By Emily StonehouseIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, oh, no, it’s actually that unfinished art project that’s been collecting dust for years.If you are someone who dabbles in the creative world but lacks the initiative…
Get out and vote
By Darren Lum Four years can be a long time.That’s the term for members of council in the Township of Minden Hills and the Township of Algonquin Highlands.In contrast voting and learning about the candidates…
Wondering about Ma Bell
By Jim Poling Sr. I’ve been wondering a lot recently about Bell. You know, the telephone company now into mobile phones, internet service, digital television, radio and television news, sports and entertainment programming, plus TV…
Red Hawks make strides in Quinte
On Wednesday, Oct. 12 the Red Hawks cross-country team travelled to Brighton to run in the Quinte Invitational Meet at Dunnett Apple Orchards. At their first meet of the season, the Red Hawks demonstrated they…
Canoe FM’s Radio Playhouse presents Shatter
By Vivian Collings The Halifax Explosion that claimed nearly 2,000 lives happened more than a century ago, but the tragedy can be linked to comparable prejudices and reactions to present day crises.In Canadian playwright Trina…
Minden Hills 2022 municipal and school board election…
Where and how to vote Paper ballot (in-person) voting Eligible voters can visit the upper level of the S.G Nesbitt Memorial Arena and Minden Community Centre on Monday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 8…
Region’s top doctor expects early flu season
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative) The seventh wave of COVID-19 hasn’t ended and, as such, people need to remain vigilant to stifle the spread of the virus and its various strains.That vigilance is all…
Conditions for Bear Lake Road winter maintenance
By James Matthews (Local Initiative Journalism) Algonquin Highlands council will continue to do limited winter maintenance on Bear Lake Road.But there are conditions.And fine-tuning those caveats required the arduous “thick soup of process” and a…
Razzamataz returns with all new board
By Vivian Collings The show will go on for Razzamataz with a whole new board of directors and five exciting shows for their new season.After a two-year hiatus, the family entertainment series is back with…
EAT offers tasteful cocktails in downtown Minden
By Vivian Collings EAT, located in the same space as Ommmh hair salon and boutique, has added cocktails to their refined palette of meats and cheeses in downtown Minden to allow customers to feel safe…
Fire Prevention Week is about education
By Vivian Collings Fire Prevention Week this year is all about planning ahead for the worst-case scenario to ensure the best possible outcome.It started Sunday, Oct. 9 and ends Saturday, Oct. 15, and this year’s…
There’s always room for thanks
By Darren Lum Thanksgiving was on Monday, Oct. 10 and is past now, but I wish it was more than one day.Well, not the day so much as the feeling felt.Why put a limit on…
Birds for better health
By Jim Poling Sr. Probably the best thing anyone can do after listening to a morning newscast is to go outside and listen to the birds. Studies show that birds are beneficial to our mental…
Red Hawks ballers make a return
The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School girls’ basketball team returned to the court this fall for the first time in a decade. After years without enough interest to field a team, 16 girls came to tryouts…
Community concerns addressed at all-candidates meeting
By Vivian Collings The Minden community had the chance to have their questions answered by municipal council candidates to help them vote in the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election on Monday, Oct. 24.Minden Rotary…
Province’s educational support workers vote for strike mandate
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter) The union representing Ontario’s educational support workers believes possible labour action would ensure quality education, but government says any work stoppage will be a strike against families.In what’s…
Power outages, geography bring communications woes
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative reporter) A power outage in the Duck Lake Road area is much like being thrusted into a communications void.Unless you use a cellphone, but not everybody has access to…
Library responds to feedback to make improvements: CEO
By James Matthews (Local Initiative Journalism reporter)It’s been a time of change at the Haliburton County Public Library.That’s the sense conveyed to Haliburton County council during its meeting on Sept. 28 by Chris Stephenson, the…
Good for you Minden
By Darren Lum I believe living in a democratic country not only affords us rights, but responsibilities.To our community. To our neighbours and fellow residents. We need to vote, but we also need to be…
They’ve got me numbered!
By Jim Poling Sr. We Canadians love our bureaucracy as much as we love our maple syrup. If we didn’t why would we swallow so much of it?I’ve been asking myself that after a recent…
Students gain insight to Indigenous struggles
By Vivian CollingsThe impacts of the colonization of Canada on Indigenous culture was brought to light for students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School with a lesson in perspective.With Truth and Reconciliation Week held from Monday,…