By Sue Tiffin Wendy Bolt devotes much of her time to volunteering in Minden. Besides being a long-time driver, taking people to medical appointments outside of town, she has also long volunteered at the Minden…

By Sue Tiffin For 20 or so years, Gwen Sigrid Morgan has been visiting a cottage on the Burnt River, but it was in Toronto during the pandemic that she learned of a deeper connection…

By Grace Oborne It all started with one little bead for students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School. Eventually they were making felt pins for Water First donations.  Earlier this month, Larry O’Connor was asked by…

By Grace Oborne Music, dance, and theatre performance are about to become a few of the county’s favourite things.  The Highlands Summer Festival returns to the stage in July and August, starting with the opening…

Nine artists - musicians, writers, mixed media artists – will be welcomed to an off-grid island on Koshlong Lake this summer as the Halls Island Artist Residency opens for a fourth full year of residencies. …

By Jerelyn Craden A few years back, 2017, marked Canadian installation artist John Notten’s first exhibition at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery, “The Tent Project.” Now, he’s back with his much-anticipated, “Unpacking the Weekend,” show of…

By Jerelyn Craden Irony, fate, call it what you will, when you look at the timeline that led to the creation of the new Look Talk Make (LTM) program – a collaboration between Fay Wilkinson…

By Vivian Collings Even after five months of visiting grand Medieval castles, like the Château des ducs de Bretagne, and touring French vineyards in the Loire Valley, Emily Parish will always feel most at home…

By Vivian Collings A lot has changed in a century, but the Gull Lake Cottagers’ Association’s devotion to keeping their lake safe and beautiful remains as strong as ever. The Gull Lake Cottagers’ Association (GLCA)…

By Vivian Collings Kinmount invites you to meet some of the devoted volunteers in your community, and maybe grab a burger and win some prizes, on Saturday, May 28. Almost 20 Kinmount organizations are hosting…

By Sue Tiffin Archie Stouffer Elementary School parent council is thrilled that a concert planned for last year but cancelled for the pandemic's public health safety measures can take place this year. The group used…

Minden is expecting the arrival of some new members of the business community this summer. The influx will not perhaps be as animated as the local merchants and clerks, but they should bring a smile…

By Sue Tiffin In the past 20 years, a small group of caring women have created over 88,741 squares that make up 2,702 blankets.  Those blankets have then been distributed to those seeking comfort or…

By Sue Tiffin Max Senitt almost missed the opportunity to play with Avataar when the invitation asking if he wanted to join the group went to his junk mail. “Three weeks after they sent the…

By Stephen Petrick Supporters of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre are proposing a new governance model for the centre, which would have its foundation board overseeing day-to-day management instead of municipal staff. The proposal was…

By Sue Tiffin After 30 years, Music by the Gull is moving to a new home. The popular summertime event, in which bands set up on Water Street in downtown Minden to play for crowds…

By Sue Tiffin Throughout the county, dozens of thriving book clubs – some of them public and open to members, some private and made up of longtime friends - bring people together for stimulating conversation…

By Darren Lum The Highlands Buckslide Blues Society is offering an opportunity for the next B.B. King or Janis Joplin to be discovered with an upcoming music contest. Open to Highlands’ youth 12 to 18-years-old,…

By Sue Tiffin Andrea Brown said she aims to be a community builder, and she’s off to a great start.  Brown joined the Haliburton County Public Library as programming and outreach co-ordinator in late October…