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Province urged to renew water program
About this time every spring, Larry Tompkins takes his boat onto Twelve Mile Lake and tests the water; for things such as temperature and...
Ice storm closes Dahl Forest
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s (HHLT) Joan Duhaime says there’s no guarantee the Dahl Forest will reopen to the public this summer.
The 500-acre...
OFM won’t probe Wig blaze
The Ontario Fire Marshal’s (OFM) office has confirmed there will be no further investigation into the May 3 fire at the Wigamog Inn site...
Skyline Park restoration into second year
It’s been seven months since Haliburton Rotary unveiled a four-year beautification plan for Skyline Park, with long-time member Ursula Devolin saying volunteers have made...
Teacher, hockey coach sentenced for offences
Kelvin Cheuk-Ho Lee was sentenced in Newmarket Superior Court April 25, after being found guilty Sept. 6, 2024 of two counts of sexual interference...
New mural to rock Minden River Cone
There has been a major celebrity sighting in Minden village – and it’s one that will rock you.
The likeness of iconic Queen frontman...
Pups’ arrival at wolf centre ‘satisfying’
Quest, Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre’s new breeding female, gave birth to two pups May 3, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Marena Wigmore, wolf...
Highlanders giving the gift of water
Minden’s Michele Coneybeare will keep putting one foot in front of the other on May 28 as Help a Village Effort (H.A.V.E) brings its...
Wig blaze reported to fire marshal, OPP
Dysart et al fire chief Dan Chumbley says the May 3 fire that engulfed the main lodge of the abandoned Wigamog Inn property has...
People on assistance longer
Since 2020, the time some people from Haliburton County and Kawartha Lakes spend enrolled in social assistance programs, like Ontario Works, has doubled according...
Caboose to be cycle hub
County resident Pamela Marsales has been an avid cycler for most of her life. Now, she plans to spend the next few months passing...
Push for Legion crosswalk
Haliburton Legion president Mike Waller says he’ll be submitting a request to the Ministry of Transportation to install a crosswalk in front of the...
Motherhood her way
By Susan Tromanhauser
Beth Brundage has a very specific Mothers’ Day celebration in mind - dinner out with the family.
But this isn’t Brundage’s first...
National conference ‘puts Haliburton on the map’
Robert Pye, executive director of Watersheds Canada, said last week’s inaugural national conference held at Pinestone Resort in Haliburton was “a bit of a...
Land Trust discovery days soon to kick off
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) has announced the TD Friends of the Environment has granted funding to support Land Trust Discovery Days 2025....
New fire hall hinted for Dysart
Dysart et al council has been told it’s time the township starts thinking about potential sites that could one day house a new fire...
Haliburton Highlands OPP make third major drug bust of 2025
Haliburton Highlands OPP and the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) arrested three people, confiscated an estimated $12,000 worth of illegal drugs, and seized...
County looking for partners for on-demand bus service
A public bus service could be back on the menu for Haliburton County, with councillors at the upper tier directing staff to investigate an...
Minden at risk of flooding as Gull system ‘basically full’
Minden Hills has now been in a state of emergency for 32 days and while Hydro One says all accessible properties have had power...
Children’s Aid pushing for more foster parents
Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) is doing a library roadshow, in hopes of recruiting more foster parents, visiting five branches between May 2...