Whether you are a ‘foodie’ or simply someone that enjoys good company and the enjoyment of food from around the world check out the Epicurious Club get-together this month.
Enjoy gardening but you’d love to extend the gardening season a bit and learn about cost effective and environment-friendly ‘low-tech greenhouses’? Read below about the Extending Garden Season workshop.
Finally, world renown pianist Lucille Chung is the featured performer on May 1st in the Haliburton Concert Series. Get more details below about the Concert Series and check out the music video of Ms. Chung in performance live at the Santander Festival, in Spain!
These are just a few of the exciting, entertaining, fun happenings in the Haliburtons Highlands so be sure to click through to the What’s Happening This Week website to find out what else is happening and what is up next!
The Epicurious Club
April 29 2010
Here are the details:
April celebrates Cajun cuisine of the Acadians – Join us at the home of Epicurious Club Member Joan Barton for Cajun favorites that are sure to inspire. For the Epicurious, come and enjoy food from around the world each month without leaving Highlands East! We meet the last Thursday of each month for a Pot Luck dinner. You bring a food or beverage item of the country or cuisine selected! It’s that easy, it’s free and we dine at members homes. This club is open to all ages, all genders and all foodies! Cheers to good food!
Extending Garden Season workshop
May 1 2010
View and learn about hoop-houses, tunnels, and cold frames…cost effective and environment-friendly ‘low-tech greenhouses’. 10:00 to 3:00 $5 Registration includes lunch. Sponsored by Environment Haliburton! Haliburton Highlands Local Food Coalition, and other local food advocates. To register call:
Melanie at HKPR Health Unit (705 457 1391 x245)
Home of David Bathe near Gelert Francis Road Minden
Contact: David Bathe Tel: 705-286-2950
1220 South Wilberforce Road
Contact: Joan Barton
Tel: (705) 448-3074
Email: highlandscultural@gmail.com
Haliburton Concert Series
May 1 2010
Lucille Chung
May 1st is the first concert for the year, and features pianist Lucille Chung. Lucille was born in Montreal and is now based in New York. She has performed all over the world with more than 50 orchestras. The concert is at 7:30p.m. The three-concert classical music series is sold only as a subscription. The total cost for three concerts is $50 for adults and $25 for students. The other concerts feature Quartetto Gelato on September 11th, and Made in Canada Ensemble (string and piano) on November 13th. To order your subscription, contact Brenda Robinson at 457-2695.
Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion
County Road 21 and Gelert Road
Contact: Brenda Robinson
Tel: 457-2695
Email: brobinson@interhop.net
bibianorucolina — June 18, 2008 — Lucille Chung, piano, plays 3 Scriabin Preludes. Live at the Santander Festival, Spain
Kincardine Harbour Lake Huron - Ontario - April 27 2010
Kincardine Harbour - Lake Huron - Ontario 4.23.10
One of the reasons I like to check back via webcam on areas in southern/ south central Ontario is the seasonal changes that are most apparent by gazing upon the same vistas week after week. In the hard, cold midst of winter, very little changes. The water is frozen and if more snow falls upon the snow already on the ground—well, to my eyes it just looks like more snow.
But. This change–the one above is the one that signals to me that winter is officially over. Just four days ago there was but one boat anchored in the water of Kincardine harbour. However today at sunset when I pulled up the harbour on Lake Huron next to the Penetangore River, the harbour was nearly half full with boats in the water. Cool beans!
Since it was the time the Ontario sun was setting I was lucky enough to get some lovely photos including one that is wallpaper-pretty (you need to photoshop a bit of glare out–but otherwise it is luscious).
Weekend Weather - Maple Lake, Haliburton Highlands
Welcome to the weekend! It is set to be a nice one overall so lets look at the details.
Tonight-Friday will be clear with a low temperature of 34°F.
