By Emily Stonehouse “It’s all about opportunities,” said Darla Searle, the hospitality teacher at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School. “We want to show them what’s out there.” Searle is leading a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)…
Kev’s Hotdogs and Sausages opens in Minden
By Thomas Smith After working as a personal support worker for eight years, Kevin Morgan knew that he loved working with people. Since retiring three weeks ago, he is spry and ready for business at…
County hopes to share Minden council chamber
By James Matthews County staff provided council three options to deal with revised cost estimates for work on the Newcastle Street Land Registry Office and the Administration buildings. The original estimated price was about a…
Mud
By Emily Stonehouse As we watch the smoke drift into our backyards with wildfires ravaging the country, they passed Bill 5. A contentious topic, which will make immediate changes to the Endangered Species Act, the…
Changes
By Emily Stonehouse The other day, I was invited to sit in on a presentation to the Rotary Club by historian Steve Hill on the past stories of newspapers across the county. And while this…
Feast and Fusion making pizzas for good
By Thomas Smith Walking into Feast and Fusion, you are greeted by bright colours and a collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia. A handwritten menu board with cheeky names like This Little Piggy greet…
Minden Pride becomes Pride in the Highlands
By Emily Stonehouse A rebrand, a shift, a change, a transformation, That’s the journey Minden Pride is currently on. Actually, Minden Pride is now a thing of the past. The not-for-profit, volunteer-run organization has now…
Rural murals
By Emily Stonehouse Mural, mural, on the wall. Who is the fairest town of them all? I recently spent a weekend in Huntsville, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by the effort…
Highlands Cinema owner puzzled over recent sign
By Thomas Smith With around 100 trees that toppled during the ice storm in April, Highlands Cinemas owner Keith Stata was hard at work cleaning up his property to reopen on May 2. “It cost…
Connecting producers with visitors through agri-tourism
By James Matthews Grow it and they will come. Given the proper support by community decision-makers, of course. Trent University research indicates there is a strong desire in the Haliburton County community for a tourism…
Downtown draw
By Emily Stonehouse It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The May long weekend. We’re here. We made it. We’ve battled a particularly long winter, a highly damaging ice storm, and narrowly avoided a…
Carter reflects on state of emergency
By Emily Stonehouse “It feels good not to be in a state of emergency,” opened Mayor Bob Carter during his Mayor’s report on May 8 during Minden’s meeting of council. Carter went on to explain…
NDP brings Minden ER closure to the table
By Emily Stonehouse The Minden Emergency Room closure has once again ruffled feathers at a provincial level. As the official opposition, the NDP caucus put forward a motion asking the Conservative government to fund a…
46 Signs
By Emily Stonehouse 46 signs By Emily Stonehouse Nothing is easy. As is noted by the process of getting 46 signs put up around Minden. A process that’s been going on since 2023. Yes, I…
Minden cell tower raises concerns
By Thomas Smith Residents along Bobcaygeon Road and the surrounding area are questioning a 70-metre cell tower structure slated to be built on private land. The proposed tower is located northeast of the Bobcaygeon Road…
Enviro group wants to keep AH in the…
By James Matthews A group in Algonquin Highlands is working to shed light on the importance of maintaining a dark sky. There are six of what’s called Dark Sky Preserves in Ontario. And Algonquin Highlands…
The ‘A’ word
By Emily Stonehouse It’s a dreaded term for many. Councillors and township staff shudder at the thought. The almighty ‘A’ word. The one that shall not be named. But for the sake of this editorial,…
Minden Hills remains in its state of emergency
By Emily Stonehouse That was as of the township council’s April 24 public meeting. Township council had its first meeting since a state of emergency was declared to deal with the aftermath from the accumulation…
Big Hawk log chute’s condition floats safety concerns
By JAMES MATTHEWS Replacing the dam on Big Hawk Lake is not in the current five-year plan and there is no timeline for the work. It’s more reasonable to look toward a 15-year window for…
Carney named as Canada’s Prime Minister
By Emily Stonehouse The people have spoken: Mark Carney is officially Canada’s Prime Minister. In a nail-biting election where the polls kept Canadians on their toes, the Liberal Party has once again come out on…
Job fair encourages local kids to tackle the…
By Emily Stonehouse While the students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS) may go off to explore the world, the Homebuilder’s Association wants people to know that there are plenty of opportunities, right here at…