By Darren Lum After opening the Kawartha High School Field Hockey League season with a home loss against the Hurricanes the week before, the Red Hawks girls’ field hockey team was able to take the…
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Cicigoi debut helps Huskies tame the Cougars
By Alex Gallacher A 39-save shut out by Christian Cicigoi and an Oliver Tarr hat trick was the fuel to help the Haliburton County Huskies blank the Cobourg Cougars 5-0, Saturday at the S.G Nesbitt…
Giving real world work experience key to prosperity
This story is the first in a series of articles that will highlight co-op placements. By Darren Lum Labour shortages are affecting communities across the continent and Haliburton County is included. The Highlands has seen…
Getting a grip on education with boot camp
By Darren Lum When Grade 12 Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student Grace Hudson started the day, she didn’t think she would enjoy plumbing, but that changed after she participated in the Tools in the Trades…
Mortality explored in ongoing exhibition and upcoming workshops
Returning is a joint collaborative exhibition at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery which deals with mortality. The exhibition speaks to what many people are thinking of today - death. A global pandemic and mass extinction from…
Cultural Centre celebration invites trick-or-treaters to get into…
By Sue Tiffin While the Minden Hills Halloween event has always been a popular family outing, for the second year in a row the celebration will be held outdoors during the day at the Minden…
Hyland Crest reconnects residents and trick-or-treaters
By Sue Tiffin It’s not Halloween night without a stop at Hyland Crest in Minden for a visit between costumed little ones and grinning residents of the long-term care home, but that annual tradition was…
Lions serve up a feast for first in-person…
By Sue Tiffin Brian Moore was excited all day Saturday, knowing that the Minden and District Lions Club was hosting the service club’s first in-person event in 19 months that evening. An Octoberfest-themed dinner event…
Hike Haliburton a go for winter
By Stephen Petrick County councillors want to get the tourism industry moving again; they’ve given a hearty endorsement for Hike Haliburton Winter Edition, 2022. Council gave the green light for staff to begin preparing for…
Paramedic service plans for population growth
By Stephen Petrick Some big decisions loom for Haliburton County on how to manage paramedic services, in light of a perceived growing population. Haliburton County councillors voted on Oct. 13 to begin the process of…
Public health inspectors following Four ‘E’s approach to…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 13 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. To date, the health unit…
County supports “catch up and recovery” funding
By Stephen Petrick More support will be needed for public health units for “catch up and recovery” as they enter a new stage of the pandemic. That’s the gist of an urgent-sounding letter signed by…
Funding for long-term care facilities to increase staffing
Increased staffing levels leading to more direct care for residents at long-term care homes is the goal of the provincial government, according to an Oct. 15 press release from MPP Laurie Scott that announces more…
Algonquin Highlands closes Hawk Lake landfill
Last Thursday, the Hawk Lake landfill was closed after its final day of operations, having reached capacity. In 2019, Algonquin Highlands councillors decided to shut the site, which had been deemed not suitable for expansion,…
Frequent bear sightings reported in downtown Minden
By Sue Tiffin Tabi Mascia first captured an image of a black bear walking through her backyard near Newcastle Street in Minden this past August, when her security camera picked up the motion outside at…
Solutions sought to restore library services in AH
By Sue Tiffin Library patrons in Algonquin Highlands have been without library options in the township, with the Dorset book depot being closed since March this year due to mould at the facility it’s housed…
Budget talks begin early in Minden Hills
By Sue Tiffin Minden Hills council began looking at the 2022 draft budget on Oct. 14, about two months early compared to prior years. “The intent is to provide council with the same number of…
Hope for Hawks’ season after Hurricanes loss
After close to two years, the Hawks returned to the pitch with spectators at a distance. By Darren Lum The Red Hawks are back ... and it’s a welcome sight for the community that had…
Running down a Kawartha championship
By Darren Lum The return to racing was welcomed by the Red Hawks cross-country team after close to two years away because of COVID-19 restrictions. Four runners, Erika Hoare, Nick Phippen, Corin Gervais and Ivan…
Razzamataz at a crossroads: help needed for the…
By Sue Tiffin For 35 years now, a few times throughout the year, a crowd of kids has entered through the doors of venues throughout the county prepared to form the audience taking in a…
Extra! Extra! Bev and Pat Hicks deliver the…
By Sue Tiffin Last Saturday marked International Newspaper Carrier Day, and next month marks four years since Bev and Pat Hicks became steadfast newspaper carriers for the Minden Times. “It’s an important job, it’s getting the…