Report #1 examines municpal road issues in rural Ontario and the impacts on rural muncipalities and the rural economy. Report #2 examines the new alignment of provincial and municipal responsibilities and the consequent changes in funding services.

Commissioned by the Critical change in rural Ontario Research Committee, the Rural Ontario Municipal Association.

]]> Background information on seminar held September 24, 2003; includes biographies, workshop overview.

]]> A community-driven strategic 1-2 year action plan, the culmination of labour market information and input for Northumberland, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton.

]]> Tree?Marking for Timber and Habitat:

A Balancing Act

]]> Contains a set of guidelines which show how all forms of urban development and redevelopment can be made more accessible by public transit.

Purpose is to provide ideas and guidance to land use planners, transportation planners, municipal politicians, developers, transportation engineers, transit operators and others, on planning and development practices which support the provision and use of public transport.

]]> Report discusses alternatives to the traditional court system, such as mediation, counselling, Aboriginal sentencing circles, and other initiatives.

]]> Recommends the Government of Ontario: support public acquisition of abandoned railroad right-of-ways for recreational trail use; support a network of recreational and multi-purpose trails; develop a financial plan to support public acquisition of abandoned railroad right-of-ways; facilitate and encourage a partnership approach to the development and management of rail trails; develop a timetable for the implementation of its trails.

]]> Proposal detailing how to expand tourism and increase economic development in Haliburton County.

]]> Overall goal is to develop, promote and market a county trails and tours 'product'.

]]> Information from a variety of sources about trail planning. Includes trails and wildlife checklist,wetland ecology & plant guide, and buidling plans.

]]> Describes the results of a statistically valid survey of Minden Hills'residents that explores recreation needs, barrier to participation and furture interests.

]]> Includes department head reports to County Council regarding health, social services, library services, policing, roads, waste management, environmental issues, economic development etc. as background for developing a new corporate strategy plan.

]]> Provide information which could assist the planning and development process of Haliburton County

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The paper rleates those studies to the landscapes and development patterns of settled southern Ontario, and suggests some of the lessons that might be applied to the planning and managment of those landscapes and their land uses.]]> ]]> The Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve is located in the northern townships of Havelock and Eyre. An outline of its history and objectives form the main thrust of this paper along with a look at the relationship of the forest reserve and the community of Haliburton. Topics discussed are a history of the Haliburton area and of the Reserve, an overview of forestry in Ontario today, recreation within the Forest, relationships with the Haliburton community, and a look at the Forest within the context of bioregional theory. Biographical details of the Schleifenbaum family who purchased the property in 1963 are given.  Copies of documents written about the Reserve are found in an extensive appendix.    

]]> Draft and Design Brief: Summary of the process to develop a master plan for the Rail Trail, consultant's report, comments from public meetings, economic analysis.

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