Province withholds Minden Hills funding
The provincial government is holding Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) money from Minden Hills, as the township plays catch-up on financial statements from 2024...
Community Living strike rolling on
After seven weeks on the picket line in Haliburton, Community Living Trent Lakes staffer Michelle Cooper said she and 35 other Highlands-based workers remain...
Legions to mark centennial
It’s a busy lunch rush at the Royal Canadian Legion in Minden, but one table is unoccupied. It always is. It is left vacant...
County to revisit community safety plan
A refresh of the County of Haliburton’s community safety and wellbeing (CSWB) plan is underway with an updated document to be presented to the...
OPP: Beware of common online scams
Earlier this summer, Laurie Jones from Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre was replying to...
Province withholds Minden Hills funding
The provincial government is holding Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) money from Minden Hills, as...
Community Living strike rolling on
After seven weeks on the picket line in Haliburton, Community Living Trent Lakes staffer Michelle...
Legions to mark centennial
It’s a busy lunch rush at the Royal Canadian Legion in Minden, but one table...
County to revisit community safety plan
A refresh of the County of Haliburton’s community safety and wellbeing (CSWB) plan is underway...
Service with a smile at new dentist
It’s been five months since Your Hometown Dentist moved into its new digs in Haliburton...
Nature and loss in Minden exhibit
A new exhibit is debuting at Agnes Jamieson Gallery (AJG) in Minden next week, with...
Opportunity looks like hard work
SIRCH awarded its ‘opportunity looks like hard work’ award last Tuesday (July 7).
This year’s...
Nystedt golf fundraiser swings for the green
The second Eric Nystedt Memorial Golf Tournament took over Pinestone Resort July 3, with 90...
Art on the Dock readies for annual tour
Art on the Dock celebrates its 12th year in 2026 with 23 confirmed artists taking...
Hello sunshine
Consultants with the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) are now reviewing information they gathered from...
Just saying yes
I’ve always been impulsive, but my decision last week to drop everything to hop on...
Win-win all around
Kudos to Haliburton County council for putting its money where its mouth is last week.
The...
HHHS progressing plans for more beds
Despite a year of significant staff changes at Haliburton Highlands Health Services (HHHS), the organization...
McKechnie wants all hands on deck
Shortly after being appointed Dysart et al mayor on Tuesday (July 7), Walt McKechnie tried...
No plans to stop accepting construction waste in Harcourt
Dysart et al’s environment manager, Ashley Dembinski, confirmed at a recent meeting that the township...
Planning for all-candidates’ meetings
The Haliburton Highlands Healthy Democracy Project (HHHDP) is continuing with its work to strengthen local...
Parker Pad celebrates 80
Janis Parker was only two-and-a-half years old when she began hanging around the family’s print...
Minden buys land on Mountain Lake
Minden Hills council, at its June 11 meeting, voted in favour of buying surplus waterfront...
Matt Duchene golf classic stepping up
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Matt Duchene Charity Golf Classic has surpassed $1...
Radiothon brings in $51,500
CanoeFM’s Roxanne Casey was helping man the phone lines this past week for the station’s...
Auxiliary tags in Minden
The Minden Health Care Auxiliary will be pounding the pavement in the downtown on Friday...
Tour de Forest, one location this year
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Tour de Forest is celebrating its 20th anniversary...
New exhibit blows doors off Rails End
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre curator, Laurie Jones, had to overcome quite an obstacle...
Townships talk short-term rental changes
Less than two years after townships in Haliburton County adopted new rules for short-term rentals...
County supports Habitat developments
Haliburton County council has supported Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region’s request to apply...
Land Trust wants help naming new nature reserve
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust recently acquired a 200-acre nature reserve on Plantation Road between...
U-Links calls for projects
Frank Figuli said one of the most effective ways for people to make a positive...
MTO delivers washroom at Skyline
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) had workers at Skyline Park in Haliburton June 15-17 for...
Teen squeezing life out of lemons
When life gave Halls Lake teen Kadyn Gilooly lemons last summer, she embraced the old...
Wildcats roar one last time
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Proud parents, friends, and extended family gathered at Archie...
Just showing up
If Travis Kelce had not publicly shared on his podcast that he tried to give...
Farewell to JDH class of ‘26
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Families, friends, and staff gathered to celebrate the J....
‘Perseverance’ the word
Trustee Gary Brohman said he has attended countless graduations over the years, but always finds...
Hal High class has left lasting legacy
Hal High principal Jennifer Mills told the school’s class of 2026 to go out and...
SIRCH has 100,000 reasons to celebrate
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local non-profit SIRCH Community Services marked a major milestone...
49 years and counting
As is tradition, YMCA Wanakita welcomed the public to its property on Koshlong Lake Road...
Highlands’ government review underway
A former director of the Haliburton County EMS told Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) consultants...
Sewage expansion still two years away
Dysart et al council learned this week that it will be another two years before...
Home in boardroom and bush
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) has a new executive director.
The not-for-profit charitable organization...