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- 4 days ago6 min
Humans Of Haliburton Book
Susan Tromanhaser credits her father for passing on his curiosity for people and willingness to just ask questions. It's been the thread that's woven through her life both professionally and personally, she says.And it's that curiosity that's kept her busy for more than three years documenting the lives of locals here in Haliburton County in a weekly column for the Highlander newspaper. The column, entitled ‘Humans of Haliburton Highlands' invites readers to learn more about the people in their community, their life stories, their loves, losses and their humanity.After interviewing more than 150 people, Tromanhauser felt it might be a good idea to publish a coffee-table-style book that compiles many of the stories of the people she's met. So, she's done exactly that, with a book launch scheduled for Saturday, June 6thfrom 1 to 3 pm at the Corner Gallery in Haliburton.Tromanhauser, who spent her professional career as a principal for the Niagara School Board then at Brock University training teachers, sat down with CanoeFM recently to talk about what inspired her to publish her new book, ‘Humans of Haliburton Highlands'.
- 4 days ago8 min
Jump in the Lake Fundraiser
Susan Tromanhaser credits her father for passing on his curiosity for people and willingness to just ask questions. It's been the thread that's woven through her life both professionally and personally, she says.And it's that curiosity that's kept her busy for more than three years documenting the lives of locals here in Haliburton County in a weekly column for the Highlander newspaper. The column, entitled ‘Humans of Haliburton Highlands' invites readers to learn more about the people in their community, their life stories, their loves, losses and their humanity.After interviewing more than 150 people, Tromanhauser felt it might be a good idea to publish a coffee-table-style book that compiles many of the stories of the people she's met. So, she's done exactly that, with a book launch scheduled for Saturday, June 6thfrom 1 to 3 pm at the Corner Gallery in Haliburton.Tromanhauser, who spent her professional career as a principal for the Niagara School Board then at Brock University training teachers, sat down with CanoeFM recently to talk about what inspired her to publish her new book, ‘Humans of Haliburton Highlands'.
- 1 weeks ago7 min
Nature Nuggets Book
Rick Whitteker's love of the natural world has shaped his career, his activism and even his leisure time. And it's that love and fascination that's led him to write his first book, fittingly entitled, ‘Nature Nuggets' and it focuses on all the wonders to be found here in Haliburton County in all four seasons by way of hiking, kayaking and snowshoeing.The book is a collection of past columns Whittaker wrote for County Life and was designed and printed by Parker Pad & Printing in the last few weeks, Now, Whitteker is on a kind of informal book tour, speaking at several events in the county. He took time out to speak to CanoeFM to talk about what inspired his foray into becoming a published author.
- 1 weeks ago9 min
Genealogy Group
What started as a group of locals assisting the Ontario Genealogical Society in 1990, with the creation of a province-wide index of all cemetery headstones, eventually became the origin story for the Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group, focused on local family history and genealogy.With more than 80 members, the local group meets five times a year, but for many members, including Espina, the day-to-day is usually spent sifting through websites and registries all aimed at connecting people with their roots.The job requires genealogists to be one part detective and other part researcher, but the process is a lot easier now that technology puts everything at your fingertips. In the early days, however, the work required trips to the Ontario archives and hours spent pouring over records of all kinds.Adele Espina, Chair of the group, sat down with CanoeFM recently to talk about how finding someone's ancestors is a voyage of discovery.
- 1 weeks ago8 min
County transportation
If you live and work in Haliburton County, owning a car is essential. But with the cost of living these days, including gas, insurance, and maintenance, a car can be out of reach for many people in the region. And that fact is creating pinch points for local businesses trying to recruit and retain employees. The same goes for anyone who has appointments or errands to run. Simply put, there is no alternative.Despite its best efforts to secure some kind of bus system that could operate between Minden Hills and Haliburton Village, Haliburton County is once again on a road to nowhere. At a recent County Council meeting, members were told that the cost to create a bus between the two centres is just too expensive.Earlier this Spring, Scott Ovell, Director of Economic Development and Tourism for the County, told councilors once again that a fixed route bus running between the two centres of Minden and Haliburton is financially impossible for the foreseeable future. He sat down with CanoeFM to explain why.
- 1 weeks ago9 min
Connection Corners
Mike Knight has been into music since he was a boy growing up in the UK. A lover of all kinds of music, he is also an accomplished bass player and sound engineer for local music events in Haliburton County, under the name Makk Sound. Now, Knight has realized another dream through the creation of his own recording space called Apple Tree Studio.Named after a beautiful apple tree that grows in his yard, Mike Knight planned and designed the entire studio's set-up, from the ground up, and included state-of-the-art features that guarantee the best sound recording quality possible. It took him 20 months to build the studio that had a soft opening in December of last year. That attention to detail is something Knight is justifiably proud of since he knows the little things do actually matter in a studio.Knight sat down with CanoeFM recently in his new studio to explain how it was built and why he was so passionate about creating it literally from the ground up.
- 1 weeks ago8 min
Apple Tree Studios
The facts are staggering. According to the World Health Organization, one in six people experience loneliness with social disconnection linked to more than 871 thousand deaths each year. Roughly 52 per cent of Canadians report feeling lonely at least once a week.That's why, during Mental Health Week, May fourth through tenth, the Lakelands Pubic Health is aiming to combat loneliness head-on by creating ‘connection corners' in libraries across Haliburton County and Kawartha Lakes.Strong connections are vital for people of all ages. For seniors, having an active social circle can lower the risk of dementia, cardiovascular disease and depression. In youth, social isolation can trigger depression, anxiety, learning difficulties, lowered self-esteem and behavioral issues.Joanne Brewster is a Health Promoter with Lakelands Public Health. She sat down with CanoeFM to discuss how the health unit's campaign, in partnership with 18 libraries in the region, encourages residents to focus on social connections for improving mental health and overall well-being. She says doing so can reduce stress, improve your mood and foster a sense of belonging.
- 1 weeks ago8 min
911 in Haliburton County
It's the fastest way to get medical assistance, but in the last few years more than half of the calls to 911 both here in Haliburton and across the province are for non-emergencies. CBC Radio recently played actual calls to 911 to highlight some of the frivolous reasons people call for help, including one where a woman called 911 because she dropped her phone in a snowbank.That's why Mike Slatter, who heads up the Haliburton County Paramedic Service, is urging local residents to understand that while the paramedic service is always ready to respond, calling 911 for non-emergencies hampers its ability to answer the call for more serious and urgent cases.In Haliburton County, people are calling for what Slatter refers to as ‘non-acute' reasons and in doing so, take away the resources intended for real emergencies. Slatter sat down with CanoeFM recently to discuss the problem and offer solutions.
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At more four thousand kilometers in size, Haliburton County is home to just as manystories. Every person living here has issues, interests and life lessons and CanoeFM ishere to share them. County Close-up. Bringing the stories in Haliburton County to life!
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