Saturday morning will be bright and sunny and as the day goes on it will remain so with temperatures in the afternoon climbing to a very comfortable 63°F. Evening will remain clear and overnight, the temperatures drop to 39°F.
Long-term Weather Haliburton Highlands - April 25 - 30
On Sunday, look for some sun in the morning but by afternoon expect isolated showers and a high temperature of 57°F. The low Sunday night is to be 39°F. Precipitation accumulation is to be about 0.1 inch.
Isolated showers are again expected on Monday, April 26, with a high temperature of 59°F and a low overnight of 43°F. Only a trace of precipitation is expected.
Tuesday will be a mainly sunny day. Expect a high temperature of 57°F and a low overnight of 39°F. There is no precipitation in the forecast from Tuesday through Thursday.
Wednesday expect cloudy periods with a high of 57°F and a low overnight of 37°F.
Thursday’s forecast nearly mirrors Wednesday with cloudy periods, a high temperature of 57°F, and an overnight low of 39°F.
On Friday, look for isolated showers, a high of 61°F and an overnight low of 41°F. Precipitation accumulation is expected to be about 0.1 inch.
Have a great week!
Enjoy the webcam photos (below) I took in the late afternoon today from areas in Central and Southern Ontario.
I’ve blogged about some of the many resources and activities on this blog throughout what some people might think of as the Haliburton “off-season” but there really is no off season in Haliburton County any longer.
Since the area was settled, there has of course been “year-rounders”–those folks that took up permanent residence while the rest of us returned to our city or suburban lives. No so anymore.
There is a plethora of activities indoor and out throughout the year in Haliburton County–just skim back through my winter months posts to get an idea (though I documented but a small portion due to time constraints). The car racing on ice was an activity that really tickled my fancy having never seen such a thing but the creative and crafty goings on at the Rails End Galleryand The Art Hiveare two destinations that I could and would appreciate year-round.
But the fact is there is plenty of room for more business in Haliburton–and Haliburton has the resources to help businesses, especially smaller or start -up businesses take root. Both the year-rounders and the permanent residents can benefit by taking part in new and exciting endeavors or become patrons of new businesses that have found their way to Haliburton County. Here’s a short, informative, nicely-written article from the Haliburton CountyEcho on just how crucial efforts like this and others can be to the livelihood of Haliburton County.
Now for the details of the Haliburton Creative Business Incubator–a great opportunity for the many types of businesses in the creative business arena.
An announcement forwarded by the County of Haliburton, Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Marketing:
Four spaces will soon be available to emerging entrepreneurial businesses in the Haliburton Creative Business Incubator, located in one of Ontario’s most beautiful and vibrant locations. Renovations to the former Haliburton Public Library building are now underway and we anticipate that we will be ready for clients to move in by mid June.
* Information on our program
* Details of work spaces available and costs
* Steps for selection and the selection process
* Minimum qualifications for eligibility
* Evaluation criteria
* Application form
Get your applications in as soon as possible. Applications received by April 30th, 2010, will receive priority consideration. Successful Candidates will be contacted in early May and invited to come to Haliburton for a personal interview.
This is a wonderful opportunity for young businesses looking to establish in a location that offers a beautiful natural environment, a vibrant community and a “relaxed” business style.
Our low monthly costs include a dedicated space for each business, broadband services, access to training seminars and a mentoring program which will provide experienced business people to our clients as advisors. We will also assist clients in their search for suitable living space.
We invite you to do business with the world while enjoying the wonders of the Haliburton Highlands. Contact us right away for your ticket to a “business life with lifestyle”.
If you’re not a candidate for the Creative Business Incubator but know of a creative business that might be the right fit, please pass this news to them. It just might be one of the best recommendations you make.
Important Dates:
*
April 30th, 2010 for applications to receive priority consideration
*
Early May contact for successful candidates
*
Personal interviews in May
*
Facility availability mid to late June
Examples of Creative Businesses:
* Arts administration and education – development and curation, visual art appraisal.
