By Thomas Smith In the far off land of Dwight, our neighbours to the west of Algonquin Highlands, the Winterbottoms are hard ...

By Adam Frisk Haliburton residents are getting into the competitive spirit and are eager to cheer on Team Canada as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games get underway in Italy. The Olympics ...

Changes to the Ontario Fire Code are here. On New Year’s Day, new carbon monoxide regulations were put in effect across Ontario. Carbon monoxide detectors will need to be installed on every storey of ...

The name Kashagawigamog is an Anishinaabeg word that means lake of long and winding waters. For many people, Wigamog is a word that conjures memories of long and winding childhood summers on ...

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 ...

It’s not every day a new doctor comes to town. Actually, it’s fairly rare. The province-wide doctor shortage is a problem that is not isolated to our neck of the woods. But staff at both the ...

That’s the mindset of Kathy Judson as she shared the iconic Field of Dreams quote, in reference to her newest project: a gymnastics gym in the heart of Haliburton. “It just feels right.” Judson is a ...

The 2025 holiday shopping season was a banner year, thanks to the early arrival of winter weather, community loyalty, and a surge in tourism, according to local businesses. For stores like Algonquin ...

Stormy winter weather forced the Dec. 10 regular meeting of county council to shift exclusively to an online platform. Warden Dave Burton efficiently hopped right into the meeting, bringing forth the ...

By Stephen Petrick Some big decisions loom for Haliburton County on how to manage paramedic services, in light of a perceived growing population.Haliburton County councillors voted on Oct. 13 to begin ...

The main street of Haliburton Village was freshly adorned with banners honouring local veterans in a project that was met with profound pride by some of the families of those who served. Among those ...

I watched as our county council spoke in circles around budget spikes. A percentage knocked off here and there, major capital projects put on the back burner for another year in an effort to keep the ...