By Emily Stonehouse Haliburton County business stakeholders congregated in one room for the first time in two years this past week, in what turned out to be an informative and controversial meeting. The County of…
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Kinmount doctor departure leaves a gap
By Emily Stonehouse As of May 15, over 300 Haliburton County residents will be without a family doctor. In a press release shared on April 1, the Kinmount District Health Services (KDHS) announced that Dr.…
Greater good
By Emily Stonehouse Sometimes things just don’t make sense. That’s okay. Not everything is black and white. In fact, I’d say the majority of the world resides in a murky grey area I like to…
Bringing podcasts to life in Haliburton
By Emily Stonehouse It’s an art form known by many, but the nitty gritty of podcasting is something that many don’t get to glimpse behind the scenes. That’s what Hope Thompson wants to change. Thompson…
Province offers funding for 2025 storm
By Emily Stonehouse Nearly one full year after an ice storm that shut down the province, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, Laurie Scott, announced funding opportunities for storm recovery. According to a…
Smoke and mirrors
By Emily Stonehouse We’ve all heard the saying “don’t bite the hand that feeds you”. The colloquial phrase alludes to the fact that we should be grateful for what we are doled out; appreciative for…
Minden Tim Hortons gets a facelift
By Emily Stonehouse Many would note that the Minden location of Tim Horton on Highway 35 is looking a little different these days. On March 3, the owners of the store took to Facebook to…
The stories of Scotty
By Emily Stonehouse When news hit that Scotty Morrison had passed away at the age of 95 at the end of February, I knew I needed to write a story. As a Haliburton local, Morrison’s…
Two degrees
By Emily Stonehouse One or two degrees. That’s the only difference between a cozy rainy day and a declaration of a significant weather event. While we tweak and adjust our thermostats to meet our needs,…
TLDSB school closures
Due to the current and ongoing freezing rain, TLDSB has made the decision to close all schools, education centres, and child care centres in schools today, Wednesday, March 11. Note: the Virtual Learning Centre remains…
Minden Hills declare significant weather event
Submitted Subject: Declaration of a Significant Weather Event In response to an expected major freezing rain event in the area, The Township of Minden Hills, in conjunction with neighbouring municipalities and the County of Haliburton has…
A splash of paint for Minden
By Emily Stonehouse Downtown Minden is about to get a fresh facelift, and not just because spring is in the air. The Minden Business Working Group, a steering committee of 20 individuals with ties to…
Landfill security program to launch in Haliburton
By Adam Frisk Concerns about nightly trespassing and illegal scavenging at local landfills led to a heated debate at last week’s council meeting, resulting in a scaled-back plan to test security cameras at a single…
The helpers
By Emily Stonehouse The world feels difficult, that’s no secret. Unless you are one of the very lucky individuals who is able to stay entirely apolitical, whether that be based on privilege or ambivalence, the…
Representation
By Emily Stonehouse When I was growing up in the Haliburton Highlands, playing house league hockey on Thursday nights, I used to get changed in a closet. It was tucked around the back of the…
Black History Month in the Haliburton Highlands
By Emily Stonehouse Black History Month is recognized over the month of February, and has been across the country since 1995. In 1978, the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) was established. Its founders presented a…
Oxtongue Lake Pike Derby a reel-y good time
By Thomas Smith In the far off land of Dwight, our neighbours to the west of Algonquin Highlands, the Winterbottoms are hard at work preparing for the 49th Annual Oxtongue Pike Derby. Originally started by…
Olympic fever grips the county
By Thomas Smith Haliburton residents are getting into the competitive spirit and are eager to cheer on Team Canada as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games get underway in Italy. The Olympics officially got…
Fluff
By Emily Stonehouse There’s been no shortage of news. Most of it has been bad. We can’t look the other way. And the algorithms of our allegedly “smart” devices are curated so that we can’t…
Social media spins around Strong Mayor Powers
By Emily Stonehouse The recent application of Strong Mayor Powers by Minden’s Mayor Bob Carter has some social media users spiraling. On Jan. 16, Carter announced that he would be vetoing eight of the 25…
All invited to Ruth MacBrien’s 100th
By Thomas Smith A remarkable woman is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 31st and everyone is invited. Ruth MacBrien, the only living founder of Minden Bible Church, is a woman with…