By Ivy Katz urtles are a keystone species and act as eco-engineers by helping to create a healthy ecosystem. The long ordeal with the closure of the Dillman Trail was discussed in council, with plans…
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LifeLabs reopens in Haliburton
By Emily Stonehouse LifeLabs in Haliburton is officially re-opened. As of Sept. 21, Haliburton Patient Service Centre (PSC) at Gelert Road is re-opening their doors for the first time since March. “This reopening marks an…
Lifeblood
By Emily Stonehouse I was not particularly surprised to hear the crux of concerns at the Minden all-candidates meeting circulate around people. It’s long been known that there are issues with staffing in Minden Hills.…
Residents seek Community Safety Zone
By Thomas Smith Anyone who drives in Haliburton County has experienced people who drive too fast. You can hear it every day through Haliburton, as wheels rip down the main drag only to be stopped…
Lake Ontario
By Emily Stonehouse I spent the past week out of town. While I will be the first to fly the flag of the Haliburton Highlands, my husband and I realized it had been years since…
Local musician to debut on national stage
By Emily Stonehouse It all started with an accordion. Local musician Ryan Van Lee found his passion for music at a young age, watching his grandfather play the accordion. Before long, he was right up…
Bingo Kitty Marv rides the airwaves into our…
By Thomas Smith It has become part of my summertime routine to go for a swim on Monday evenings. After the hustle and bustle of our weekly production meetings, I like to unwind and get…
Elephant
By Emily Stonehouse I have watched a lot of council meetings in my day. Between working for a municipality and then jumping into local media, the meetings tend to be regular happenings. And truthfully, I’ve…
Irondale church needs help
By Thomas Smith Stepping into Irondale’s St. John’s Church, you are teleported back 120 years in time. Looking outside through the church’s original windows, the trees are distorted with swirls and ripples, showing you exactly…
Wrong door
By Emily Stonehouse When did things get so complicated? This past week, through the Community Safety and Well-being plan, a group of dedicated individuals brought a report to County council, outlining the importance of the…
Loon Lake residents meet another dead end
By Emily Stonehouse This is a story about nothing. Normally, we choose to write stories about updates and events, new businesses and recent developments. But this is a story about nothing. Because there are no…
Trent students create map of invasive aquatic species
By Thomas Smith There needs to be action taken to cease the spread of invasive species in Haliburton County. Meagan Shier and Vidhushi Hatwal, students from Trent University have recently completed a project in Algonquin…
Haliburton County faces the heat as wildfires rage…
By Emily Stonehouse While life ticked on this week, a heavy cloud loomed over the County of Haliburton. Quite literally. Rolling in on Wednesday, July 15, smoke from northwestern forest fires seeped into the communities,…
The buzz on housing
By Emily Stonehouse I am going to say something that I doubt will win me many friends: I think we need to slow down on housing. Whoa whoa, keep reading. I promise I will explain…
Dysart denies extra units to be used as…
By Emily Stonehouse It’s been a hotly discussed topic at Dysart council, but questions around an amendment to the zoning bylaw that would allow for additional dwelling units (ADUs) to be used as short term…
One room
By Emily Stonehouse If there’s one singular reason for amalgamation, please let it be fewer meetings. It’s a sticky topic. I get that. Over the course of five meetings as well as multiple conversations with…
Next steps for Dysart
By Emily Stonehouse With the passing of long time Dysart Mayor Murray Fearrey on May 28, conversations around who is stepping into the big seat have been circulating around the community. CAO of the Dysart…
Thinking outside the box for accessibility
By Emily Stonehouse A local cottage-owner has found a way to keep his happy place accessible through the years. Roger Karam and his wife, Nayla, have been coming to their cottage on Blue Hawk Lake…
The kids are alright
By Emily Stonehouse It’s that time of year again. June is forever the month of whirlwind obligations. Graduations, ceremonies, dances, recitals, tournaments, races, open houses. Every day there’s another note from the school about an…
Murray
By Emily Stonehouse Over the decades, many things have changed in the newspaper world. Canadian Press standards, new words, outdated language. The methods with which we type and copy and paste have evolved and shifted.…
A look at the life of Murray
By Emily Stonehouse Many would notice that flags around town have been drawn to half-mast. Dysart’s longtime mayor, Murray Fearrey, passed away on Thursday, May 28. Forever calling the Haliburton Highlands his home, Fearrey was…