Travelling in the Haliburton Highlands in 1998, these skills of "reading the land" are transferred to a new area and his experiences are related as he walks several areas of the region observing the biodiversity at his feet.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
Community based children's services are attempting to respond to the changing social needs of the community within limited human and financial resources.]]> Much of the beauty and diversity of the Haliburton region is privately held and this paper looks at the importance of private stewardship efforts, detailing the various techniques and measures available to concerned citizens.  Reference is made to the University of Waterloo Heritage Resources Centre's study of volunteer environmental stewardship (VES) and the various private conservation mechanisms such as landowner contact programs, conservation easements, land trusts, and government-sponsored stewardship initiatives available to the landowner.

The loss of biodiversity and the corresponding need for private conservation efforts in natural areas such as Haliburton is explored as well as the connection between the concept of bioregionalism and private stewardship. It is concluded that private stewardship initiatives are an integral part of a comprehensive conservation measure to protect and enhance the biodiversity of a region such as Haliburton.

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]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> There is an interest in the Haliburton bioregions for environmentally sustainable economic development, particularly in regards to further tourist and cottage development. The mandate of the Commission on Planning and Development Reform in Ontario is providing an opportunity for these interests to be incorporated into land use-affecting provincial legislation. This discussion paper presents the Commission’s preliminary proposals regarding cottage country issues and some initial responses to these proposals by environmentalists and the Haliburton County Planner. It is concluded that the Commission is taking some bold steps towards incorporating the principle of ‘sustainability’ into the planning process, but that only more comprehensive changes, and even long-term value change, is likely to make the concept viable in the Haliburton bioregions. There are three sections of this report which are included for the sake of providing background information. Readers familiar with the state of the present planning process in Ontario, its problems and omissions, may want to pass over the sections entitled ‘The Legal Framework’, ‘The problem’, and ‘Principles of Sustainable Land-Use Planning’. This paper is a contribution towards the ‘bioregional’ literature of the Haliburton Highlands in that it seeks to present an understanding of how an ‘outside’ body of law that actually affects these natural and human communities can be improved to more closely meet the needs of the local bioregion; economic and environmental.

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In Part Two, the logging of the pine forests in Haliburton in the 1850s is outlined with specific reference to the role of government in this expansion of logging and settlement into the area and the story of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company with its goal of promoting and selling lots for settlement. In less than 30 years, the land was virtually depleted of this valuable resource with little interest being shown by government in reforestation efforts until 1913 when the report titled the Trent Watershed Survey presented the devastation of the land and recommended solutions. The conclusion to the paper proposes a look at the role society's structure and values play in such environmental catastrophes and presents suggestions for further research.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
The project is comprised of four distinct components; the first being the database design, the second being data entry, and the third being preliminary analysis of the data entered and the drawing of conclusions from the results. The fourth component to the project is a summary of the expected benefits to the surrounding area.]]> Host contact: Maher, Terry]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
Beginning with a detailed account of Canadian industrialization from the time of Confederation through the mid 1900s the report moves to a history of the plant at Donald. The plant began producing charcoal and moved into the manufacture of by-products such as acetate and wood alcohol as it responded to demand from southern markets and closed when new petrochemical related processes made its work redundant. Its development is outlined in the context of the inter-relatedness of the factory, its products, the process, the community, and the natural environment.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> The purpose of this paper is to recognize the importance of hockey in Canada and within the Haliburton community. A short history of Canadian hockey prefaces a look at community-orientated minor league hockey in general and how hockey serves as an important cultural force in towns and villages across Canada as it forges community relationships and involvement. The history of hockey in Haliburton and the current state of its minor hockey league is outlined. Focusing on the topics of regional disparities, parent involvement, coaching, competition, media, and economics, the paper addresses some of the problems within the system and puts forward suggestions for possible solutions.

