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What happens next
Dysart et al elected officials will meet later this month to figure out next steps as to who will carry the torch as head...
Dysart loses ‘true titan’ of community
Haliburton County came to a collective standstill last week as locals heard of the death of one of the community’s greatest champions: Dysart et...
Green burial launch
An official opening ceremony for the new green burial section of St. Stephen’s Cemetery was held this past Sunday (May 31).
Algonquin Highlands mayor...
Dailloux won’t run for council in fall
Algonquin Highlands deputy mayor Jennifer Dailloux has called time on her eight-year political career, telling The Highlander she won’t be seeking re-election in the...
Blitz survivor brings history to Hal High
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The library at Hal High became a living history museum when Second World War survivor Jim Neville spoke...
Roof repairs refresh Minden Curling Club
The Minden Curling Club is getting a significant upgrade after securing a $180,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).
The money, secured in...
Wheely great program
Haliburton Rotary has relaunched its bike share program in Haliburton village for another season.
The bikes are free to use by anyone 18 and...
Rallying around rhubarb
SIRCH hosted its annual rally for rhubarb last week in Haliburton in support of the non-profit’s community kitchen programs.
County residents who may have...
Everybody has a story
A number of years ago, Susan Tromanhauser came across a website called Humans of New York (HONY).
HONY is a massively popular photoblog and...
Dysart mayor passes away
Longtime Dysart et al mayor Murray Fearrey has died.
His partner, Donna McCallum, said the veteran politician passed on Thursday afternoon. He was 84....
Men who drove excavator into lake fined
Two Haliburton men – who illegally used an excavator last summer to remove woody debris and aquatic vegetation along the Lipsy Lake shoreline –...
Minden Hills looking for flood victims
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) is looking for owners of 10-12 private properties in Minden Hills to gauge damage from April...
Front-line social workers hit picket line
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nearly 400 community and social workers in Peterborough, Lindsay, and Haliburton walked off the job on Monday (May...
Health unit to start testing beaches
Lakelands Public Health is launching its annual beach water monitoring program starting June 15, helping residents and visitors stay safe while enjoying local beaches...
Building destroyed at Haliburton Biochar
Haliburton Forest Biochar management is still assessing damages after an early morning fire at its Kennaway Road facility May 22 took out one of...
Habitat seeks help with loan
Habitat for Humanity Peterborough and Kawartha Region is seeking a $12.5 million loan from Infrastructure Ontario to help pay for its planned 35-unit affordable...
Dying for readers to crack new book
Readers have been enthralled with crime, and true crime, for as long as the genre has existed and part-time Haliburton resident, Hope Thompson, has...
Funds reinvested in curling
The show is organized by volunteers from the Haliburton Curling Club, which uses the proceeds to finance things like its ‘learn to curl’ and...
Ambulance bases need $645,000 of work
The Haliburton and Tory Hill paramedic stations are in need of major repairs, service director Michael Slatter told County council May 13.
The paramedic...
Boardwalk tour explores ‘exploding’ nature
Three years on from the launch of its award-winning ‘Stepping into Nature’ self-guided walking tour of the Minden riverwalk, the Haliburton County Master Gardeners...