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 ...

By Thomas Smith From the stage of the Highlands Festival Theatre to Bobcaygeon Road during the Santa Claus Parade, there’s ...

By Thomas Smith Imagine preparing to open your first restaurant and at the same time, you have a baby due in two weeks. That ...

By Thomas Smith Two years ago, Natliya Chernytska made the decision to let her lawn grow wild. After reading The Garden ...

By Adam Frisk Hello, Haliburton County! My name is Adam Frisk and I’ve recently joined The Haliburton County Echo, Minden Times and County Life as a reporter and photographer. I’m thrilled to join the ...

By Thomas Smith George Kaplun, founder of Denna Lake Spirits has been in the service industry for his entire adult career.

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. – ...

By Emily Stonehouse “It’s all about opportunities,” said Darla Searle, the hospitality teacher at Haliburton Highlands ...

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 Mural, mural, on the wall. Who is the fairest town of them all? I recently spent a weekend in Huntsville, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by the effort put into the ...

By JAMES MATTHEWS Replacing the dam on Big Hawk Lake is not in the current five-year plan and there is no timeline for the work. It’s more reasonable to look toward a 15-year window for the work.