practices; class sizes that meet the needs of elementary students; and compensation that keeps up with inflation.
Along with the continuing strikes, if a deal is not struck by next week, then ETFO members will not take part in any extra-curricular activi
When Wade Hartin died unexpectedly at work as a snow-grooming machine operator at Dagmar Ski Resort near Uxbridge last week, friends, family and the wider community reached out to share stories of his impact on their own lives: how caring and genuine he w
Rotating one-day strikes involved teachers at the county s high school, alternate education centre, and five elementary schools on Tuesday, as the unions intensify job action over stalled negotiations with the province.
Speed, alcohol top factors in snowmobile fatalities
By Jenn Watt
Published Jan. 28, 2020
Nearly half of snowmobile fatalities in Ontario in the last 10 years occurred on frozen lakes or rivers; 45 per cent involved alcohol or drugs; and 34 per
County tax increase 1.67 per cent
By Chad Ingram
Published Jan. 28, 2020
Haliburton County residents can expect a 1.67 per cent increase on the upper tier portion of their tax bills for 2020.
County councillors passed the budget during a Jan.
Haliburton County, along with the City of Kawartha Lakes, is not in a hurry to pay additional money that is being requested of it by the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit.
Late last year, the municipalities served by the health unit rec
Roberts deputy warden for 2020
By Chad Ingram
Published Jan. 28, 2020
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 22 meeting of Haliburton County council.
Dysart et al Mayor Andrea Roberts was chosen by her colleagues as dep
The Township of Algonquin Highlands will proceed with the renovation of its fire station at Oxtongue Lake, known as Station 70, at the township s north end.
Councillors for the township approved awarding the contract for the project during a special meet
County council cost about $135K for 2019
Published Jan. 28, 2020
Haliburton County council cost approximately $133,500 to operate for 2019.
The 2019 statements of remuneration and expenses for county council were received by cou
When Wade Hartin died unexpectedly at work as a snow-grooming machine operator at Dagmar Ski Resort near Uxbridge last week, friends, family and the wider community reached out to share stories of his impact on their own lives: how caring and genuine he w
The first thing Beth McWatters does after sitting back down in the armchair next to the window in her living room from which she gathers inspiration as life outside happens, is show the visitor to her apartment a poem she has written in their honour.
What do you do with a broken toaster? Or with a wobbly chair? Or with a sweater full of moth holes? Toss it away? No way! Instead, bring it to SIRCH Community Services new Repair Cafés!
School will be out this summer in a big way for Larry Hope.
Hope, who s been director of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board for the past decade, announced last week that he will retire at the end of July.
Rotating one-day strikes involved teachers at the county s high school, alternate education centre, and five elementary schools on Tuesday, as the unions intensify job action over stalled negotiations with the province.
An expansion of the Dorset Heritage Museum will cost significantly more than anticipated, and Algonquin Highlands councillors are in the process of deciding how the township might go about making up that shortfall.
The Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society is proposing that an undeveloped section at the north end of the cemetery at St. Stephen s Church along Buckslide Road in Algonquin Highlands become Haliburton County s first green burial site.
Earlier this week, the provincial government announced annual funding allocations for municipalities under both its Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund and Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund programs.
Minden Hills councillors are aiming for a 5.3 per cent increase in the township s tax levy over the 2019 budget, as they head into their third round of 2020 draft budget discussions later this month.
When Annalee Hunter went to bed at around 7:30 p.m. on the night of Jan. 5, she had no idea that when she woke up in the morning, she d be able to have breakfast and meet her new sister, Kinslee.
Korey McKay is in the unique position of working in a job that didn t exist two years ago when she enrolled in a master s program that would eventually enable her to work in the role.
Elementary school teachers are not participating in field trips or supervising extra-curricular activities in order to demonstrate their frustration with contract talks with the provincial government.
