General News
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Shutout leads Storm to victory
A Saturday morning tilt between the Highland Storm U11 Cottage Country Building Supplies and Almaguin Ice Devils featured two top teams vying for the...
Huskies put together three straight wins
Haliburton County Huskies head coach Ryan Ramsay believes his team has turned a corner after three wins in four days last week, keeping the...
Fullerton makes history with rare goalie goal
With less than 30 seconds left on the clock, and a competitive game in a hostile barn on a knife’s edge, Haliburton County Huskies...
Sailing snorkelling and sleeping out
Fancy spending an hour on a sailing adventure in the Philippines?
While the Haliburton County Community Cooperative can’t transport you there Dec. 13, you...
Minden dissolves committee of adjustment
A Minden Hills council decision to disband its committee of adjustment has been criticized by existing members, although the town’s mayor says they are...
Danielsen, Carter running for warden
Algonquin Highlands mayor Liz Danielsen is seeking a sixth consecutive year as County warden, but Minden Hills mayor Bob Carter, in running against her...
Ministry probes Wigamog Inn demolition
The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is investigating the ongoing demolition of the Wigamog Inn property in Haliburton.
Shannon Simpkins, MECP spokesperson,...
Repair Café bringing December cheer
With Christmas just around the corner - and many feeling the need to tighten their budget this year – SIRCH is bringing back its...
Huskies win big in Pink in the Rink tilt
An emotional night inside S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena Nov. 25 helped inspire the Haliburton County Huskies to one of their biggest wins of the...
Book takes fictitious historical spin
Haliburton author Janet Trull said her latest book, End of the Line, provides an interesting look at what life was like for early Highlands...
New arts centre ‘still years away’
It’s going to be a minimum of four to five years before a new performing arts centre is constructed in Haliburton County, says Dan...
New CAO wants to bring value
Spending part of his youth in North Bay, new County of Haliburton CAO Gary Dyke said he was partially drawn to the top Highlands...
Health boards talk voluntary merger
A joint HKPR and Peterborough Public Health working group met Nov. 16 to begin talks about a possible voluntary merger of the two health...
Short-term rental bylaw nearing completion
County councillors have signed off on the final draft of a short-term rental bylaw that is now headed to the townships for licensing and...
New customer-first health team platform unveiled
The Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Ontario Health Team (KLH-OHT) has announced the launch of a new online health and wellbeing service navigation platform.
The platform...
Dysart opts to keep Sam Slick name
Dysart et al council ignored the advice of the township’s cultural resource committee this week, reversing a decision made during the previous term to...
County says ‘no’ to side-by-sides on rail trail
Side-by-sides will not be allowed on the Haliburton County Rail Trail - after council denied a request for a two-year pilot project during a...
The Space the place for Highlands artists
Three weeks into his debut exhibit at the Highlands’ newest studio space, Haliburton resident Scott Walling believes he’s found his calling as an artistic...
U11 Storm beat Ennismore
The U11LL Carquest Highland Storm participated in their home Silver Stick tournament this past weekend in Haliburton.
The Storm started the tournament off with...
Saini: ‘not where we want to be right now’
The Haliburton County Huskies shared some pre-Christmas cheer Nov. 18, giving the hometown fans a 5-1 win over the North York Rangers.
A couple of...