By Stephen Petrick When tourists come to visit Haliburton County short-term are they contributing to the economy or are they a burden on the environment, public safety and causing other issues which threaten rural living…
Fast Lane gets the ball rolling with reopening
By Sue Tiffin Ron Crump and Debbie Gerzymisch have been working hard to make Fast Lane Bowling the place to play. A fresh coat of paint, TVs to help keep an eye on the hockey…
Kinark Outdoor Learning Centre brings camp to your…
By Stephen Petrick Can’t make it to a campsite this spring or summer? Don’t worry, the Kinark Outdoor Learning Centre can bring the fun of camping right to your home. The centre, which helps children…
Canoe FM’s new Opera Night in Canada
By Jerelyn Craden “Opera Night in Canada,” (ONC) the new show on Haliburton’s volunteer community radio station, Canoe FM, was given its name by creator and host, Dawn Martens, who is on a mission to…
Citizen science volunteers needed to help monitor lakes
Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to help monitor and preserve the lakes of Haliburton County for future generations? The Woodlands and Waterways EcoWatch program is looking for aquatic monitoring volunteers to…
Land trust premieres two videos during online event
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is excited to premiere two new videos at a public, online event. Everyone is invited to tune in via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3. The event registration…
Bryan Rashleigh: The Veteran of Ice Racing
By Alex Gallacher Since the 1970s, British Automobile Racing Club’s president Bryan Rashleigh has been coming down to Minden to compete in the annual ice racing events. From the humble beginnings, ice racing has come…
Huskies drop two in row, fall to Patriots…
Joe Boice scores first OJHL goal as crowd goes wild By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies concluded their February with two straight losses coming at the hands of the Toronto Patriots and Trenton Golden…
Get to know the Huskies: Joe Boice
By Alex Gallacher One of only two local players on the Huskies roster is West Guilford’s own Joe Boice. The forward has made quite a name for himself as an agitator who isn’t afraid to…
Minden men charged in stolen vehicle investigation
By Sue Tiffin Last Saturday, April Austen woke up, put coffee on, looked out the window and saw that her family's truck had been stolen. Experiencing shock, then anger, then a sense of determination, she…
Minden’s Organic Times becomes Rising Thymes
By Stephen Petrick For Deborah Lyons and Yuki Renel, the time was right for a change. Minden’s downtown speciality food store, previously run by Lyons as Organic Times, has relaunched under the ownership of Renel…
Celebrating Black History Month at the HCPL
Selections honouring and celebrating Black History Month, available year-round through the Haliburton County Public Library. Documentary: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson A two-part documentary about the first ever Black Heavyweight Champion…
AH budget talks underway
By Nick Bernard After a full workday of deliberations spaced out over two meetings, the dial has moved closer toward the Township of Algonquin Highlands approving its budget for 2022. Deliberations are set to continue…
Health unit nearly balances budget prior to new…
By Stephen Petrick The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit will have an almost balanced budget as it moves into a new fiscal year. It’s a positive sign for an institution which bore a…
Vulnerable groups have faced greater hardships during pandemic,…
By Stephen Petrick The COVID-19 pandemic should serve as a lesson on how vulnerable populations are put at more risk than other groups when health emergencies occur. That’s the message delivered by members of the…
Community arts workshops coming soon
The call has just gone out for Arts Council – Haliburton Highlands (ACHH) members working in the arts and crafts who have a passion for their medium, have developed their skills and would like to…
Minden’s vaccination clinic to run until March 24
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Feb. 16 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, and press releases distributed by…
Making repairs, taking strides to dream career
Student driven by HHSS co-op placement By Darren Lum The following is part of a series of co-op placement stories, featuring Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students and area employers in Haliburton County. Open to Grade…
Friends of the Rail Trail celebrates the village
By Stephen Petrick All aboard: It’s time to start thinking about the Haliburton County Rail Trail again. The organization that supports the trail, Friends of the Rail Trail (FoRT), is holding a celebratory meeting to…
Freedom to read: Mein Kampf challenged at HCPL
By Sue Tiffin Three days after Chris Stephenson took on the role of CEO at Haliburton County Public Library last September, he arrived at work to encounter a rare request – for a book to…
Red Hawks Nordic ski team back on track
By Darren Lum There won’t be any chance of regional or provincial glory this season, but there’s something more important for the Red Hawks Nordic ski team than medals and podiums ... It’s a future…