By Sue Tiffin From coast to coast people came out to support Help a Village Effort’s annual Walk for Water event now in its 38th year. H.A.V.E. chairman Ron Reid said this year 20 to…

  By Chad Ingram   Harper Powersports and Marine is embarking on the construction of a new and much larger facility at its Highway 35 property south of Minden.  Demolition of the longstanding building on…

Karen Koehler laughs at a photo of herself taken during a canicross scooter and bikejor fun race she organized at Killara Station on Gelert Road on May 18. Her mouth is wide open in a…

In the fall of 2006 a small group of local women led by Mickey Bonham and Sue Reid felt they wanted to do something to help the grandmothers in Africa who were burying  their own…

By Chad Ingram   Some 70 support staff at Trillium Lakelands District School Board, collectively representing nearly 55 full-time positions, have received layoff notices amid reduced funding from the Ministry of Education.  On June 10,…

Mannequin has its beginnings at Sassy Digs where a selection of apparel had a place in the home decor shop. After a year of showcasing clothing owner Shawn Smandych and Mannequin manager Betty James knew…

PARO comes to Haliburton County By Vanessa Balintec Non-profit organization PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise is looking for Haliburton County women who are interested in jump-starting their own businesses to join their peer lending circles.…

The Haliburton Highlands might be a small destination but stakeholders are knowledgeable about the area and where to go next with tourism initiatives. That’s the impression NEXTFactor Enterprise tourism consulting agency representatives got following a…

By Chad Ingram

Residents who may be receiving phonecalls looking for donations for Haliburton County's fire departmentsare being scammed. “It has come to our attention that anorganization claiming to represent the local fire departments issoliciting funds over the…

By Darren Lum For the sixth year, the Highlands Food and Beverage Showcase will be bringing savoury flavours and beautiful aromas to Wintergreen Pancake Barn in Gelert. The event not only promotes culinary tourism in…

By Sue Tiffin   The Lochlin recycling facility will potentially close at the end of summer, unless the municipality decides to take it on. Garbutt Disposal has run the Minden Hills facility for approximately 15…

By Sue Tiffin   A collaboration of students and adult volunteers working together on a sunny day last week planted a garden with a crop that will also work together.  The group of Grade 3…

By Sue Tiffin When Sue Sisson heard the demolition of the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena was beginning at the start of last month, she stopped by the site at 55 Parkside Street to watch some…

By Chad Ingram The provincial government has nominated the Hawk Lake Bridge replacement project to receive just more than $650,000 in provincial funding.  Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott made the funding announcement during the weekend.…

By Vanessa Balintec The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s turtle road mortality mitigation project is receiving attention from academics around the world, the organization reported at their annual general meeting on June 1 at the Minden…

By Chad Ingram “This past year has been one of transition for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce,” said chamber president Andrea Strano, as she greeted members at the organization’s annual general meeting at Carnarvon’s…

By Vanessa Balintec The county’s director of public works Craig Douglas and director of planning and deputy chief administrative officer Charlsey White laid out the steps for a county-wide climate change plan to Algonquin Highlands…

By Sue Tiffin At a May 22 meeting of county council Stephanie Landers manager community relations and public outreach from the Ontario Waterpower Champions presented on the history and benefits of using waterpower to generate…

By Vanessa Balintec The following are brief reports of items discussed at the May 16 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Charlsey White deputy chief administrative officer for the County of Haliburton made a delegation to…

By Sue Tiffin Craig Douglas director of public works brought plans for bonus funds resulting from the federal government doubling the gas tax allocation to county council last week. Back in March the federal government…