By Emily Stonehouse 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 ...

OPP Release (HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising residents and travelers that a significant weather event is approaching the ...

The Township of Minden Hills is opening a Cooling Centre at the SG Nesbitt Memorial Arena (55 Parkside St., Minden) in the Lobby area, on Monday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. – ...

The Trillium Lakelands District School Board has joined other Ontario boards in a lawsuit against social media companies. The local board, along with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, ...

From Shaman’s Rock By Jim Poling Sr. This won’t come as a surprise: After a mild winter and wet spring it’s going to be a banner year for bugs. Experts say the mild winter allowed more adult bugs to ...

Students are out of the classrooms this week and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is advising residents to be cautious traveling this March break ...

By Thomas Smith From the stage of the Highlands Festival Theatre to Bobcaygeon Road during the Santa Claus Parade, there’s one face who would be recognized by visitors and locals alike. On Thursday, ...

By Emily Stonehouse If Donald Trump is involved in something, in any capacity, you can be sure that it is not remotely reasonable and will be completely convoluted; rife with grey areas and questions ...

By Thomas Smith Eight wildlife rehabilitation centres have banded together in a call to action against the use of rodenticides in Ontario. More commonly called rat poison, the sanctuaries that have ...

By Emily Stonehouse Many trees were destroyed as a result of the ice storm that slammed Haliburton County the last weekend of March. At the same time, many businesses were impacted by the outages and ...

That’s Minden Hills Fire Department’s new goal; to ensure households in the township are equipped with working detectors and educated about the importance of them. Thanks to Minden Home Hardware, 250 ...

From left, Janice Stange, Janet Hamilton, Barbara Cain, Margo Phillips, and Judy Cameron have spearheaded the collaboration with the Nine Ships project and the search for Peter Robinson settlers in ...