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Protecting lake drinking water key to plan
A new drinking water source protection plan for the Halls and Hawk lakes system has been completed and Algonquin Highlands deputy mayor, Jennifer Dailloux,...
Buzz kill: brace for bad bug biting season
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With high water levels in the County’s waterways and dense forests, residents can expect a “dynamic” biting insect...
Waiving HST on new homes to boost Highlands economy
Haliburton County-based builders, Brown + Co, said a decision by the provincial government to waive the HST for any new home purchased, to become...
Rotary set to tackle phase two of Skyline
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Haliburton Rotary Club is moving into the second phase of the Skyline Park restoration project, with a...
Add a row to combat rising food costs
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In an effort to combat rising food costs, one organization is asking residents to add an extra row...
Breakfast with a smile at Hal High
It’s 6:45 a.m. on a Tuesday morning and Joyce Jones is on her way to Hal High to help make sure teenagers start their...
Butts and cups litter park
Environment Haliburton’s Susan Hay said there were three main items volunteers collected during a litter clean-up at Head Lake Park May 9 – cigarette...
Brooksong smiles after cookie campaign
After selling more than 14,000 treats during smile cookie week April 27 to May 3, Haliburton and Minden Tim Hortons’ owners Mike Garland and...
Women’s dance to offer ‘nostalgic reset’
In the spring, Haliburton’s Nancy Brownsberger just wanted to dance. Perhaps it was to shake off a long winter, but most definitely to reconnect...
HHSS tops goal for first Relay for Life
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The track at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School will be a hub of hope and resilience as more than...
Highlanders urged to get fire-ready
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the County begins to enter the 2026 fire season, County and provincial officials are calling for a...
Parents honoured in unveiling of defib
Deborah Renda wiped tears from her eyes as she and husband, Matt, were on hand April 30 for the official unveiling of a new...
Minden Hills shares flood clean-up plans
The township of Minden Hills has released details on its community clean-up following recent flooding.
The municipality said residents can use sand from sandbags...
Dysart councillor blames province for budget challenges
Dysart et al coun. Pat Casey believes financial pressure felt within the County’s four townships has more to do with continued downloading of necessary...
Plenty of action in Minden as nominations open
Just seven days into the nomination period for the Oct. 26 municipal election, and Minden Hills already has three contenders for mayor.
Current councillors,...
More testing to be done at AH landfills
Water samples from new locations at the Maple Lake waste disposal site will be analyzed this year to help Algonquin Highlands township understand the...
Raising $120K for fight against cancer
As he attends a calendar-full of appointments, stretched over days, weeks and months of uncertainty, Carnarvon’s Curtis Barker does not have much control over...
New therapy gets ‘right to root of issue’
No matter how far gone someone may feel mentally, Minden-based psychotherapist Kelsey Sharpless believes there’s always a way back.
Since opening her practice in...
Ministry choppers fish to new homes
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) began its annual stocking of the lakes throughout the County on Monday...
Moorelands Kids camp expands reach
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
For more than a century, Moorelands has helped thousands of children navigate the challenges of poverty, and the...