General News
Stay connected with the latest news in Haliburton County and surrounding area.
Dysart et al investigating Haliburton Family Medical Centre odour
Dysart et al is trying to isolate the source of a smell in the lower level of the Haliburton Family Medical Centre.
Centre executive...
Highlands East talks needs versus wants
Taxpayers got their first glimpse of Highlands East’s draft budget Feb. 17 – so far looking at a 5.96 per cent municipal tax rate...
AH to fix one of County’s seven wonders
Algonquin Highlands council has instructed staff to do everything it can to ensure a portion of the Hawk Lake Log Chute is rebuilt this...
Volunteer-led Pajama Project gives gift of comfort
Joy Webster, of the Great South Lake Pajama Project, made a delegation to a recent County of Haliburton meeting.
She told councillors it was...
Hal High embarking on taste of Italy
Hal High teacher Darla Searle says most of her students have heard the idiom ‘when in Rome,’ but now she’s giving some the opportunity...
Participation is power in local politics
When it comes to generating interest in municipal elections, political activist Dave Meslin has proven all it really takes is effective marketing and communication....
Cuba flight crisis hits Highlanders’ vacation plans
Haliburton County travel agent Machenzie Vasey was on maternity leave when COVID-19 disrupted international travel, so says the decision by major Canadian airlines to...
Dysart debates contentious STR bylaw
With Dysart et al processing around half the applications it was anticipating during the first full year of the County’s new shortterm rental bylaw,...
Looming OPP invoice hanging like ‘Sword of Damocles’
Per household costs for OPP policing in the four County townships is less than the Canadian average, but higher than the provincial average, Haliburton...
Building a playground one noodle at a time
School councils at Stuart Baker and J.D. Hodgson elementary schools in Haliburton are going public with their plans to help fundraise for a new...
Council takes old fire hall step further
Minden Hills residents are getting an organics program in 2026 after three councillors voted in favour of the initiativeduring what mayor Bob Carter termed...
Contractor pleads guilty to assault
A Dysart et al contractor has pleaded guilty to assault in a Lindsay courthouse. Mordecai M. Berlad, 64, of 4152 TrapperCt, Mississauga - who...
Fearrey makes it official: not running again
An automated phone survey has been doing the rounds in Haliburton for the past week, asking people questions about current Dysart et al council...
Kindergarten registration opens for school-aged children across TLDSB
Parents with young children set to start school in the fall have been given a month to register with their local school board.
Trillium...
OPP plan to crack down on re-offenders
Haliburton Highlands OPP say they want to crack down on people reoffending in the community when already facing charges, or having been convicted of...
Keeping people out of the cold
Two people from Haliburton County were shuttled to Lindsay this past weekend as part of a program designed to keep folks off the streets...
Use of St. Stephen’s gazebo debated
While Algonquin Highlands council appeared to support calls from the public to allow families to utilize the new gazebo at St. Stephen’s Cemetery as...
Councillors made connections at ROMA
Navigating the “labyrinth” of provincial government grants for infrastructure in growing rural communities was just one topic a Haliburton County representative to the Rural...
Pressure for health unit over algae
U-Links, which does water quality testing for Haliburton County, and the County itself, plan to put pressure on Lakelands Public Health to lift its...
Strong mayor showdown over budget
Minden Hills mayor Bob Carter’s decision to veto eight of council’s amendments to his Strong Mayors budget has some members of the public calling...