By Thomas Smith Before being known as a painter, Maurice Haycock was a geologist and father sent on a surveying assignment to the arctic. Travelling by boat, dogsled, and foot, Haycock surveyed the Cumberland Sound…
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Mental health walk-in clinic opens up in Minden
By Emily Stonehouse Access to mental health services is something that many struggle with, particularly in a rural community. Luckily, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) have taken the steps to officially open a new…
Recipe
By Emily Stonehouse During her presentation for the Haliburton Highlands Healthy Democracy Project, civic facilitator Jessica Slade made reference to a recipe for success: citizens with ideas, councils with authority, staff with expertise, and volunteers…
Stars and Strype: local singer celebrates 20 years…
By Emily Stonehouse It’s been an adventure along the way, but Jennifer Strype has always stood out in a crowd. Even a crowd of 42,000 people. The Boshkung Lake local recently celebrated her 20th season…
Rare blue green frog found at Walkabout Farm…
By Thomas Smith With the fire ban being lifted on Thursday, Aug. 28, the recent rain has been a blessing not only for humans, but nature around us. On Friday, Aug. 15, Jennifer Semach of…
Hope
By Emily Stonehouse Forty-five years ago, Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope. A true Canadian icon, Fox rallied communities in the name of hope, and put one foot in front of the other as…
AH Fire Chief provides update on Fire Master…
By Thomas Smith After a request from Algonquin Highlands council for a quarterly update, Fire Chief Mike French reported an update on the progress towards completing the recommendations in the Fire Master Plan on Thursday,…
Long live locals
By Emily Stonehouse Long live locals We are a town that greatly depends on summer traffic. I get it. And I haven’t seen any specific numbers, but as a local, it seems like the community…
Carney visits the county
By Emily Stonehouse The annual Haliburton Forest Trail Race is sure to bring people from all over the country. Including Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Mark Carney joined his wife, Diana Fox Carney in a 26…
A tale of the forgotten: remembering the Mac-Pap…
By Thomas Smith his spring, I attended Minden Hills’ clean up of the Minden Hills cemetery on Bobcaygeon Road. While walking around with township staff, I was struck by a grave that had a red,…
County councillors debate the future of meeting space
By Emily Stonehouse It’s been a fairly contentious topic for the past few weeks, as county councillors have navigated the ins and outs of potentially moving their location. During a June 25 meeting, council directed…
Do it for the staff
By Emily Stonehouse The dynamic between staff and council has long been a relationship I find interesting. At a lengthy county council meeting last week, for nearly an hour, councillors stayed at odds over the…
Total fire ban lifted in Haliburton County
Submitted With recent rainfall, effective immediately on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, the total fire ban that was enacted throughout the County of Haliburton on Aug. 5 has been lifted. This means that outdoor nighttime burning…
Bellydancer hopes to inspire local dancers
By Thomas Smith Victoria Kramkowski’s favourite way to meet people in the community is through belly dancing. A Toronto native, Kramkowski and her family purchased a cottage in the Carnarvon area two years ago. After…
A Knight in shining sounds
By Emily Stonehouse It’s one of the senses that truly connects us to the world. Through sound, we hear the cries of our babies. We hear laughter from our friends. We hear our names being…
Lens
By Emily Stonehouse At the first official flag raising in Dysart by Pride in the Highlands, I brought my kids. I was thrilled to be there. A first in the community, and a clear-cut action…
The greater good
By Emily Stonehouse The other day, I inched my way towards a line of red brake lights around the high school. I wasn’t sure why we had stopped, and my initial response was irritation. Summer…
Ground breaks for Minden housing
By Emily Stonehouse Many would note the construction at the intersection of Highway 35 and 21, next to the Minden Legion. While speculations were flying on social media, Deputy Mayor for Minden Hills, Lisa Schell,…
Fall is in the air: Stressed trees already…
By Adam Frisk Hints of fall have started to decorate the county with autumn colours appearing on the skyline as drought-stricken trees begin to change and drop some leaves. The hot and dry summer is…
Fire ban slams the county
By Emily Stonehouse We all saw it coming. As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the four fire chiefs from across Haliburton County officially announced a total fire ban. “The ban is being implemented through a joint…
Sorry
By Emily Stonehouse We’ve all made jokes about it. The fact that we as Canadians have ‘sorry’ built into our daily repertoire, right up there with toonie and double-double. We say it when we bump…