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 pilot had been recovered from Wolf Lake near Minden....
Dysart gives boat races the all-clear
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The return of the annual Toronto Outboard Racing Club (TORC) powerboat regatta to Head Lake over the weekend...
Town hall meetings on affordability and governance
People can learn more about options for a potential restructuring of the County and its four lower-tier municipalities – as well as provide feedback...
Sculpture Forest marks 25 years
Reflecting on 25 years of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest, longtime curator Jim Blake believes the local attraction has become one of the most popular...
‘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...
Town hall meetings on affordability and governance
People can learn more about options for a potential restructuring of the County and its...
Sculpture Forest marks 25 years
Reflecting on 25 years of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest, longtime curator Jim Blake believes the...
Radiothon raises $183,000 for health care
While there was no premier equipment upgrade or program enhancement to centre the 2026 Radiothon...
Highlands East touts ‘friendly’ art tour
For the past 24 years, artists in Highlands East have been forging their own path...
A confident drive to capture that next victory
It was another stellar week of action out at the Hal High fields. With the...
Here we go, again
I was cc’d on an email last week that I found disturbing.
A volunteer with Pride...
County considers significant changes
Consultants, the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), have presented four governance models for Haliburton County...
Councillors wade in on governance report
Deputy warden, Liz Danielsen, told County council Wednesday (Aug. 12), she recalled a Haliburton Highlands...
Community Living staff back to work
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Unionized staff at Community Living Trent Highlands (CLTH) are...
Decade of Pride in the County
With Pride Week in Haliburton County right around the corner, Pride in the Highlands’ volunteer...
Name the new chairlift at Sir Sam’s ski hill
Sir Sam’s Ski/Ride is inviting the public to help name its new quad chairlift, set...
Cottagers rally to Water Guardians cause
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A single Canada goose can drop up to two...
Supplying demand for Highlands artists
Emma Warburton has spent much of her adult life learning from distinguished artists in Canada...
New daycare opens in Gooderham
As a parent with five kids, Amber MacDuff knows all too well how difficult it...
Salvatori a great Haliburton story
Through much of the latter half of the 20th century there were few people who...
Connecting community through all-ages event
Since discovering the idea of artist trading cards at an out-of-town crafts event three years...
Summer farmers market on Twelve Mile
Deluxe Waterfront Resort on Twelve Like Lake in Minden Hills has added a farmers market...
Great Big Sea alumni to sink or swim
Sean McCann made memories all over the world during his two decades touring with iconic...
Play speeding up as season progresses
Under clear skies and with warm weather, our young athletes put their hard-earned skills on...
Author spins new yarn about knitting
After two years of pouring her heart, soul and mind into her soon-to-be-released book, The...
Future in your hands
I know some readers’ eyes will glaze over at the words ‘final report for community-wide...
Dysart considers new public trailhead
Haliburton resident Carolyn Langdon is calling on Dysart et al council to establish a new...
OPP engaging public on strategic plan
Haliburton Highlands OPP detachment commander, Deb McClure, highlighted efforts to tackle online fraud, improve traffic...
Stores embrace madness
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A shift in tradition and a good dousing of...
Mayor defends Minden raises
Minden Hills mayor Bob Carter defended large wage increases for three staff members in 2025,...
Public pays the toll as Lions raise $7,500
Traffic was moving slowly throughout Haliburton village on Saturday (Aug. 1), though it was for...
A father’s journal, his daughter’s legacy
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
When Randall Linton originally sat down to write This...
Summer sizzle
Haliburton’s biggest party of the summer went off without a hitch at Head Lake Park...
Art on tour
There was a much different feel to this year’s 20th annual Tour de Forest, with...
Player development taking shape at halfway stage
Now that Haliburton Grassroots Soccer has reached the middle of its season, our amazing volunteer...
Clowning around with Minden Rotary
Organizers of RotaryFest 2026 in Minden have expanded to a two-day offering this year.
“RotaryFest...
Tourism steady but visitors spending less
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As Haliburton County hits the summer halfway mark, tourism...
Casey to stand in as Dysart deputy
Shortly after Dysart et al council appointed Pat Casey deputy mayor until October’s municipal election,...
County of Haliburton council meets in new chamber
Warden Dave Burton had some opening remarks as County council met for the first time...
Divided Minden Hills council defers strategic plan
Minden Hills council voted not to adopt the municipality’s five-year strategic plan when it met...
Irondale church fights for life
The clock is officially ticking on the Irondale church.
Eighteen years after the 19th century...
Drag Lake group combats invasive plant
Taking his fishing boat out on Drag Lake recently, Haliburton resident Jim Miners said he...