By Vivian CollingsOwners John and Robyn Thomas of Stedmans V&S Department Store chose to close their doors in the heart of downtown Minden for the last time.The couple has a 29-year history of owning and…
HHOA receive 21,000 new guests
The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) has received more than 21,000 rainbow trout from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Harwood Fish Culture Station. The two to three inch-long Ganaraska strain rainbow trout will…
Red Hawks soaring to start season
By Vivian CollingsThe Haliburton Highlands Secondary School varsity girls’ field hockey team finished their first two games of the season showing the pride of the red.The team played St. Peter Catholic Secondary School and Holy…
2022 Minden Hills election candidates
Here are your Minden Hills candidates on the Oct. 24 ballot. Already acclaimed were Mayor Bob Carter, Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, and Bob Sisson, Councillor for Ward 3. Tammy McKelvey,for Councillor-at-Large My husband and I…
Bookapalooza turns page on first chapter
By Darren LumA new chapter is being written for the Haliburton Highlands when it comes to an event that appeals to writers and readers since the successful launch of Bookapalooza.With 125 people who came to…
Corridor reopening is ‘huge thing for winter tourism’
By Vivian CollingsPine Springs section of the “B” trail from Carnarvon to Bracebridge will openDuring the Haliburton County Snowmobile Association’s (HCSA) annual general meeting on Sept. 17, president John Enright announced the Ontario Federation of…
Drop the mask, open your heart
By Darren Lum Seeing the faces of the children in the Terry Fox Run for Archie Stouffer Elementary School it’s easy to see the happiness. Perhaps I’m naive, but children are honest with their feelings.It’s…
Meeting the Queen
To the Editor, In 1984, the Queen arrived at the Toronto Harbour on her Royal Yacht Britannia.Brian Mulroney was prime minister. My nephew Bill Pristanski was his executive assistant. The prime minister’s wife, Mila Mulroney…
Demand effective climate emission caps
To the Editor, The government of Canada welcomes your help in choosing “Options to Cap and Cut Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Achieve 2030 Goals and Net-Zero by 2050.” You still have…
Waiting for the ‘big one’
By Jim Poling Sr. Thunder Bay, Ontario – I’m sitting on the Hillcrest Park stone wall overlooking the city where I was born and raised. The view of Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant is…
Rotaract takes over the Highland Yard
by Vivian CollingsRotaract Haliburton Highlands is off and running with become the lead of a long-time fundraiser in the community, the Highland Yard.Rotaract Haliburton Highlands hosted their first ever public open house at the Abbey…
Local instrumental bands welcome newcomers
By Vivian CollingsMusicians in the Haliburton Highlands have a compilation of euphonious bands to choose to join in harmony with.If you play an instrument, the Highlands Swing Band, Highlands Chamber Orchestra, Highlands Wind Symphony, and…
School of Rock being staged by Camexicanus
By Darren LumFinding a theatrical experience to enhance youth development is well underway thanks to the Camexicanus’ ambition to stage School of Rock The Musical.At its heart, the School of Rock is a story about…
HKPR district experiences fewer new COVID infections
By James MatthewsThere’s no immediate end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic.But the number of positive tests are on the decline in the area covered by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit.Dr. Natalie…
HHHS Foundation welcomes new executive director
By James MatthewsThe cash flow in and out at Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation has been steady in its consistency.Andrea Hewlitt, an auditor with Grand Thornton, provided a look into the foundation’s financial books for…
Democracy needs you
By Darren Lum Not all of us can run for office, but we can still contribute to democracy.We do that by informing ourselves of the candidates and then go out and vote for who we…
Democracy works with compromises
To the Editor, In response to a letter concerning Haliburton County’s shoreline protection bylaw in the last issue of this paper:It is not surprising that the operators of a tree service company, when speaking with…
Second-annual Minden Rotary golf tournament a success
By Vivian CollingsSkies were blue and the sun was bright for Minden Rotary’s second-annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Gull River Golf Club in Minden.All proceeds raised from the tournament go towards…
North Shore Road suffers sign thefts
By Vivian CollingsNorth Shore Road residents are left discouraged following thefts of nearly 20 “slow down” signs placed at the end of driveways along the road in Algonquin Highlands.Resident Paul MacInnes reported the thefts to…
SIRCH offers everlasting memories to local seniors
By Vivian Collings A new SIRCH program offers community members a chance to personally hear and retell the colourful life stories of local seniors.The program, Memories to Life, brings a volunteer and a senior together,…
Outlaw hoping to catch the attention of US…
By Darren LumRed Hawk takes passion for baseball to Muskoka … and, hopefully, beyondA former Red Hawk is working to fulfill his baseball dreams by attending the newly formed Muskoka Outlaws Baseball Academy.Seventeen-year-old Damon Harriss…