Lisa Gervais

Haliburton County-based builders, Brown + Co, said a decision by the provincial government to waive the HST for any new home purchased, to become a principal residence, is “a very exciting announcement. “We’re surprised, and delighted, such extreme measures are going to be taken to boost new home sales,” Benton Brown told The Highlander in […]

It’s a weekday evening or weekend when your dog decides to eat a chocolate bar you have inadvertently left on the counter. You are a bit panicked, wondering if you should rush your canine to the Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Peterborough. Not so fast, according to Minden Animal Hospital, which has added an after-hours […]

Readers have been enthralled with crime, and true crime, for as long as the genre has existed and part-time Haliburton resident, Hope Thompson, has added to the bookshelves. Thompson recently published Dark Thoughts & Other Stories: a collection of 11 crime stories, with many having a “noir quality.” She described it as, “set on city […]

Two Haliburton men – who illegally used an excavator last summer to remove woody debris and aquatic vegetation along the Lipsy Lake shoreline – have been convicted and fined for unlawful use of machinery on lake shore lands. The Ministry of Natural Resources said on May 22 that Patrick Mark and Jonathan Mark of Haliburton […]

A number of years ago, Susan Tromanhauser came across a website called Humans of New York (HONY). HONY is a massively popular photoblog and storytelling platform created by photographer Brandon Stanton in 2010. What started as an attempt to photograph 10,000 random New Yorkers has evolved into a global phenomenon, featuring intimate portraits and deeply […]

An official opening ceremony for the new green burial section of St. Stephen’s Cemetery was held this past Sunday (May 31). Algonquin Highlands mayor Liz Danielsen said, “this is the first site of its kind in the County of Haliburton, and the township is pleased to be able to offer this form of burial to […]

Students from the hospitality and tourism specialist high skills major (SHSM) program at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School recently had the opportunity to learn about career paths firsthand during a day-long industry tour co-ordinated by the County of Haliburton. Eric Casper, the County’s tourism co-ordinator, said the students learned that tourism and hospitality careers extend far […]

CanoeFM was recognized at the recent National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) awards, with Lorne VanSinclair winning for his show, Backbeat Radio, in the blues or similar music category. The NCRA announced the winners of its 2026 Community Radio Awards in Broadcast and Online awards in May. “These awards are a way to highlight […]

The Haliburton Highlands is expected to have a strong summer tourism season, according to County of Haliburton tourism manager, Angelica Ingram. Speaking during a June 10 council meeting, she said recent data and industry outlooks are pointing toward another strong summer for Canadian tourism, with growing demand for domestic travel expected to benefit rural and […]

Minden Hills council, last Thursday (June 11), sent staff and their consultant engineer back to the drawing board over a proposed crosswalk on Bobcaygeon Road in the downtown. Director of public works, Mike Timmins, updated council on the project design and public feedback. He noted council approved the project in its 2026 budget; and discussed […]