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Election Debate Coming Up

Lisa Gervais reported in the Highlander that As of press time today (Thursday May 12th), no all-candidates debates were scheduled for Haliburton County. However, the contenders will square off in Lindsay May 17.

The Lindsay Advocate is hosting a debate at Cambridge Street United Church between 6:30-8 p.m. In addition,

The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce has distributed a survey asking members what five questions they should be putting to candidates. The survey was scheduled to close at noon May 10.

The Arts Council Haliburton Highlands Presents Bookapalooza this Fall – get your tickets early!

Press Release: Submitted April 20, 2022

Arts Council Haliburton Highlands Presents Bookapalooza this Fall

Calling all readers and writers. Mark Sept 24 on your calendars for Haliburton County’s inaugural Bookapalooza! No matter your age or what you like to read there is something here for you either at the daytime Trade Show or the evening Big Book Club with featured author, Terry Fallis. The event is being held at the Minden Community Centre with the Trade Show from 10:00 until 4:00 followed by the Big Book Club from 7:00 to 9:00.

Committee chair Renée Woltz states, “Bookapalooza promises to be a unique and entertaining event suitable for all ages. Whether you are looking for the next great book or song by a local creator or advice about your emerging interest in the world of reading or writing this is a not-to-be-missed event.”

The daytime Trade Show portion includes:

*Haliburton Lions Club Children's Story Corner with readings by children's authors.
*Free presentations by local authors, and songwriters. A performance by Rural Rogues.
*Trade show displays by industry pros, Haliburton/Muskoka and area authors, reader/writer gifts, music CDs

In the evening special guest author Terry Fallis appears at The Big Book Club. The format is first an interview and then a conversation with you, the audience. Don't miss an opportunity to hear a well-known Canadian author talk about his latest book and life as an author!

 

For more news and details as they are released, please follow Haliburton Reads and Writes on Facebook.

 

To book space and a table to display and sell your reading- and writing-related goods please contact bookapalooza2022@gmail.com for an application or visit haliburtonarts.on.ca to download the application.

 

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For more information: Marie Gage

705 854 2122

Mariegage1626@gmail.com

 

Funding for Agricultural and Horticultural Societies in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes- Brock

Ontario Provides Funding for Agricultural and Horticultural Societies in Haliburton Kawartha Lakes-Brock

April 5, 2022
The Ontario government is providing $38,646.27 to support the agricultural and horticultural societies in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock through the Agricultural and Horticultural Support and Recovery Funding Initiative. This investment will help our local organizations continue to operate and support their important efforts to educate people about the value and significance of agriculture in the province.
This new funding builds on previous investments of more than $7 million to assist agricultural and horticultural societies across the province over the past two years.
“We know the pandemic has been tough on our local agricultural and horticultural societies with many annual events being cancelled or postponed,” said Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. “This funding will help provide additional support for these organizations so we can get back to enjoying the community events and activities we all miss.”
There are two streams included in this round of funding:

  • Base Support Funding will be issued to all eligible Agricultural and Horticultural Societies
    through funding payments of $1,000 as a means of supporting their continued incorporation
    and activities.
  • Hardship Funding for eligible Agricultural Societies will provide additional support which
    will be based on reported gate revenues from 2019. This will help off-set operating losses,
    liabilities, and fixed overhead costs related to land and buildings.

“Ontario’s agricultural and horticultural societies have long-enriched communities throughout the province and we look forward to them continuing to make significant contributions, from main street beautification projects to hosting the long-standing tradition of agricultural fairs, throughout the province in 2022,” said Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. “These investments reflect the value of the societies’ contributions and our government’s recognition of the pandemic-caused pressures these organizations have been weathering.”
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies play a critical role in educating Ontarians on the importance of agriculture and celebrating a rural way of life. Supporting this important sector, at this time, will ensure the long traditions and economic contributions of the societies will continue and strengthen as the province manages the impacts of COVID-19 and moves forward into the future.

