How 9/11 rippled through the Highlands
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Linda Coneybeare was working at her desk at Transat Travel on Highland Street 25 years ago, when an...
Brohman ends trustee career
After nearly 16 years as a trustee with the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB), Gary Brohman is not running in the fall election....
Reduced cost rabies shots for Lakelands pets
Lakelands Public Health is gearing up for its fall campaign of reduced-cost rabies vaccination clinics.
Partnering with animal welfare organizations and veterinary clinics across...
Hands up for grades
Back-to-school will feel a little different for Hal High students this week, with Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s (TLDSB) chief education officer, Wes Hahn,...
Canada-U.S. trade war hits close to home
ACM Designs’ Andria Cowan Molyneaux is in Paris, France this week for a show called...
How 9/11 rippled through the Highlands
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Linda Coneybeare was working at her desk at Transat...
Brohman ends trustee career
After nearly 16 years as a trustee with the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB),...
Reduced cost rabies shots for Lakelands pets
Lakelands Public Health is gearing up for its fall campaign of reduced-cost rabies vaccination clinics....
Hands up for grades
Back-to-school will feel a little different for Hal High students this week, with Trillium Lakelands...
Kinmount journeys for new family doc
As the Kinmount and District Health Services Foundation (KDHSF) works with physician recruiters to bring...
A lifetime spent in Haliburton Forest
Usually a man of few surprises, Russell Sisson startled those who knew him best last...
Getting all stitched up in Minden Hills
A familiar brand returned to Minden last week, with Remember Me Quilts Plus opening a...
That’s a wrap for summer
As the season comes to a close, Haliburton’s Grassroots Soccer wrapped up a fantastic final...
Do your part
I’ve been eating vegetables from our garden this summer. The tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, collard greens,...
Public weighs in on change
The deadline for a referendum on governance changes for this election has passed - with...
Rare twins show faces at Turtle Guardians
Turtle Guardians founder Leora Berman had a surprising first-time experience in late August, coming face-to-face-to-face...
Departments looking for more volunteers
Three of the County’s four volunteer fire departments are actively searching for new recruits, with...
Highlands awaiting Extendicare news
Despite announcing Feb. 14, 2022 that it would be bringing a new long-term care home...
No imminent teachers’ strike
With schools reopening next week, more than 275,000 teachers and education workers across Ontario will...
Mapping invasive aquatic species
According to data logged by citizen scientists across Algonquin Highlands, the spiny waterflea and Chinese...
Dementia expert to speak in Haliburton
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ontario’s home-care framework fails families dealing with dementia, leaving...
Minden medical student gets award
A Hal High graduate is getting a little extra financial support as he gets ready...
Fair fever hits Kinmount for 154th year
With 154 years now on the clock, Tracey Dettman said the Kinmount Fair is one...
Minden gears up for three-day festival
Family and Friends Festival (FAF) organizer, Amy Benjamin, said she’s had her eye on Minden...
Wilson gives to P4P
Haliburton County’s affordable housing advocacy group, Places for People (P4P), last week announced it has...
Sharing The Land Between
Local horticulturalist Paul Christie said a soon-to-be completed memorial garden in Norland will shed light...
County canoeist qualifies for worlds
Local paddler, Greg Foster, has his eyes firmly set on the International Canoe Federation (ICF)...
Fast, fierce and precise
Carrying both a relaxed confidence and a proud sense of accomplishment, these young athletes are...
Twenty years of big screen community
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
When Those Other Movies (TOM) first started in Haliburton...
Do your homework
I did not attend all four Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) and County of Haliburton...
Brighter election picture
There was a late flurry of political activity across the County last week, with the...
Casey switches focus to run for deputy mayor
After a late change to his nomination papers last week, Pat Casey will now contest...
County adds advanced care paramedics
The Haliburton County Paramedic Service has introduced advanced care paramedics into front-line operations, in what...
Wellness clinics coming to County
The County of Haliburton’s Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) program, Haliburton Highlands Health Services (HHHS),...
Dysart’s new development eyes 119 residential units
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Dysart et al council is moving forward with its...
Almost a wrap on arts foundation raffle
With nine days to go in the Haliburton Highlands Arts Centre Foundation’s (HHACF) ‘big online...
The Hip: cottage country anthems
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Many Canadians can remember exactly where they were on...
Paving path for education
The Wilberforce FUNraising Group’s Barb Schofield said she’s a big believer in the annual education...
Rocking the dock for food
Bob Lake’s Rock the Dock fundraiser celebrated its fifth year this summer – raising another...
Season winding down with school around the corner
With a crispness creeping into the late August evening air and dusk arriving earlier each...
What a difference
The race is officially on in Haliburton County, with 57 political hopefuls vying for 23...
‘Reacher’ to make appearance in Minden
The Minden Whitewater Preserve will be one of the locations used for filming season five...
Lost Oshawa plane located in Wolf Lake near Minden
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Wednesday (Aug. 19) that the body of a missing 73-year-old Oshawa...
Dysart gives boat races the all-clear
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The return of the annual Toronto Outboard Racing Club...