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Highlands reacts to tariff threat
Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce executive director Amanda Conn expects “all industries will be significantly impacted” by sweeping tariffs between Canada and the U.S.,...
Mayor hopeful Gull River won’t flood
Following a recent meeting with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNR), Minden Hills mayor Bob Carter is cautiously optimistic there will be...
Dysart granting licences for ‘most’ STRs
Most people wanting to register their shortterm rental (STR) properties in Dysart et al will receive approval in 2025, with the municipality pondering changes...
Bursary helping women ‘come out the other side’
The YWCA Peterborough Haliburton has put out a call for applications for the 2025 Hazel Education bursary.
Now in its 28th year, the annual...
AH ‘toes the line’ with budget
Algonquin Highlands mayor Liz Danielsen has described her council’s 2025 budget deliberations as a belttightening affair, with the township limiting its tax rate increase...
Haliburton’s Terra Lightfoot up for Juno
Haliburton County musician, Terra Lightfoot, is going through a bit of a whirlwind at the moment.
She has just come off tour with Colin...
Shining light on FUN in Wilberforce
Kathy Rogers and the rest of the Wilberforce FUNraisers group are doing what they can to put their favourite rural community on the map....
Cadets creating leaders of tomorrow
Colt Taylor credits the Haliburton Army Cadets program with moulding him into the man he is today.
Local troop 1129, for youth aged 12...
Scott: tariff response puts PCs back in
After securing a seventh term as MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, Laurie Scott told The Highlander she believes the Progressive Conservatives, led by Doug Ford,...
TLDSB sees progress in youth reading
After doubling up on efforts to enhance student literacy across Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) in recent years, superintendent Jay MacJanet says the...
County population growing, getting older
Haliburton County’s population could grow anywhere from 0.9 to 1.5 per cent a year by 2051. That, coupled with the fact it’s estimated the...
King Charles comes to Haliburton County
Six Haliburton County residents were awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals March. 4.
MP Jamie Schmale handed out the honours to Ken Mott and Brenda...
Rose blossomed new dreams in County
Jenna Rose had her whole life mapped out when enrolling at the Haliburton School of Art + Design (HSAD) in spring 2016, though her...
Sleeping in cars with lived experience
Kim Switzer will be sleeping in her vehicle the night of March 21 – to raise money for, and awareness of, Placesfor People (P4P),...
HE assets pegged at $116 million
Consultants for Highlands East have determined the township has $116 million in assets.
PSD Citywide’s Jasmine Shadd presented the findings to a Feb. 11...
County debates future chambers
A plan to move County council chambers across the road from the County building at 11 Newcastle Street in Minden - as well as...
Scott claims sweeping victory for seventh term in HKLB
Laurie Scott scored another landslide victory for the Progressive Conservatives in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock (HKLB) in the Feb. 27 provincial election, receiving 51.9 per cent...
Election hopefuls debate business platforms
A Feb. 19 candidates debate in Lindsay was an all-business affair, with six of the nine provincial hopefuls in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock (HKLB) discussing plans...
HHSS locked down following knife incident
A 14-year-old Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS) student was arrested in Haliburton village Feb. 14 and is facing multiple weapons-related charges after what police...
OPP chief addresses County drug crisis
After another major drug trafficking investigation led to four more arrests in Haliburton village Feb. 4, Haliburton Highlands OPP interim detachment commander, Mike Cavanagh,...