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HHLT Publishes its Code of Ethics

As part of its initiative to update its governance, the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has published its Code of Ethics and Guiding Principles. You can view these documents here.

If you have feedback, please contact our board chair at chair@haliburtonlandtrust.ca

Todd Hall Elected as HHLT Chair

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The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) elected Todd Hall as Chair of the Board at its Annual General Meeting on June 13, 2024.

Todd comes to the HHLT after a career furthering sound environmental practices in organizations and governments across Canada and around the world.  He has been the Director of Sustainable Development for OPG, President and Executive Director for the Auditing Association of Canada, and continues to serve as chair of the ISO subcommittee on Environmental Auditing and Related Practices and is a Director with the Centre for Land Conservation.

He serves on HHLT committees such as the Lands Committee, and Governance Committee.

Todd was a principle author of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for the electrical sector in Canada, and for local governments. He has a passion for stewardship of our natural heritage, and a commitment to protect it for future generations.

Todd holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo.

He has been a seasonal resident of the Haliburton highlands for over 35 years.

Todd succeeds Shelley Hunt, who has agreed to stay on as Vice-Chair and continue to contribute her knowledge and experience to HHLT's board.

For more information on Todd or the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, please contact Christel Furniss at admin@haliburtonlandtrust.ca

2023 Annual General Meeting Highlights

The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) held its 2023 Annual General Meeting on June 19th via Zoom. The full minutes of the meeting, including the chair’s report, can be viewed here. Here are the highlights:

  • Chair Shelley Hunt gave her annual report and mentioned:
    • Grants and associated projects: We received more funding by TD’s Friends of the Environment to support our Discovery Days education programming. We completed the work associated with our most recent Species-at-Risk Stewardship Fund grant from the government of Ontario. We continue to extend our Habitat Stewardship Program grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada to support continued work in wetland mapping and evaluation. Crucially, the funds will continue building our Partners in Conservation program to protect more private land.
    • Strategic Plan Renewal: with the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund grant, we hired consultants to guide us through strategic plan renewal process.
    • Highlands Corridor Project: We continue to work through various channels to promote increased protection for the Highlands Corridor as part of a push to increase the protection of lands and waters in the Highlands beyond HHLT properties.
    • Fundraising: Our annual fundraising event in 2022 was the wonderful “Birds of a Feather” concert by Drew Murray Allen at Abbey Gardens, accompanied by an online auction. We were also successful in increasing our donation revenue in 2022, doubling our money raised.
  • Audited Financials: Tyson Shennett from Peter Shennett Professional Corporation stated that, for the seventh consecutive year, he gave a clean opinion that the HHLT financial statements fairly represent HHLT’s financial position as of December 31st, 2022. The financial statements were approved by the board.
  • Election of Board: The following board members were elected or re-elected: Sheila Zyman, Mary-Lou Gerstl, Joan Duhaime, David Bathe, Shelley Hunt, Jennifer Dailloux, Ralph Baehre, Huw Morgan, Rob Halupka, and Todd Hall (new member). Shelley Hunt was confirmed as Interim Chair of the board. Due to work pressures, Shelley has been unable to commit as much time to the role as in the past and will stay on as Chair until someone else is willing and able to step into her role.
  • Strategic Plan: The strategic plan completed in 2022 was approved by the board.

New Board Member

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Huw Morgan Welcomed to the HHLT Board

The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust welcomes Huw Morgan to the Board of Directors. After a long career in Information Technology, primarily as a Chief Technology Officer of some of Canada’s leading websites, Huw is enjoying his Haliburton cottage and a new career as a photographer. He graduated from the Haliburton School of Art and Design in 2015 and has exhibited his work in several group and individual shows at galleries ranging from Gallery44 in Toronto to the Kawartha Art Gallery in Lindsay and the Rails End Gallery in Haliburton.

As a photographer, Huw has become passionate about the Haliburton landscape and the environment. He hopes to contribute his technical and photographic skills to the HHLT board to build awareness of environmental concerns and preserve Haliburton’s woodlands and wetlands for future generations.