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Local golf show picked up by TV networks  Share  
Posted 5 days ago
This fall Charlie Teljeur and Wayde Greer will be hitting the road again in search of some of the world's most unique golf courses. This time, however, they will have a captive audience. [more]
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One man arrested in Highlands EastShare 
Posted 2 days ago
On Wednesday, July 28 officers from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle on a forest access road in the Municipality of Highlands East. [more]
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Workers recover after lightning strikeShare 
Updated 4 days ago
A wild thunderstorm on July 21 that sporadically spilled rain, hail and lightning bolts from the sky sent two municipal workers at the Tory Hill landfill site to hospital. [more]
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Haliburton's curator wins archaeology awardShare  
Posted 4 days ago
A Haliburton man was recently recognized for sharing his passion for unearthing the mystery of life with the public. [more]
■ Sports / Sports
Haliburton Sportsmen's Show regroupsShare  
Posted 5 days ago
Despite a significant amount of planning and dedication by the municipality, the Haliburton Sportsmen's Show failed to draw large crowds or attain overwhelming success in its first year. [more]
■ News / Local News
Animals engage kids at summer adventure day campShare  
Posted 4 days ago
Who needs to go to the zoo when the zoo can come right to you? Animals of all shapes and sizes were on display at the Bob McCausland Community Centre in Gooderham on July 23 as part of a summer adventure day camp, organized through Point in Time. [more]
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Walt McKechnie and Martin Lacey vie for Ward 5 councillor spotShare 
Posted 4 days ago
Two candidates have filed for the upcoming election in the hopes of being elected councillor of Ward 5 in the municipality of Dysart et al. The position is being eyed by Walt McKechnie and Martin Lacey, both expressing a dedication to Haliburton and its residents. [more]
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Environment Haliburton to look into car sharing in the fallShare 
Posted 4 days ago
The beautifully reconstructed old barn on the Bathe farm in Gelert made an appropriate setting for the 2010 Environment Haliburton (EH) AGM this past Saturday, July 24. [more]
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Haliburton exchange a precious experience for BrazilianShare  
Posted 4 days ago
As soon as he's got the money, he's coming back. After nearly a year in Haliburton County on a Rotary exchange, Brazilian high school student Joaquim Ribeiro is returning to his family and country, but promises to return to Canada and the Highlands as soon as he can. [more]
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Art in the parkShare  
Posted 4 days ago
The Arts and Crafts Festival was a visual and tactile buffet for the senses showcasing more than 100 artists' works from across the country this past Friday to Sunday. It was a cross-section of a variety of art from metal work, glass and clay pottery to photography and paint. [more]
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Unfiled paperwork a oversight, Devolin saysShare 
Posted 4 days ago
Human Resources Minister Diane Finley is one of two MPs - both Conservatives - who have failed to update key conflict-of-interest disclosure statements, Parliament's ethics commissioner said July 21. [more]
■ Sports / Sports
Running down a dream one step at a timeShare  
Posted 5 days ago
One man's passion to run across Canada is taking on a greater purpose than he had ever imagined. [more]
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Haliburton gets set to produce Dusk DancesShare  
Posted 4 days ago
Beautiful scenery, a natural setting and a love of dance. For Sylvie Bouchard it was for these reasons and more that Dusk Dances, a summer series of dances performed in parks throughout Ontario, was born. [more]
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Performers brings some soul to upcoming Forest FestivalShare  
Posted 4 days ago
This year's Forest Festival promises to be a treat for the senses of music lovers of all kinds. A line-up featuring some of Canada's most talented musicians, the variety of musical styles being brought to the Highlands includes contemporary, classical, gospel and jazz. [more]
■ News / Editorials
Sportsmen's Show deserves another runShare 
Posted 5 days ago
It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there and try something new. It is even harder when that new thing you're trying is being viewed and judged by the public. [more]
■ Features / Cottage Times Magazine
Dunce dancersShare  
Posted 4 days ago
"Graceful" is not a word that is often applied to me. Stocky? Yes. Bearded? Yes. Drunk? Sometimes. But graceful? Not so much. So, I was a little apprehensive when colleague Steve Galea suggested that he and I audition for this season's Dusk Dances. [more]