* Architecture design and planning – commercial, residential, landscape architecture and landscape planning, environmental planner, land use planner, community and urban planner.
* Business service consultant – human resources, business management, research, marketing.
* Communications – advertising, public relations, media relations, publicist, promotions, fundraising, consultant, photo journalist.
* Craft – artisans working in: clay, fibre, glass, leather, metal, paper, wood, decorative painting, mixed media
* Culinary – work in the styling and presentation of food
* Cultural Heritage – restoration, conservation, preservation, research, presentation of artifacts, information and buildings of cultural and/or historical significance, archiving, archeology
* Dance – choreography design
* Design Arts – interior and kitchen design, landscape, graphic design, furniture design, fabric design, fashion design, jewelry design, pattern design.
* Illustration – commercial or medical illustrator.
* Information Technology – IT consultant, computer/informatics consultant, management information systems, geomatics.
* Writing, Editing and Publishing for the Performing Arts, Literature & Business – in any medium, including advertising, and technical writing.
* Media Arts – video, film, web, and multi-media development including animation, and illustration – Web and application programmer, computer game developer, computer programmer, e-business software, developer, interactive media developer, software developer/programmer
* Music – composing, performing, recording
* Photography – commercial, industrial, portrait or as a fine art, also framing and restoration.
* Research – in any area including, but not limited to business, the arts, culture and heritage
* Theatre – teaching, directing, producing, coaching
* Visual Art – those involved with painting, sculpture, drawing, or creation of visual art in any medium.
* Defies Description – is a combination of any disciplines above.
Mail Your Application To:
Haliburton Creative Business Incubator
P.O. Box 210
c/o Haliburton County Development Corporation
49 Maple Ave, Unit 4
Haliburton, ON. K0M 1S0
Or Contact: Mike Jaycock, Project Consultant
Email: hcbi@bell.net
Phone: (705) 754-9996
Blog: http://hcbi.wordpress.com
Though this evening is mainly clear with temps about 46°F, prepare yourself for a soggy, brisk Saturday. It begins with mixed precipitation overnight Friday and continues into Saturday with scattered flurries in the morning moving into mixed precipitation by Saturday afternoon. The daytime high temperature should be about 39°F. Expect mixed precipitation with flurries and wet snow throughout Saturday, possibly until midnight. Temperatures overnight will hold pretty steady at about 36°F.
Long-term Weather Haliburton & Maple Lake area 4.18.10 - 4.23.10
Sunday is a bit of an improvement over Saturday as it ushers in seasonal, pleasant weather for most of the week. The high on Sunday will be 46°F and the cloudiness will be variable. By Monday expect cloudy periods with a high of 50°F and a low of 37°F. Tuesday, expect cloudy periods with a pleasant high of 55°F and an overnight low of 39°F. Neither Monday nor Tuesday have any precipitation in their forecast.
Wednesday is a near mirror-image forecast of Tuesday–that’s not at all bad. Look for cloudy periods, a high of 55°F and an overnight low of 39°F. There could be be up to 0.1 inch of precipitation accumulation.
Thursday brings showers and clouds with a high of 52°F and a low of 37°F. There may be a trace of precipitation accumulation.
As the work-week winds down on Friday look for cloudy periods, a high of 52°F and a low of 39°F. There is no precipitation in Friday’s forecast.
Overall, a very respectable week weather-wise though perhaps a bit short on rain for this time of year. Have a great week!
Enjoy the webcam photos taken from various areas on Ontario. Some were taken in the afternoon and a couple were at sunset.
EDIT/One of the things that is so wonderful about Haliburton County is the people who live and work there! I have a new post to write but suffice at the moment to say that I was WRONG,WRONG,WRONG, about Internet access and I will be updating with the correct info. later this weekend.
