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Halco Electronics pulling the plug

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On a weekday afternoon, customers pop into The Source – Halco Electronics to wish owner Don van Nood and long-time employee, Ryan Urquhart, well...

New business hopes to transform Highlands outdoor spaces

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Shannon Hulme got his first taste of construction in Haliburton County when he worked on the MNRF headquarters in Algonquin Highlands. He started in...

Sir Sam’s to become community ski hill

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When Doug and Kim Wilkinson retired, their plan was to invest in a number of Haliburton County-based businesses that were “fun.” But in 2021,...

ACM Designs moving to new digs at Abbey Gardens

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Local entrepreneur Andria Cowan Molyneaux says fate was behind the decision to relocate her business, ACM Designs, from its current home in Haliburton village...

Clinic bringing more beauty to downtown

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One of Jenn Emmerson’s favourite things to do is walking with family along Highland Street, stopping by stores that make up the fabric of...

OPSEU selling Frost Centre

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The Frost Centre is back up for sale as the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) remains embroiled in lawsuits against the union executives...

County businesses ‘optimistic’ for 2024

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While figures published in the 2024 Ontario Economic Report paint a bleak picture for many businesses this year, Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce board...

New company offers Haliburton to Toronto bus

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While TOK Coachlines will no longer be operating a Haliburton to Toronto bus route, The Highlander has learned that Entertainment Tour Travel Inc., based...

One line ends, another begins

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Lamech Kamuza is driving his TOK Coachlines bus down Country Road 21 about 8:30 a.m. when he sees a deer at the side of...

New company to offer Haliburton-Toronto bus

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BUSINESS: TOK Coachlines has ceased its Haliburton to Toronto route, but Entertainment Tour Travel Inc. is going to take it over.

Sir Sam’s Ski/Ride says hello to winter – finally

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Despite winter taking awhile to arrive in the Highlands, Sir Sam’s Ski/Ride opened on the same weekend it did last year (Dec. 9) and...

Highlands Brewery gets home of its own

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After nearly 10 years at Abbey Gardens, Haliburton Highlands Brewing is making a move to what co-owner Jewelle SchiedelWebb describes as “the busiest intersection...

Bringing the tastes of Vietnam to Dorset

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As temperatures plummet, the recently opened Saigon Pho restaurant in Dorset is turning up the heat for those who love, or are willing to...

HCDC announces ‘The Link’

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BUSINESS: The future of business is changing in Haliburton County

Women get chance to ‘shop with freedom’

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Mary and Vanessa Douglas grew tired of having to drive out of the community to shop for women’s undergarments, so decided to create a...

Business owner enjoys ‘small town living’

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A chance dalliance with Haliburton County in 2021 helped convince Timmins-based entrepreneur Jimmy Singh to pick up his life, move nearly 600-kilometres south, and...

Four-day work week a ‘huge success’

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When the idea of transitioning to a compressed, four-day work week was brought to him in early 2022, Trevor Chaulk didn’t think the idea...

Help ACM Designs choose the restaurant needing a makeover

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ACM Designs has announced the three finalists in its HALI Restaurant Makeover competition. Maple Avenue Tap and Grill, The Mill Pond, and Truss Foodworks Smokehouse...

A little Mexican in the Castle to spice things up

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What started as Tacos and Tunes on a Friday night has morphed into Poquito Loco making Castle Antiques its permanent home. After the Mexican restaurant...

Frame store finishing piece to artist’s growth

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Ever since artist Scott Walling relocated to Haliburton County in 2015, he’s dreamed about finding a way to serve and support an arts community...

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