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 town is Haliburton, a community on Head Lake. Haliburton has a seasonal tourism-based economy. Some of southern Ontario's population retreats to central and northern Ontario "cottage country" for recreation and relaxation 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

Fleming College - Haliburton School of the Arts

Adult Education

Highlands Adult Education and Training Centre
Fleming College Academic Upgrading

Notable people and references

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.

Haliburton appears as a significant setting in Canadian literature. Examples include Richard Pope's Me n Len - Life in the Haliburton Bush and Robert Rotenberg's Old City Hall.

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

Fire Tower History

The former Dysart fire tower was erected in 1956 on a hill by the east side of the village just off Highway 118. Its 100 foot frame still stands, but the cupola has since been removed. It was erected by Ontario's former Department of Lands and Forests (now the MNR) as an early detection to protect the local forests from fire. This tower was put out of use in the late 1960's when aerial detection systems were put in place. It was one of the County of Haliburton's many towers that were part of the former Lindsay Forest Fire District. Other towers included: Harburn, Eyre, Green's Mountain, Harvey, Cardiff, Digby, Lutterworth, St. Nora's, Dorset and Bruton. There was a Department of Lands and Forests office stationed in Minden, Ontario.

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