By Adam Frisk The summer-long drought has taken its toll on trees, crops, some local businesses and now it seems to have ...

By Thomas Smith Local construction firm G. J. Burtch Construction has been nominated for the Ontario Homebuilders’ Association’s (OHBA) Builder of the Year Award. Andrew Burtch, son of Gary Burtch, ...

By Emily Stonehouse 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 was bumping this summer.

By Emily Stonehouse The annual Haliburton Forest Trail Race is sure to bring people from all over the country. Including ...

The Municipality of Dysart et al is suggesting cat owners should keep their felines inside, restricting them from roaming the great outdoors in an effort to deal with an apparent feral cat problem and ...

One person’s trash is another’s treasure. But how are you supposed to find that treasure before it ends up in the landfill? That is the goal of SIRCH Community Service’s Thrift Warehouse. To give ...

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 congestion on our roads plays ...

A new report recommends that Highlands East should work to consolidate its fire services by closing some of its current fire halls while building a new facility. Consulting firm Loomex Group presented ...

Effective at noon on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025, there will be a total fire ban throughoutthe County of Haliburton, including the townships of Algonquin Highlands, MindenHills, Highlands East and Dysart et ...

An air quality warning was issued last week for Haliburton County as wildfire smoke blanketed the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a special air quality statement on July 13 ...

It’s a beacon of light, a symbol of times gone by. “When you picture Haliburton, the Molou sign is one of the first things to come to mind,” said Joel Finkelstein, the most recent owner of the former ...

If you were to explain Canada Day to someone who had never heard of the holiday before, how would you start? Would you lead with the fact that it’s the day we officially became a country? But it was a ...