Triple Bingo Sheets are now available from the Canoe FM Radio Station. They will be in stores on Wednesday September 30th around noon. Good Luck and thanks for playing.
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HKPR Media Release – The launch of a new website
HKPR District Health Unit Launches New Website Created with User Experience in Mind
The role of public health and services provided to the community drives the vision behind website strategy.
PORT HOPE, ON (August 23, 2023) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is inviting residents and visitors to explore their new website (hkpr.on.ca), redeveloped with a vision to better promote the role of public health, and redesigned for a better end user experience including improved navigation and functionality.
Through both internal and external surveys, user engagement sessions, training, and feedback the new website was a collaborative effort. Strategic priority was focused highly on the end user’s experience while supporting residents, businesses, and community partners with online information and services that relate to them.
“Our primary goal during the redesign and development process was to focus on what our residents and visitors value most in terms of public health information, and to ensure that content is organized in a logical way,” said Ashley Beaulac, Communication Services Manager for the HKPR District Health Unit. “After many months of hard work and dedication from so many of us here at the health unit we have produced a responsive and user-centric website that is accessible across all platforms and devices.”
The new HKPR District Health Unit website provides a range of tools, features and functionality that supports mobile use and accessibility requirements to provide improved access, including:
- An intuitive navigation menu
- Online form functionality
- New health section for Businesses, Partners, and Professionals.
- Accessible inspection results
- Data reports with information displayed in a user-friendly ‘dashboard’ design.
- Calendar that includes clinics, classes and community events and access to online booking (where applicable)
- Updated HKPR District Health Unit branding providing a polished and clean look and feel.
- Accessible across computer, tablet, and mobile phone platforms.
- News and Alerts section with records dating back to 2021.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to browse the new website with their computer, tablet, or mobile phone and to check out the new website. For more information and to view the site visit hkpr.on.ca.
How to Stay Informed
Visitors to the new site can sign up for a future HKPR District Health Unit Newsletter and subscribe to News and Alerts.
For questions, suggestions and comments on the new website please email web@hkpr.on.ca.
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Julian Taylor Returns to Haliburton!
Julian Taylor Returns to Haliburton!
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Julian Taylor will be bringing his music, warmth and incredible voice to the Haliburton Highlands on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the Northern LIghts Performing Arts Pavilion. Joined on stage by three bandmates, Julian will be showcasing music from his recent albums, Beyond the Reservoir and The Ridge, as well as other favourites.
Julian’s latest work has garnered him multiple awards and nominations and has solidified him as one of Canada’s premier songwriters. His songs tell personal stories that integrate themes of family, loss, resilience and strength. The Ridge earned him his first two Juno Award nominations, along with a Canadian Folk Music Award for Solo Artist and nomination for English Songwriter of the Year. The album was also nominated for Canada’s most prestigious music accolade, the Polaris Music Prize.
The awards have just kept coming. In 2022, Julian won best male artist at the International Acoustic Music Awards and scored five Native American Music Award nominations. He has just been nominated for 2023 Folk Music Ontario awards for performing artist of the year and song of the year (for S.E.E.D.S).
The Globe and Mail says, “Taylor is a unique and important voice on the Canadian roots and folk scene”. Don’t miss your chance to experience his talent here in the Haliburton Highlands. This show is presented by the Haliburton County Folk Society. Tickets are available online at www.haliburtonfolk.com. Youth age 18 years and under can reserve a seat for free. Get your tickets today!
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For more information contact: Sue Shikaze, Co-artistic Director, Haliburton County Folk Society, sueshikaze@gmail.com 705-457-0943
Dysart Household Hazardous Waste Day – August 26
Dysart hosts its second Household Hazardous
Waste Day on August 26, 2023
Improper disposal of household hazardous waste can contaminate our soil, water, forests,
air, and wildlife. Therefore, to help protect the environment, it is vital residents drop off
acceptable materials at Household Hazardous Waste Days.
The Municipality of Dysart et al is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday,
August 26, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Harcourt Landfill, 1123 Packard Road,
Harcourt.
Household hazardous waste often has the corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous
symbol on them, and includes aerosol cans (full or partially full); automotive fluids;
batteries - vehicle (automotive, marine, etc.); batteries - household (rechargeable and
single-use); cleaners (bleach, oven cleaner, etc.); compact fluorescent light bulbs; fertilizers;
finishing products (varnish, glue, etc.); fluorescent tubes; gasoline (containers NOT
returned); motor oil (must be capped); paint (latex and oil, full or partially full); pesticides,
fungicides, herbicides, insecticides; pool chemicals; propane cylinders; propane tanks; and
solvents (varsol, paint thinners, etc.).
Any resident of the County of Haliburton can attend the Household Hazardous Waste Day.
To participate, residents must show their valid Algonquin Highlands or Dysart et al or
Highlands East or Minden Hills landfill card. Residents must remain inside their vehicle at
the hazardous waste drop off. Event staff will unload residential household hazardous
waste.
Note, if you are attending an event outside of your regular municipality, only household
hazardous waste will be accepted (no other wastes).
Due to provincial regulations, these events are for Haliburton County residents only.
Hazardous waste is NOT accepted from businesses and organizations, including builders,
camps, charities, contractors, painting companies, places of worship, restaurants, retailers,
schools, etc.
For more information, visit www.dysartetal.ca/hhw or download the free Haliburton County
Waste Wizard mobile app for Apple and Android devices.
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Kawartha Lakes & Haliburton County Food Sharing Program
July 2023
Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County are on the territory of the Michi Saagiig
Anishnaabe who have cared for these lands since time immemorial and are covered by
Treaty 20 and the Williams Treaty.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marina Hodson mhodson@knfht.ca
Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County Food Sharing Program.
The City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County Roundtable for Ending Poverty
along with Hiawatha First Nation are proud to present an exciting new community
project:
Here in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County we have thousands of edible
fruit trees whose fruit is currently going to waste and we want to change this.
Additionally there are vegetable gardeners who find that they have extra food at the end
of the season which is not being utilised.
A population-based survey from the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health
Unit Estimated that household food insecurity in the City of Kawartha Lakes and
Haliburton in 2019 was 14.4%. The provincial food insecurity average sits at 13.3%. The
level of food insecurity in this region is one of the highest in the province.
Do you live in the City of Kawartha lakes and Haliburton County and have fruit
trees on your property? Are you a gardener that has extra produce at harvest
time? Would you like to volunteer to pick fruit or produce to use and share with
local food banks?
Our new community program offers you an opportunity to register your produce or to
register as a volunteer. Simply go to our Website at www.cklpoverty.ca and visit our
Community Harvest Program page. Your information will only be available to local food
banks and partners who would contact you to arrange to come and harvest your
donations or to volunteer to collect the harvest. Produce will be split 3 ways: ⅓ is
provided to the landowner, ⅓ is goes to the volunteers, and ⅓ will be delivered to a local
food bank or food program. This food program will share your produce with seniors,
adults and children in your community that are in need of healthy food.
CKL & Haliburton County Roundtable for ending poverty
“We are so thrilled to finally be able to bring this project together with the help and
support of our numerous partners. It has invaluable potential to bring access to free
produce across our communities” said Marina Hodson, co-chair of the CKL and
Haliburton County Roundtable for ending poverty.
The primary mission for the Roundtable is to create effective change towards ending
poverty. To develop , implement and /or advocate for initiatives , programs and services
that eliminate poverty within the community for all those who reside here. The
organizations that support and advocate with the Roundtable work together to effect this
positive change. Together we can.
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Haliburton Highlands Blues Festival
