75 years of love By Vivian CollingsThe Halls and Hawk Lakes Property Owners Association (HHLPOA) is celebrating their 75th Anniversary with a Founder’s Day event at Elvin Johnson Park at Halls Lake on Saturday, July…
HCDC Incubator open for businesses
By Vivian CollingsThe Haliburton County Development Corporation’s (HCDC) renewed Incubator space is giving the necessary tools and support to fledgling local businesses so they can soar to success.HCDC recently refurbished their Creative Business Incubator space…
Kennisis Lake’s Art on the Dock returns
By Grade OborneThere isn’t a better place to browse and purchase amazing works of art and talent than on different docks of a beautiful lake.The Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association (KLCOA) will be hosting its…
HSAD ‘walk-about’ provides insight
By Jerelyn CradenIf you’re itching to express yourself creatively but don’t know where to start, then Thursdays at the Haliburton School of Art + Design (HSAD) are for you. Every Thursday ‘til the week of…
Emergency departments remain in ‘precarious position’
By Sue Tiffin Those seeking medical attention are being asked to ensure their need is serious before visiting a local emergency department. On Thursday afternoon prior to the busy holiday weekend, Haliburton Highlands Health Services…
MH council approves surveillance cameras at landfill
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at Minden Hills council at a meeting held both in-person and virtually on June 30. Nikki Payne, manager of waste facilities, asked council…
Strong year for HHHS community programs
By Sue Tiffin Community programs provided by Haliburton Highlands Health Services in the area were popular in the past year, with some experiencing increasing volumes and complexity, to positive responses from those using the services. …
Radiothon an opportunity to support community radio
By Darren Lum Giving back to our local community radio station is just a phone call away. For the 14th year Canoe FM is hosting its Annual Radiothon fundraiser, which provides important funds, but also…
Many swapped red for orange on July 1
By Vivian Collings While seas of people wearing red and white could be seen at numerous Canada Day celebrations across the county, many chose to stay home and wear orange to honour the people who…
Giving back: Wendy Bolt donates hair for fourth…
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…
Icelandic group celebrates heritage, resiliency in Kinmount
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…
Health unit board supports vulnerable person alert
By Sue Tiffin A few days after a community-wide search for a Lindsay boy ended in tragedy, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit board unanimously agreed to ask public health agencies throughout the…
County updated on cell gap project progress
By Sue Tiffin Construction has started on six of approximately 265 new tower sites, with 20 new tower builds expected to occur this year across the eastern region of the province as part of the…
Meeting, film screening, fosters thinking about new LTC…
By Steve Petrick It’s not over yet – the battle to improve long-term care in Ontario, that is. About 20 community members came out to the Lloyd Watson Memorial Community Centre in Wilberforce on Wednesday,…
Alleway and Gervais lead the way at ASES
By Sue Tiffin School’s out for summer, and when Archie Stouffer Elementary School students return, they’ll see familiar faces in new positions. Current vice-principal Mike Gervais has been appointed ASES principal and current Trillium Lakelands…
Point in Time gives local children a sense…
By Vivian Collings The Point in Time annual general meeting on June 21 was a night full of thanks for the staff, board members, and community members that have allowed the organization to help local…
Students learn importance of Indigenous beadwork
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…
The Highlands are alive with The Sound of…
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…
Eat, play, and stay at the Rockcliffe Moore…
By Vivian Collings The Rockcliffe bar, restaurant, and hotel is making a momentous comeback on July 1, but not in downtown Minden. Owners of the Rockcliffe recently purchased what was formerly the Summerkiss Restaurant in…
Carnarvon family pursues new business venture
By Vivian Collings Lola’s Meal Stop and Snack Shop is a long-awaited dream come true for Lori Glenn and her family. The food truck opened on May 6 in Carnarvon at the previous Carnarvon Bowl…
Summer resident and environmentalist wins LKO Conservation award
By Grace Oborne Preserving the health of our Earth is something that we should all work toward. During a virtual, annual general meeting of the Lake Kashagawigamog Organization that took place on June 15, Blake…