Haliburton Highlands Editorial Comment from The Times OnLine, Minden covering Haliburton County and Northern Victoria County in Ontario Canada Editorial Comment from the Times of Minden. Covering topics of interest to residents, cottagers and visitors of the Haliburton Highlands and Northern Victoria County. Or listen to a familiar voice, perhaps that of a relative, friend or neighbour, talking about events, people and the weather in the Highlands. If former broadcaster David Sovereign has his way, that could very well become a reality. Sovereign is currently testing the waters in Haliburton County, so to speak, to see if there is enough interest and volunteer spirit to launch a community radio station that would serve the needs specific to Highlanders.
Sovereign seems to have all the angles covered.
He says he wants to get a good cross-section of county people involved, providing ideas for programming and following through by producing and delivering those ideas. The possibilities are very appealing and limited only by the imagination of those willing to put their time and effort into such a project. And, we know there is no shortage of imagination, talent or energy within the boundaries of the Highlands. Local theatre groups might be persuaded to produce anything from drama to comedy. Surely there is someone in the county with a distinctive voice like Orson Welles or John Houston who would be willing to narrate something like Welles' War Of The World to keep listeners enthralled for a half hour or more at a time.