Rural health care needs our attention   
Posted 6 days ago
There is perhaps no greater challenge facing rural communities than that of health care. Not only is it difficult to attract a shrinking number of doctors and nurses to remote areas, but centralization of health-care services seems to be taking some services out of small communities. [more]

Hawks hockey team off to OFSAA after splitting pair in COSSA play downs   
Posted 6 days ago
Every year, the COSSA hockey final four tournament tends to spin some sublime and stunningly spectacular shinny snippets. [more]

Atom AE win against Lakefield, head to OMHA    
Posted 6 days ago
The Atom AEs headed into the game March 5 at the Minden arena for the fourth game against Lakefield Chiefs, the Atom AEs with two games for and one against. The Highland Storm Atom AEs did not let anyone down. [more]

Atom AE win against Lakefield, head to OMHA    
Updated 6 days ago
On March 5 Highland Storm Atom As hosted game three in Minden. With the boys sporting their semifinal mowhawks. The arena is packed, the crowd is pumped. The boys line up, Kelsey Crowe sings "O Canada" (thank you). [more]

Heroes keep working    
Posted 6 days ago
The winners of last year's Enviro-Heroes awards are still busy at work ensuring that Haliburton County is a place where environmentalism, conservation and sustainability flourish. The Enviro-Heroes awards are handed out each year by the Haliburton Land Trust during its spring gala. [more]

Health coalition seeks input at public hearing in Minden   
Posted 6 days ago
Anyone with concerns or recommendations regarding hospital services in Minden and Haliburton should bring them to a public hearing at the Minden Hills Community Centre this Friday. The hearing, which will run from 3 to 6:30 p. [more]

What makes us sick?    
Posted 6 days ago
Human health is much more than just freedom from disease and sickness. It is based on a complicated and integrated web of social, economic, political and geographic factors that can be just as important as say, genetics, according to Dr. [more]

$10,000 fine imposed   
Posted 6 days ago
Three Toronto men have been fined a total of $10,500 for charges related to harvesting and possessing an endangered plant species on private land. [more]

MP Devolin recovers in Ottawa following eye surgery   
Posted 6 days ago
Local MP Barry Devolin is recovering in Ottawa following unscheduled surgery. Last Friday, Devolin learned he had a detached retina – a serious problem that could cause permanent loss of vision. [more]

Premier looking into tourism split   
Posted 6 days ago
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is looking into the unpopular division of Haliburton County into two tourism regions after MPP Rick Johnson brought the issue to his attention last week. [more]

Algonquin Highlands pays Middletons   
Posted 6 days ago
Algonquin Highlands township has signed a settlement agreement with the Middleton family for more than $760,000. [more]

School Christmas break to be later than usual this year   
Posted 6 days ago
The Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) has already chosen when the holiday break will take place this year, deciding to push the break to a later date than usual. For the 2010/2011 school year Christmas holidays will take place from Dec. [more]

County releases 2010 Destination Guide    
Posted 6 days ago
It was the toughest sell in five years, but in the end, the county's Destination Guide came out shining. [more]

When it comes to potholes, it pays to advertise   
Posted 6 days ago
To the Editor, Every spring unsuspecting – or forgetful – drivers cringe as they hit major holes in rural roads. Every thud makes the holes deeper to the point of being impassible, requiring road crews to repair the holes with gravel (which must then be graded off after spring thaws). [more]