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The legacy that Andre Lapine left behind was seemingly awe-inspiring. During the twenty years or so that he spent traveling Europe he finished a known 50 paintings. The sheer number of paintings he produced while living in Canada far exceeds that number. Most of his works remain in the hands of private owners. The largest public collection resides at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery in Minden, Ontario. The late Frank Welch donated forty-nine works in all, most of which are oil landscapes. This paper gives a vivid description of the life and works of Andre Lapine.]]> Host contact: Graham, Dianne]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
In 1941, Mary Northway and Flora Morrison purchased Windy Pine, a property with 1700 feet of shoreline on Kushog Lake in Haliburton County where the two women lived and entertained, surrounded by the natural world they loved. From here they ran a girls' canoe tripping camp and it was at Windy Pine that may people associated with Trent University became friends and attended as visitors, often assisting with maintenance work. In 1982, after Flora's death, Mary donated Windy Pine to the University along with an endowment fund for its maintenance. It is still being used for meetings and retreats for students, staff, and faculty. Further details of Mary's involvement with camping and the study of children conclude the paper.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Haliburton County, Algonquin Park

]]> This paper looks extensively at the history associated with the mentally challenged, including social attitudes, governmental policies, local history, and personal stories. Chapter one presents the theoretical framework and explores bioregional links, the concept of community, and inclusion versus exclusion. Influences outside Haliburton such as society's attitudes towards mental disability, social policy from 1950-1973, and governmental policy in relation to creating inclusive community are considered in chapter two. The final section of the paper deals with the situation in Haliburton itself focusing on the work of the Association for Community Living as it and other social services attempt to create and build a healthy, sustainable community.

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Alternative therapies are becoming more and more popular in Haliburton County as elsewhere and there is a reason for this. People find that they feel healthier when pursuing more than one doctrine of health care.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> A main component of the theory of bioregionalism is that its strength and function ability begin with the individual commitment of the people in a given community. The paper puts forth the idea that foraging can make a valuable contribution to the development of a local bioregion as it helps develop individual values and skills which permit the participant to put into practice some of the aspects of the theory.

Drawing from a number of sources, the paper is a catalogue of edible plants organized first by general tree type or habitat. For each plant noted, common and scientific botanical names are given as well as distinguishing characteristics, habitat appearance, blooming period, and season to harvest. Information concerning preparation for medicinal and food purposes is included and notes of interest complete each record. Hand-drawn illustrations accompany the text and all information is cross-referenced in an index.

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> The Gull River is a major river system in Haliburton County made up of three chains of rivers and lakes merging at Boshkung Lake. The author presents an overview of various attitudes towards the land and the way these perceptions altered the river over time. The major part of the paper details the development of the Minden Wild Water Reserve on the Gull River north of Minden Lake, which provides "world class white water" many months of the year.  Concluding thoughts on whether these changes reflect positive or negative attitudes round out the discussion.

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Trent papers located at U-Links; remaining items located at Haliburton Highlands Museum. Papers listed by title.]]> Through interviews with producers, the authors present a picture of the maple syrup industry in Haliburton County. Travelling the area, they map out 10 sugarbushes and relate the experiences of the producers with regard to their work, their sense of living on the land, and their perspectives on cooperative efforts and membership in a central organization such as the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association.

The authors' reflections on the sense of community among producers and the economics of the industry conclude the paper.

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The expansion and development of the Nordic Trail system and its promotion within the community is detailed along with the work of the Nordic Trails Association in cooperative efforts with local business. Relationships with the Frost Centre and the Snowmobile Association are outlined. Throughout the paper, suggestions are put forward for improved management of this valuable community resource as well as proposed topics for future research.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> The paper explores the connection between concepts of bioregionalism and ecologically responsible forest use to provide the theoretical and philosophical context for a discussion of how these ideas play out in reality in Haliburton County in general, and at the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve in particular. As a preface, a brief historical overview of the changing forest and forest practices in Haliburton County is provided.  From information obtained through personal interviews, the author looks at the nature of wholistic forest use currently practiced at the Wildlife Reserve and the way in which this system of forest use impacts on community and place in the County. The potential for Haliburton Forest as a model of wholistic forest use is considered along with the issues involved in transferring that model.

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environment Studies]]> Note: This paper accompanies the video tape titled "Haliburton County: an Assessment by the Community."

Hoping to capture a sense of the human component of Haliburton in order to better facilitate future communication between the students of Trent University and the Haliburton community, the author set out to videotape interviews with selected permanent residents.

A series of questions were presented centering on three main subject areas: 1) perceptions of the strengths of their community 2) changes which have been perceived over time and 3) hopes and aspirations for the future of Haliburton County.

With the assistance of students from Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, interviews with 19 people were conducted and videotaped. The sampling was based on people whose families had been in the County for two or more generations, were from various parts of the County, represented a variety of age groups, and were representative of less visible members of the community.  The paper includes a critique of the project and suggestions for future work in this area as well as an index to the raw video footage.

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All of these aspects and more cited in the research paper make Haliburton an ideal niche for sustainable alternatives to the shaky global economic structures that are presently in place.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>