OPP facing off against team from CFB Petawawa    
Posted 3 days ago
There are going to be a couple of “battles” of sorts next week in Haliburton County. Members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, will be facing off against soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, in a friendly game of hockey.

Whitehorse tragedy hits home    
Posted 3 days ago
A tragedy more than two thousand kilometres away is hitting home and acting as a reminder how a simple device can save lives.

Terry Fox seeks hero    
Posted 3 days ago
This year’s Terry Fox Run event for Haliburton village needs a hero. Named after the young Canadian who was an ordinary man with an extraordinary dream to raise $1 per Canadian from his Marathon of Hope – a cross-country run to raise money.

Three county schools get student engagement funding   
Posted 4 days ago
Schools from across the county will receive thousands of dollars in grant money to run student engagement programming. The Trillium Lakelands District School Board announced this year’s Speak Up grant recipients in a press release Feb.

Generosity needed for Cuba    
Updated 4 days ago
A local resident is bringing Highlands’ generosity to Cuba later this year when she hits the island country for a bird watching adventure. Sheila Ziman is putting out the call to the public for donations of used (or new) guitar strings, baseballs, baseball bats and gloves.

New eatery offers up southern cooking with barbecue flare     
Updated 4 days ago
If you’re driving up Loop Road and notice a billowing cloud of smoke there is no need to call the fire department. Chances are the smoke will be coming from two new smokers situated behind The Olde Ridge Authentic Barbecue, a southern inspired eatery in Harcourt.

Gala a celebration of community     
Posted 6 days ago
It was fitting that the last award given at the sixth annual Business and Community Achievement Awards not only created a stirring speech, but was preceded by an applause virtually heard throughout the county.

Highlands East budget tight for 2012    
Posted 6 days ago
With an $88,800 loss in provincial funding and a rise in policing costs, Highlands East is looking at tightening their budget belts in 2012. Members of council took a look at preliminary budget numbers at their Jan.

Municipality helps with pharmacy reno costs     
Posted 6 days ago
The municipality of Highlands East will be paying Wilberforce pharmacy owner Khosrow Eshkour $45,000 to help cover the renovation costs for the medical centre. Council decided at its Jan. 26 meeting that $25,000 would be paid now, with the balance to be paid when the centre is done.

Councillors grapple with budget cuts    
Posted 6 days ago
Haliburton County councillors discussed the 2012 budget at their meeting Jan. 25. The county must raise approximately $12 million of its approximately $18.5 million budget through taxation and it looks like councillors are aiming for a tax levy increase in the neighbourhood of two per cent.

Puddle jumping under no one’s authority    
Posted 6 days ago
About the only law that seems to apply to puddle jumping is that of physics. Every year snowmobilers from around Ontario make a pilgrimage of sorts to watch and participate in puddle jumping – the act of riding a snowmobile across open water – in Dorset.

Patient News helps spread the word at clinic     
Posted 6 days ago
Patient News is helping the Volunteer Dental Outreach Clinic better educate its users through a specially created newsletter. The first edition of the four-page brochure features information on proper flossing, eliminating baby bottle tooth decay and how smoking can negatively affect oral health.

Committee creating volunteer directory    
Posted 6 days ago
When a community is as reliant on volunteer organizations as Haliburton County, it only makes sense to record who they are and what they represent.

Students get political presentation with the help of technology     
Posted 6 days ago
Grade 10 civics students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School heard firsthand where a life studying politics can take you. On Jan. 18, approximately 60 students spilled into the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion to engage in an interactive presentation through a webcam feed with Dr.

Martin appointed to Ontario Biodiversity Council     
Posted 6 days ago
For wildlife biologist and outdoors enthusiast Barrie Martin the sandal fits.

Unlearning our salt obsession     
Posted 6 days ago
Our taste for salty foods isn’t ingrained from birth; it’s learned. Just as we learn to enjoy salty foods, we can learn to appreciate those flavoured with herbs and spices instead. They’re better for us and can be just as satisfying.

Highlands East fire fighters save man’s life    
Updated 5 days ago
It took five tries but the end result was worth the effort. On Jan. 27 six Highlands East volunteer fire fighters tended to a man found in Wilberforce with no vital signs.

Charges laid in Sunday car collision   
Posted 6 days ago
A 70-year-old man from Highlands East was charged by Bancroft OPP Sunday, Jan. 29 after his Ford car hit a GMC SUV on Highway 118. The 77-year-old driver of the other car was from Quinte West and was uninjured in the collision.