By Angelica Ingram To say Astrid Young is a chameleon when it comes to careers is an understatement. A singer/songwriter Astrid has been a professional musician for decades but has also penned a memoir made…
Wetlands and Waterways examines ecological threats
By Chad Ingram “For me it’s just an excuse to be outside” says Sheila Ziman of her art. An environmentalist and founding member of the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust Ziman is also a skilled weaver…
Junior Book of the Month: The Summer We…
How do you plan for the future when your own parents don’t believe you have one? Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the bees. But when she announces that she’s taking her Save the Bees…
Comedy night to take care of pain in…
By Jenn Watt Carolyn Scott’s experience with Haliburton was so positive she wants to sing it from the rooftops – and in a way she is. Scott a Toronto-based actor is putting on a special…
Four hands on one piano
On Sunday Oct. 25 the Haliburton Concert Series will present duo pianists Robert Kortgaard and Peter Tiefenbach in the final concert of its 2015 season. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Northern…
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Book of the Month Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Available in print as well as ebook and audio on Overdrive Day One: The Georgia Flu explodes over the surface of the earth like…
A taste of the forest
By Darren Lum It’s unknown how much the rain on Saturday put a damper on this year’s 13th annual Hike Haliburton Festival. Marketed as the largest hiking festival in Canada with 70 guided hikes across…