Scenes like this one I found today make me long to return to Maple Lake. Unfortunately besides it being ridiculously early to head up there, I have a huge logistical problem– again it is the Internet–lack of it specifically. In case you’ve actually been reading this blog’s personal posts, especially early on, I whinged about lack of Internet access other than the ridiculously expensive alternative–”High Definition Satellite Receiver (service).” Buying that was the only way to be able to be at the cottage and work. Beyond that, we could watch videos, play games, stream music and so forth by paying through the nose. The weather last summer was truly putrid and one begins bouncing off walls without diversion (and yes, we did play cribbage and Uno). The Internet saved our sanity.
It cost $400 CDN for the install (it was dollar to dollar at the time). To have fast enough Internet to watch video/stream music, etc. we needed a “plus” type package which was $65 CDN a month. Did I mention the two-year contract? No “cottager’s special” for us. Long story short, the work aspect mixed with the shitty weather aspect mixed with some atrocious behaviour by “guests”-not-mine regarding my (father’s) property, really made it “not worth” having a satellite receiver. Our contract is up at the end of this month and so, as part-time cottagers, what are our choices?
I had high hopes for “the stick” as folks had been calling it but upon investigation into this Bell Canada offering I found 1. COST: $180 CDN install 2. 1-year mandatory contract 3. Mandatory rental of Bell-compatible modem–you can use your own but you’ll still be charged(!) and of course, the need for the stick–the least of all this.
Again, I’m looking at the cost vs. benefit and there’s no way to justify the cost of “the stick” and may I say a 1-year-contract is a great way for Bell Canada to stick it to the non-year-rounders?
So bluntly put, right now I’m pretty screwed. I realize Canada may think that those of us that use the Internet in as essential a way as land-line phones used to be, may think us strange–but you’ll catch up–or not. I really don’t care. I just want and need to have Internet if I’m to be gone anywhere for weeks at a time.
Right now I cannot get a good idea on Internet services for short-term use (less than a month per year) in Haliburton County. If I can’t, I can’t go to the cottage–it is as simple as that. I’ll keep my “big American” dollars here and Haliburton County will lose one more “tourist family’s” spendings. Wonderful.
Weekend Weather April 9-10. 2010 - Haliburton Highlands
Weekend Weather April 9-10. 2010 – Haliburton Highlands
It looks as if the weather for the next week is shaping up pretty much as anticipated, this is, it will be mostly pleasant but temperatures, instead of setting record highs will be in the the seasonal range.
This weekend will be a mix, however. Tonight–Friday expect a snow-rain mix with a high temperature of 32°F and a low of 25°F. The precipitation accumulation is to be only a trace. Overnight Friday, there will be cloudy periods and a low temperature of 27°F.
Saturday, you’ll wake to sunny skies with a cold morning temperature of 29°F which by afternoon will rise to 46°F– as well as isolated showers rolling in. Expect only a trace of precipitation to accumulate. Expect light rain Saturday evening and a temperature of about 41°F. There will be cloudy periods overnight with a low temperature of 32°F.
Long Term Weather Forecast April 11-16, 2010 – Haliburton Highlands
Long Term Weather Forecast April 11-16, 2010 - Haliburton Highlands
Expect a mainly sunny day on Sunday with a seasonal high temperature of 54°F. The low overnight will be 32°F. There is no precipitation in the forecast from Sunday through Tuesday.
Monday will be a sunny day with both Tuesday and Wednesday expected to be nearly identical. The high on Monday will be 54°F with the low 32°F.
Tuesday brings more sunny skies with a daytime high of 52°F and a frosty overnight low of 27°F.
Wednesday will bring another bright, sunny day with a comfortable high of 55°F. The low overnight will be another cold one–29°F.
Expect light rain on Thursday and a high of 55°F. The low will drop to 29°F overnight. Precipitation accumulation is predicted to be 0.4 in.
Closing out the traditional work week on Friday look for isolated showers and a high of 54°F. The overnight low will be 41°F and the accumulation will be no more than a trace.
