Update: Man pulled from Soyer's Lake dies   
Posted 1 day ago
Police have released the name of the man who was pulled from the water on Soyer's Lake near Haliburton Monday. Kieran Wulff, 20, "succumbed to his injuries" May 14 after being rescued from the water around 1 p.m.

Heritage fair celebrates Canadian history     
Posted 1 day ago
They learned about First Nations and the early explorers of Canada. Students in grades 5 and 6 at J.D. Hodgson Elementary School dug deep into their social studies curriculum to create projects for the Heritage Fair, held on May 11.

Patient News and stewardship council partner on tree planting initiative     
Posted 1 day ago
For the third year in a row, Patient News Publishing hosted a tree-planting workshop on May 5 in conjunction with the Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council.

Linguist collecting Haliburton stories for study    
Posted 1 day ago
When language comes up in this country, it’s usually the French/English divide. Sometimes discussion centres on Aboriginal languages soon to be lost. What is rarely discussed are the subtle, but unique, dialects specific to the towns and hamlets throughout Canada.

Linguist collecting Haliburton stories for study    
Posted 1 day ago
When language comes up in this country, it’s usually the French/English divide. Sometimes discussion centres on Aboriginal languages soon to be lost. What is rarely discussed are the subtle, but unique, dialects specific to the towns and hamlets throughout Canada.

Peterborough woman beats out regional rivals for Bears' Lair win     
Updated 1 day ago
The dreams of Peterborough’s Tia Star are coming true. The stars lined up in that direction as the 31-year-old Toronto native and Peterborough resident by way of Lindsay was named the winner of the second Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial competition at Showplace Peterborough on Saturday night.

Public access computer service to continue    
Posted 1 day ago
With some reorganization and some digging in its pockets, the county will be able to continue offering free Internet access at the branches of the Haliburton County Public Library.

A show of thanks for 20 years     
Posted 1 day ago
Like any 20th anniversary there was applause and recognition for those that paved the way.

Town hall meeting examines county's tourism landscape    
Posted 1 day ago
An improved visitors’ centre. A solid destination brand. A better website. Those were just a few of the suggestions on how the county might strengthen its tourism magnetism that participants of a town hall meeting provided on May 7.

Board office unsuitable for students    
Posted 1 day ago
I write to offer a different opinion to that of the public servants quoted in last week’s article on the best use of the Victoria Street School. I would like to see the school continue to be the home of the Adult Education and Training in our community.

Planning for Tim Hortons    
Posted 1 day ago
LAST WEEK, DOZENS of local residents came to a public meeting to question, and in many cases oppose, a proposed Tim Hortons restaurant on County Road 21. Their concerns reflect the conflict between residential property and commercial property uses: noise, traffic, property value, garbage, etc.

Annual radio day gives students taste of the airwaves     
Posted 1 day ago
They were on air hosts, studio technicians and involved with advertising sales. Students from the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School Rotary Interact Club learned all aspects of radio life during the annual Rotary Radio Day held on May 10 at Canoe FM.

County to consider digital marketing agency    
Posted 1 day ago
The county will consider hiring a digital marketing agency to help boost its online presence. The idea was suggested by Minden Hills Reeve Barb Reid during a May 9 meeting of the county’s tourism development committee.

Bear problems? Call the MNR first    
Posted 1 day ago
With the recent changes concerning the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Bear Wise program, the Haliburton Highlands detachment of the OPP has been receiving questions about nuisance bears.

Home and Cottage Show coming soon    
Posted 1 day ago
The 34th annual Home and Cottage Show is running June 1, 2 and 3 at the Haliburton Arena and Curling Club. This show gets bigger and better every year. This year there are more than 150 exhibitors and attendance is expected to exceed 3,000 visitors.

Business owners offer property    
Posted 1 day ago
Highlands East has the opportunity to buy two local businesses on prime pieces of real estate.

Highlands East reaches deal with union    
Posted 1 day ago
Highlands East has reached an agreement with CUPE local 4416, representing the public sector employees of the municipality. The municipality announced the settlement on May 7 through a press release.

