By Emily Stonehouse During these long, gray days of winter, it’s welcoming to think about getting your hands dirty in the garden in just a few short months. The Friends of Ecological and Environment Learning…
Green Burial: a topic of ongoing conversation
By Emily Stonehouse What impact will you have after you die? During a presentation by the Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society (HHGBS) on Nov. 23 at the Dysart Library, when asked for her reason for…
EH! to address wetlands and politics at AGM
By Clem Grob It’s no secret that the Gull River often floods in the spring, leaving residents and business owners worried about when the next will be.A natural feature of Haliburton County can help prevent…
County creates new position to monitor lake health
By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Haliburton County has created a planning technologist position for the Lake Health Monitoring Program. Council agreed to the new administrative position Nov. 9 during a special meeting. Funding…
MH council asks for accelerated climate action
By Sue Tiffin At a Nov. 11 meeting of Minden Hills council, Korey McKay presented to Minden Hills council an update on the development of the community climate action plan. McKay, Haliburton County’s climate change…
Children’s Water Festival in need of new co-ordinator
By Sue Tiffin Irene Heaven remembers one year, in her role as co-ordinator of the Haliburton-Muskoka-Kawartha Children’s Water Festival, that a little girl presented her with two pieces of artwork. In one, a painting of…