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Symposium to feature top apple experts
If County resident Luba Cargill has her way, Haliburton will soon be competing with New York City over the nickname ‘The Big Apple’.
Having...
Stop, collaborate and listen at The Space
The Space in Haliburton is offering drop-in workshops, as well as open studio time.
Owner Scott Walling has already begun his ‘stop, collaborate and...
U-Links celebration studies ‘key’ issues
Benthic assessments of local waterways, wetlands analysis, localized seismic activity monitoring, and a study of native apple trees in Haliburton County are all on...
Central Food Network driving up food success
Central Food Network (CFN) says its food van project “has revolutionized food distribution locally.”
The project, funded through a grant from Agriculture and Agri-Food...
County sets tax levy at just over a seven per cent increase
Ratepayers will see a 7.17 per cent increase on the County portion of their tax bill this year after councillors finalized the budget at...
Save Minden ER donates funds to food centre
Ten months from admitting defeat in their fight to save the Minden ER, cottager Jayson Schwarz and full-time resident Debbie Sherwin have turned their...
Big changes coming for Scotch Line users
Minden Hills council has approved $1.4 million to continue work on a proposed Scotch Line transfer station – to be built east of the...
Septic inspection rates going up in Dysart
Dysart et al is proposing changes to its septic maintenance inspection program ahead of the upcoming testing season.
Bri Quinn, program supervisor, told council...
‘We’re going to need a lot of rain’ – CEWF
The Coalition for Equitable Water Flow (CEWF) says water levels in area reservoir lakes are near normal right now, but will be changing over...
Market set to return to Head Lake Park
The months-long saga between Dysart et al council and the Haliburton County Farmers Market Association (HCFMA) - over the long-term future of the Haliburton...
CT scanner construction begins in Haliburton
Construction to accommodate a new CT scanner and mammography unit at the Haliburton hospital got underway March 4, with health officials calling the addition...
McFaddens and hungry kids the winners
This past summer, Vince Duchene and Troy Austen played in the Bernie Nicholls Foundation golf tournament.
On one of the silent auction bidding tables...
Corridor ‘necessary’ for climate change
Paul Heaven said efforts to protect a 100,000-hectare parcel of land connecting the Haliburton Highlands to three provincial parks progressed well in 2023.
The Highlands...
Central Food Network: Hydro help doesn’t go far enough
Recently announced enhancements to the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) is welcome news to Tina Jackson, executive director of Highlands East’s Central Food Network...
Vendors speak out on market situation
Two key agricultural vendors from the Haliburton farmers market say they’ll be “crushed” if the popular weekly event doesn’t return to Head Lake Park...
County crosses fingers for grants
If successful, provincial funding opportunities could see downtown Minden revitalization, signage to help people better find their way around the County, and a refurbished...
Evacuation at Archie Stouffer
There was an emergency evacuation at Archie Stouffer Elementary School following reports of a "suspected gas smell" at the Minden school Friday afternoon (March...
Regional health boards to merge
The boards of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) district health unit and Peterborough Public Health (PPH) announced Feb. 26 they will seek provincial...
Dysart sticks to its guns on farmers market
The Haliburton County Farmers Market Association is still yet to confirm whether it intends to host a weekly market in Haliburton this year, despite...
Housing advocates to sleep in the cold
Susan Tromanhauser will be one of several first-timers braving the elements to spend a night outdoors next month as Places for People brings its...