Have a great week! Enjoy the webcam photos taken Friday April 9, 2010. Be sure to click on them to see their full size.
Sometimes, I miss living in Ontario throughout the year (as opposed to being a cottager). I live in the Chicago area–in the northwest suburbs to be precise, and our weather is uncannily similar to Ontario. However underneath the asphalt we are on what was prairie.
The big, beautiful tress, the massive granite walls lining the highway, the lakes, my goodness the lakes of south central Ontario a/k/a cottage country. We have none of that but we do get the weather. Since I do the forecast for the Haliburton Highlands each week (there will be a post tomorrow) and I need to know the weather forecast here at home to know for example, that at the beginning of this week I could go top-down motoring as I went from picking up my son at school–to taking him to the dentist–going to the library–all in weather in which I was comfortable in shirt-sleeves.
Chris & Raven on the Palatine Trail behind the library - 4.5.10
Today: rainy gloomy, COLD. A day or two ago we had the same hailstorm activity that Ontario is seeing and next week we’ll have the same warm up. I’d say about 85% of the time the two regions weather is near identical with two significant differences. One, the used-to-be prairie we live on is as you would guess, flat. There is nothing geographical to cut the wind from cutting through you. And it does. I’ve never felt the wrath of the winter winds as I have in Chicagoland. Two the timing of the weather ‘events’ differs by about 36 hours.
I know that cottage country gets very cold in winter and usually there is significant snow but it’s my belief despite that that the snow actually makes the winter feel less harsh and the hills cut the windchill a bit. I realize too that Ontario and much of Canada had a mild 2009-2010 winter. The consensus here, despite fairly consistent snowfall is that winter ‘wasn’t that bad.’
Now just like their Canadian counterparts, folks here have spring fever as I saw in photographs and read that many Canadians did last week, too. Spring can be quite fickle. Getting one dreaming of a warm spring on sunny days–and then snatching it away with snow flurries.
Don’t dispair. Here is a thumbnail of what you can expect for this weekend. I’ll have a detailed forecast on Friday.
You can see from reading above that this spate of very warm weather shall continue throughout the Easter weekend to which we shall all shout “Yay!’
Here are the deets:
Weekend Weather April 2-3. 2010 - Haliburton Highlands
Tonight’s forecast is for mild temperatures around 64°F. Overnight Friday it will be mainly clear and a warm 55°F.
Saturday morning you’ll wake to clear skies with temperatures still quite pleasant at 55°F.
Saturday afternoon remains sunny with temperatures climbing to 73°F.
Saturday evening may bring scattered showers with a temperature decline to 55°F. The overnight low is forecast to be 39°F, which is needless to say, a heckuva drop!
Long Term Forecast April 4- 9, 2010 - Haliburton Highlands
Sunday, look for cloudy periods and a more seasonable high of 57°F. The low temp on Sunday night should be about 39°F.
There’s no precipitation in the forecast for either Sunday or Monday.
On Monday April 5, expect variable cloudiness a high of 59°F and an overnight low of 39°F.
On Tuesday expect some light rain with up to 0.5 inches accumulation. The high temperature will be 54°F and the low temp overnight will be 41°F.
For Wednesday, it will be cloudy and there will be showers. The high will be 57°F and the overnight low41°F. The precipitation accumulation should be about 0.25 in. The overnight low on Wednesday will be 41°F.
On Thursday April 6, expect a return to variable cloudiness with a seasonal high of 48°F. Overnight temperatures will be more typical for this time of year at 36°F. As the week draws to a close on Friday expect sunny skies but a comparatively low-temperature high of only 41°F. Overnight temperatures are expected to plunge to 15°F. There is no precipitation in the forecast for Thursday or Friday.
Have a great week! Enjoy the webcam shots from around Central Ontario taken today- April 2, 2010. There are some great examples of how drastically the warm weather has affected the shape of things in just one short week (scroll a couple of posts down to check against last week’s webshots)!
