Dysart et al
The United Townships of Dysart, Bruton, Clyde, Dudley, Eyre, Guilford, Harburn, Harcourt and Havelock (shortened to Dysart et al or Dysart and others) is a township in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. The townships were of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.
Communities
The township's primary centre is Haliburton, a community on Head Lake. Haliburton has a tourism-based economy. Some of southern Ontario's population retreats to central and northern Ontario "cottage country" for recreation during the summer.
Haliburton Village and Haliburton County derive their name from the author Thomas Chandler Haliburton, who wrote the popular "Sam Slick" stories back in the mid 1800's. Haliburton was chairman of the Board of Directors of The British Land and Immigration Company in England, who were responsible for developing most of the area before it became incorporated into a "Provisional County" in 1887.
The township also includes the smaller communities of Donald, Eagle Lake, Fort Irwin, Goulds, Harburn, Kennaway, Kennisis Lake and West Guilford.
Education
The County of Haliburton is part of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board.
Elementary
- Stuart W. Baker Elementary School (French Immersion) - Grades K - 4
- J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School - Grades 4 - 8
Secondary
- Haliburton Highlands Secondary School
Post-Secondary
Adult Education
- Highlands Adult Education and Training Centre
- Fleming College Academic Upgrading
Notable people
NHL player Ron Stackhouse hails from Haliburton, and Bernie Nicholls hails from West Guilford. The local arena has mural paintings of the two on the outside wall.
Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 5,526
- % Change (2001-2006): 12.2
- Dwellings: 6,861
- Area (km².): 1,474.07
- Density (persons per km².): 3.7
External links
- Haliburton Village
- Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce
- Haliburton.com
- Haliburton Tourism
- Haliburton Echo Newspaper
- Haliburton County Studio Tour
- 100.9 Canoe FM
- http://www.haliburton.biz
- http://www.bbhaliburton.com
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