Highlands East reaches deal with union    
Posted 1 day ago
Highlands East has reached an agreement with CUPE local 4416, representing the public sector employees of the municipality. The municipality announced the settlement on May 7 through a press release.

HHSS students hit the big time     
Posted 1 day ago
Student filmmakers are soaking in the limelight since screening their short films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Bell Lightbox theatre in Toronto.

Two cultures: African rhythms and Scottish Pipers enhance one walk     
Posted 1 day ago
Join Friends of the Rail Trail (FoRT) and the Haliburton Highlands Grannies for a combination Ramble and Stride around the Head Lake and village pathways on Sunday, May 27. Gather at the Rails End picnic garden at 10:40 a.m.

ACHS students leave mark     
Posted 1 day ago
On Wednesday, May 9, St. Peter’s ACHS College School attended the annual SSAF track and field event for grades 5 to 8 students at York University in Toronto. The event hosted more than 50 schools and had more than 2,000 in attendance.

Coaches reflect on season that was    
Posted 1 day ago
The ice is gone. The arenas are silent. The birds are filling the air with sounds of spring, but the memories will live forever. Highland Storm two hockey teams are extremely satisfied with this past 2011-2012 season.

Red Hawks offense explodes for four     
Posted 1 day ago
Red Hawks’ Bailey Walker’s hat-trick helped to propel the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior girls’ soccer team to a dominating 4-1 win over the winless Brock High School Bulldogs this past Thursday.

Helping our community with gifts from the heart    
Posted 1 day ago
Have you ever thought what it would be like to be 75 years old and have no running water? To turn your hydro off when you leave the house because every cent counts? To bundle up your child and to hitchhike to town when it’s below zero because you don’t have a car and there’s no public

Eco-innovation centre looks for members, donations     
Posted 1 day ago
Plans to convert the former Donald Standard Chemical Plant into a green construction co-operative are taking shape. Now it’s time for contractors and sustainable industry companies to get on board.

Exhibition celebrates studio tour's milestone     
Posted 1 day ago
127 people, five original members, 25 years. Those are just some numbers the Haliburton County Studio Tour can celebrate as the annual tour reaches its silver anniversary this year.

Let HCDC's Day of Ideas spark your imagination    
Posted 1 day ago
In our economy, innovation is more important than ever. Shrinking government budgets and dying industries have forced entrepreneurs to be creative and the workforce to explore careers previously unknown to them.

Pianists show Highlands their deep love of music     
Posted 1 day ago
It’s difficult to tell what they love more, the music or each other. When Lucille Chung and Alessio Bax graced the stage at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion on May 6 love was in the air.

Parker Pad to keep destination guide contract    
Posted 1 day ago
It looks like Parker Pad & Printing will retain the contract for the production of Haliburton County’s destination guide. Members of the county’s tourism development committee (the renamed economic development committee) discussed the creation of the 2013 guide during a May 9 meeting.

Man pulled from Soyer's Lake   
Updated 2 days ago
A man was pulled from Soyer's Lake around 1 p.m. Monday, but his condition remains unknown. Haliburton OPP issued a release that says only that emergency services arrived to the Poverty Bay area of the lake, which is west of Haliburton just off County Road 21.

Dusk Dances Haliburton needs community participants to perform in a world premiere     
Updated 2 days ago
Kate Franklin and Meredith Thompson, two dancers/choreographers from the Dusk Dances Toronto troupe are bringing a fun, funky and exciting new 10 minute dance piece to Head Lake Park in July 2012.

Cervical cancer screening available for those without doctors    
Updated 6 days ago
Women without a health care provider still have a place to go to get screened for cervical cancer.

Red Hawks offense explodes, tames Bulldogs     
Posted 6 days ago
Red Hawks Bailey Walker’s hat-trick helped to propel the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior girls’ soccer team to a dominating 4-1 win over the winless Brock High School Bulldogs this past Thursday.