The United Townships of Dysart, Bruton, Clyde, Dudley, Eyre, Guilford, Harburn, Harcourt and Havelock (shortened to Municipality of Dysart et al (Dysart and others) is a municipality in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. The original townships were of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.

The municipality'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 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 municipality also includes the smaller communities of Donald, Eagle Lake, Fort Irwin, Goulds, Harburn, Kennaway (ghost town), Kennisis Lake and West Guilford.

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

• Lockhart, Howie - born April 22 1897, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Lockhart was a resident of Haliburton and died there on August 2 1956. Lockhart was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Quebec Bulldogs, Hamilton Tigers and Boston Bruins.
• Nicholls, Bernie - From West Guilford, Nicholls played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Black Hawks and San Jose Sharks.
• Stackhouse, Ron - From Haliburton, Stackhouse played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with the California Golden Seals, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. The local arena has mural paintings of Stackhouse and Nicholls on the outside wall.
• Duchene, Matt - From Haliburton, Duchene was drafted 3rd over all in the National Hockey League entry draft 2009 by the Colorado Avalanche.

Haliburton appears as a significant setting in Canadian literature. Examples include Richard Pope's Me n Len - Life in the Haliburton Bush 1900–1940 and Robert Rotenberg's Old City Hall.

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

The former Dysart fire tower was erected in 1956 on a hill by the east side of the village just off of 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 Ministry of Natural Resources) 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, Glamorgan (Green's Mountain), Harvey, Cardiff, Digby, Lutterworth, Sherboure (St. Nora), Dorset and Bruton. There were Department of Lands and Forests offices stationed in Minden, Ontario, Dorset and at St. Nora Lake (now the Leslie Frost Centre).

• 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