Greg Bedard,...
Minden under a flood watch as rain continues
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has issued a flood watch for Minden – until May 3. The MNRF said they are...
Minden joins three other townships on MAT
Minden Hills coun. Pam Sayne – during an April 25 meeting in which the township approved a four per cent municipal accommodation tax (MAT),...
Dysart adopts two per cent tax
“Dysart dares to be different,” said township mayor Murray Fearrey, shortly after he and his council endorsed an adjusted municipal accommodation tax (MAT) April...
Making memories on the hunt for turkeys
April 25 is the turkey season opener in Ontario, and as most of you know, it is my favourite time of the year. I...
Sound of music reverberates through Canoe
For the past year, CanoeFM has been offering local musicians the chance to record new material in a professional environment without having to leave...
Walleye numbers trending downward
Lake Kashagawigamog Chain walleye have completed their annual spawning run on the Drag River below the Emmerson Dam in Haliburton.
Once again, Haliburton Highlands...
Students celebrated for honouring vets
Carolyn Millard has a lifetime of stories to remember her dad, many from his time as a submarine detector with the Canadian forces during...
Job fair to showcase local jobs, careers
With the County’s labour shortage still looming large, the Haliburton County Home Builders’ Association (HCHBA) is hosting a job fair at Haliburton Highlands Secondary...
‘Barrage of gunfire’ rang out in forest
One of the police officers who took down Leslie Hegedus on July 15, 2020 told a coroner’s inquest April 23 about the moments surrounding...
Man shot by OPP ‘prone to aggressive overreaction’
The sister of a Haliburton man, killed in an altercation with OPP July 15, 2020, said her estranged sibling had grown up in Budapest,...
Wanakita family unveils centre
The Camp Wanakita family came together April 20 for the official opening of the Heming Welcome Centre.
The refurbished building is named for long-timer...
HHOA restocking a dozen lakes this year
The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association is aiming to restock around 30,000 fish into 12 area lakes this year, says its president Dan Smith.
Efforts...
Accommodation tax next for townships
Scott Ovell, the County’s director of economic development and tourism, is on a road show – selling a municipal accommodation tax (MAT) to lower-tier...
Five Counties moves into HHHS Minden
Five Counties Children’s Centre has a new home base in Haliburton County, with the organization signing a five-year lease to move into the Haliburton...