MEDIA CONTACT
Kailie Oortwyn
Office of Laurie Scott, MPP
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
kailie.oortwyn@pc.ola.org
416-819-6147

HHOA – Spring Spawning Count

Contact: Dan Smith
HHOA President
705-457-5417

HHOA To Count Spawning Walleye on Drag River

Haliburton, ON March 28, 2022 – Haliburton Highlands Outdoor Association (HHOA), volunteers will again count spawning walleye on the Drag River below the Emmerson Dam and below the 118 bridge. The count will commence with the start of the Walleye spawning run, which normally happens around the first week in April. Last year, the run started April 2 and lasted until April 20, 2021. The total walleye count was 1,334 for all nights combined.
HHOA reinstated the Walleye Watch Program, in April of 2021. The effort is being directed by retired Fleming College Fisheries and Limnology Professor Denis McGee.
“The goal of the walleye count, and the Fall spawning bed cleaning, is to help improve the walleye fishery throughout the Kashagawigamog chain of five lakes, said Denis McGee.”
The original “Walleye Watch Program” was started by retired MNRF biologist David Flowers in the early 2000s and ran for 15 years. The Drag River location is considered one of the most important walleye spawning sites in the region.
“Last summer the HHOA conducted an angling survey of the Kashagawigamog Chain of Lakes. Of those responding, 82% cited a significant decline in Walleye fishing on the chain. Discontinuation of stocking and degradation of spawning grounds were cited as the main reasons for the decline,” said Dan Smith, HHOA President. “Our volunteers will be out there every night from the start of the run to the end doing what we can to help improve the fishery.”
Walleye were first introduced into the Kashagawigamog Chain in the 1950s. More recently, walleye were stocked in the Drag River from 2010 to 2015. Walleye stocking was stopped after 2015.
The Haliburton Highlands Outdoor Association helps maintain and enhance local fisheries. Its mission is to help residents and visitors to the Haliburton Highlands enjoy angling opportunities while practicing good conservation. Since 1998, the HHOA has raised and stocked over 700,000 fish in local lakes. For more information on the HHOA and the Walleye
Watch Program visit: https://www.hhoa.on.ca/news

Health Unit Publishes Salary Disclosure Information

MEDIA RELEASE
Health Unit Publishes Salary Disclosure Information
PORT HOPE, ON (March 28, 2022) – In compliance with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act 1996 (PSSDA), the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDHU) is required to publish the name, position, salary and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year. Salary can include regular wages, overtime, and retroactive payments from prior years.
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries, and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
“I would like to thank our committed and passionate team of healthcare professionals who worked under extremely stressful and ever changing conditions that added longer hours, multi-shift work weeks and significant overtime in an effort to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19,” said Doug Elmslie, Board Chair for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit. “Our Health Unit staff support the health of the communities we serve at great intensity and dedication, they powered through the COVID-19 pandemic response, and we thank them for their efforts,” added Elmslie.
The purpose of this law is to provide a more open and accountable system of government. It lets taxpayers compare the performance of an organization with the compensation given to the people running it. It also provides taxpayers with more
details on how their tax dollars are spent. “Each year we continue to provide the required documentation in accordance with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act to
allow taxpayers an open and transparent way in which their tax dollars are spent,” said Angela Vickery, Director of Corporate Services for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit.
The 2021 salary disclosure details for 27 HKPRDHU employees subject of the Act, as compared with 17 in 2020, and 14 in 2019, who earned salaries and benefits exceeding $100,000 can be now be found online by visiting the Province of Ontario’s 2021 public salary disclosure list.
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For media inquiries, contact:
Ashley Beaulac, BA, CMP Angela Vickery
Manager, Corporate Services: Communications and IT Services Director, Corporate Services
HKPR District Health Unit HKPR District Health Unit
1-866-888-4577 ext. 1212 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1515
abeaulac@hkpr.on.ca avickery@hkpr.on.ca