It’s snow joke, winter arrives in Highlands
When the heavens opened in early December, covering Haliburton County with a thick blanket of snow, Tanya McCready of Winterdance Dogsled Tours felt like...
Dysart council sides with staff on patio
The owners of Haliburton’s Hook, Line and Sinker restaurant say they may have to pull the plug on their plan to install a second-floor...
County postal service has resumed
Highlands-based Canada Post delivery personnel are disappointed to have been mandated back to work, says Doug Ford, president of the Canadian Union of Postal...
County closes book on budget
County taxpayers will pay an extra $15.97 per $100,000 of residential assessment after the upper-tier government passed its 2025 budget at a council meeting...
Christmas delivers two new docs for 2025
While Haliburton County won’t be one of the 26 rural communities to benefit from the...
It’s snow joke, winter arrives in Highlands
When the heavens opened in early December, covering Haliburton County with a thick blanket of...
Dysart council sides with staff on patio
The owners of Haliburton’s Hook, Line and Sinker restaurant say they may have to pull...
County postal service has resumed
Highlands-based Canada Post delivery personnel are disappointed to have been mandated back to work, says...
County closes book on budget
County taxpayers will pay an extra $15.97 per $100,000 of residential assessment after the upper-tier...
Sir Sam’s becomes community ski hill
Sir Sam’s Ski/Ride has become a community-owned ski hill with six families investing in the...
County paramedic honoured for 30-plus years of service
When Haliburton County paramedic Chris Parish started working in the Highlands 33 years ago, he...
Reinvigorating community spirit in Minden
Dominion Hotel owner Shawn Chamberlin said this is the first time in years he’s felt...
U13 LL Storm Yellow impress at Silver Stick
The U13 LL Highland Storm Casey Water Wells & Geothermal Inc. competed in the International...
Huskies keeping pace with rivals in standings
Haliburton County Huskies head coach Ryan Ramsay said he’s been impressed by a recent run...
Putting ‘happy’ back in the holidays
Even with chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack Frost nipping at your nose,...
Province must step up
The old saying goes that good things come to those who wait.
Thousands of County residents...
Government commits $10M to health merger
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit (HKPR) is moving ahead with a voluntary...
Summer ice continuing in Minden Hills
Haliburton County Huskies representatives made their plea for maintaining summer ice at S.G. Nesbitt Memorial...
Dysart wants to demolish Wig
Dysart et al has applied for a special exemption through the Ministry of Environment, Conservation...
Targeting substance abuse and mental health
Point in Time, in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge,...
Turning up the heat for Places for People
Places for People has launched a seasonal fundraising campaign – birthed when they found out...
St. George’s the gift that keeps on giving
Louise Sisson is always a welcome guest at the Youth Wellness Hub in Haliburton at...
Familiar face back between the pipes
A familiar face is back in the Haliburton County Huskies family as goalie Tyler Hodges...
Democracy in trouble
I had to chuckle at the notices for the warden election this week in Haliburton...
No choice but to merge
With the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit (HKPR) last week announcing that it...
McKelvey found in breach of Municipal Act
Integrity commissioner, Tony Fleming, has ruled that Minden Hills coun. Tammy McKelvey has breached two...
New police board meets for first time
Calls for service to the Haliburton Highlands OPP have dropped about seven per cent this...
Ontario government announces rural police relief
The Ontario government has announced $77 million in relief funding for rural municipalities feeling the...
Mail workers say strike ‘hard on all of us’
With negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) picking up...
School board suspends more than 1,100 students
The Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) says it issued 1,888 suspensions board wide in...
Minden council dusts off budget shoes
Minden Hills taxpayers got their first look at the township’s 2025 budget Nov. 21 –...
AH looks at backyard camping
Algonquin Highlands council is considering a zoning bylaw change that could pave the way for...
Township finds license of occupation fix
Algonquin Highlands has partnered with insurance firm Marsh Canada Ltd. to offer residents a first-of-its-kind...
Cottager ‘shocked’ dog shot with pellet gun
Moore Lake cottager Jake Moreau is still reeling after his dog, Bowie, was shot between...
Winter weather arrives with bang in County
Intense squalls this past weekend blanketed parts of Haliburton County with more than 25 inches...
HKPR heads into 2025 with $188K deficit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit (HKPR) is projecting to finish the year...
Health unit discusses risk of bird flu after confirmed case in B.C.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit (HKPR) is monitoring after the first human...
Privatization ‘death knell’ to healthcare
The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) made a pit stop in Haliburton County last...
Brooksong goes virtual
Eighteen months ago, Toronto resident Laura Hughes was navigating a recent Stage 2 cancer diagnosis...
Pivotal period ahead for title-chasing Huskies
Haliburton County Huskies head coach Ryan Ramsay has been preparing his young charges for a...
Slippery slope
We take exception to Minden Hills council’s decision to not reprimand Coun. Tammy McKelvey after...
Grass Lake development reduced to 38 units
The years-long battle between property developer Paul Wilson and members of the Friends of Grass...
Service Ontario goes mobile in Haliburton
It’s been four weeks since the Service Ontario location in Haliburton closed and Joey Wu,...
Businesses struggle with postal strike
County entrepreneur Sandi McElwain has endured a lot during her 25 years in business, but...