Each year, those who give back to their community have the opportunity to be recognized with one of six awards offered to volunteers in Minden Hills who are nominated by those who have noticed their willingness to go above and beyond. Award recipients
The Kawartha Haliburton Children s Aid Society is asking residents of Haliburton County, along with those of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough, to consider becoming foster parents.
Please step forward and show children in our community that
Some will wear goofy costumes complete with outrageous wigs, others will play in matching hockey jerseys or everyday clothes, but one thing all of the hundreds of participants will share is a love of outdoor hockey.
Ever since Jay McIvor was 14, he s loved to eat. He parlayed this passion for food to his culinary journey allowing him to enrich his life with the flavours of the world.
Scrapping the use of so much paper was one recommendation for the County of Haliburton stemming from an operational review conducted by consulting and accounting firm KPMG.
In the next year, county council plans to face challenges including the question of governance, physician recruitment and provincial changes to public health and paramedicine, and celebrate successes such as the expansion of cell and broadband service, th
Stories and photos from rail trails in the Highlands and around the world can convey the affection and love people have for the trails, Pamela Marsales, co-ordinator of the Toronto to Algonquin Gateway, says.
Good news keeps rolling in for the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, which announced on Dec. 13 that its grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation to develop a new wetlands mapping method had been successful.
The first round of 2020 Minden Hills budget discussions was a lengthy one during a Dec. 12 meeting, and staff will bring back revised and reduced budget reports at a subsequent meeting.
In 1934, Harold Heaven disappeared from his cabin on Horseshoe Lake, never to be seen again, alive or dead. That story has become a legend within the family and now, Harold s great-great nephew and his filmmaker friends intend to turn that legend into a d
Of 1,264 septic systems inspected in Algonquin Highlands this year between June and September through the township s septic re-inspection program, 31 per cent of systems had visible code contraventions and were issued remedial actions.
Algonquin Highlands council discussed a staff proposal to make fees at Dorset Tower payable by credit or debit card only in part to lessen administration time in managing cash payments at the popular tourism destination.
As colleagues walked back and forth in front of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, carrying flags and picket signs during the second one-day strike in two weeks, their collective bargaining representative for OSSTF - Haliburton Jason Morissette spoke
The Ontario government is proposing changes to the province s building code, changes it says are aimed at streamlining customer service and providing consistency around the building process, but which are causing some concern with municipal building offic
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 5 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Board.
The Ford government continues its streamlining of the province s health-care system, which is planned to include the eventual
Minden Hills community services director Mark Coleman is leaving the township, taking a job as the director of community services for the Municipality of Brockton, located in Bruce County.
The union representing secondary school teachers says its members at certain school boards, including Trillium Lakelands District School Board, will participate in a second one-day strike on Wednesday, Dec. 11, if a deal cannot be made with the provincial
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust announced last week that it had received a grant for more than $36,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada to map and evaluate the Kendrick Creek Wetland Complex with the goal of having the area designated a prov
Each Thanksgiving weekend, members of the Maple, Beech and Cameron Lake Area Property Owners Association (MBC) gather at St. Peter s Church at Maple Lake and, along with congregation members, collect food and money that is then dropped off at the Minden
Action by teachers in Ontario is intensifying this week with the secondary school union announcing they will strike for one day on Wednesday, Dec. 4 if no deal with the province is reached.
Treasurer Elaine Taylor presented an updated 2020 draft budget to councillors, which included a number of changes from a first draft budget she d presented to council earlier this fall. The changes, a series of increases and decreases on various line item
Following Harvest Haliburton s Food and Agriculture economic development forum held this past March, a diverse collective of community organizers and leaders gathered again to collaborate, this time on action plans for next steps toward local food marketi
Lorraine Turcotte s floral work can be seen adding fresh flair throughout the county, from the streets of Kinmount, to the hallway of the county building, and in homes, businesses and at weddings throughout the area.
The Halls and Hawk Property Owners Association has asked Algonquin Highlands council to revisit its decision to close the Hawk Lake landfill in two years time, converting it to a transfer station instead, but council will stand by its decision.
During a
