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…
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…
Minden on flood watch
By Emily Stonehouse It’s touch and go right now, but the staff in Minden Hills are optimistic about pending flood risks. “So far, it looks okay,” said Minden Mayor Bob Carter. “But we are going…
Residents ushered to warming centre following ice storm
By Thomas Smith The worst ice storm since 1998, says Hydro One. On the morning of Monday, March 31, the Township of Minden Hills met to declare a state of emergency in the aftermath of…
Minden Hills calls state of emergency
By Emily Stonehouse The Township of Minden Hills has declared a state of emergency in light of the ice storm that ravaged Haliburton County over the weekend, leaving the vast majority of residents without access…
Minden Hills declares state of emergency
Township of Minden Hills The Township of Minden Hills has declared a State of Emergency in response to the severe ice storm that hit our area and the escalating impacts. The decision comes as prolonged…
Flood concerns on the rise in Minden
By Emily Stonehouse “Mother Nature is in charge,” said Mayor Bob Carter, in reference to Minden holding their breath as flood season approaches. The township has had major floods occur in the recent years of…
Pesticide policies cover enforcement in AH, council told
By James Matthews Algonquin Highlands isn’t able to enforce municipal legislation against the sale, transport, and use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes. Melissa Murray, the township’s environmental manager, told council when it met Feb. 20…
TLDSB Storm Update
TLDSB Release In anticipation of the winter storm that is forecasted to hit central Ontario with heavy snowfall this evening continuing into tomorrow morning that would impact the safety of travel routes, TLDSB has made…
Dominion Hotel; using Canada Beef to help food…
By Emily Stonehouse In a time where consuming Canadian is of the utmost importance, Shawn Chamberlin of the Dominion Hotel has just the thing: Hell of a Burg. The unique offering from the oldest establishment…
Elliot Falls repairs progressing well
By Thomas Smith In November of 2024, Parks Canada started repairs on the Elliot Falls Dam near Norland. The Elliot Falls waterpower generating facility was built around 1904 for the Raven Lake Portland Cement Company.…
Osprey named official bird of Kawartha Lakes
By Thomas Smith On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the osprey was named the official bird of the City of Kawartha Lakes. In March of 2024, the City of Kawartha Lakes became a Bird Friendly City through…
AH bans fireworks use except on Canada Day
By James Matthews Fireworks will soon be restricted in Algonquin Highlands to only Canada Day. Council launched a survey in July to gauge the public’s feelings about the use of fireworks. It generated 520 responses…
Scotch Line Landfill hatches bird-brained scheme for gulls
By Thomas Smith On a cold Monday morning, I arrived at Scotch Line Landfill. As soon as the co-owner of Royal Canadian Falconry arrived in his truck, dozens of herring gulls that were feasting on…
AH Council decides against deepening boat launch
by James Matthews Mostly sand was found on the lakebed when Algonquin Highlands investigated the possibility of deepening the Little Boshkung Lake boat launch. And that sand, its distance from the beach, bodes ill for…
Haliburton County Master Gardeners publish guidebook on ecological…
By Thomas Smith Carolyn Langdon has been coordinator for Haliburton County Master Gardeners for the past four years. “I’ve been involved with the organization for 13 years now. Over half the life of the organization.…
Marina sale stymies boaters’ access to lakes
By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A marina that has served a number of Algonquin Highlands and Minden Hills lakefront property owners may be closing public access. And the property owners on three lakes…
Free wood: Minden’s lumber reuse program
By Thomas Smith The Lumber Reuse Program at the Scotch Line Landfill started in late October of 2023. A large amount of high quality, usable lumber was being shipped out of the Scotch Line landfill. …
Local syrup producers take advantage of warm weather
By Thomas Smith “I retired 10 years ago, first it started off as a hobby, 80 trees on buckets, the second year it went to 225 trees on buckets, then it just kept going up…
Whither goes the Frost Centre?
From Shaman's Rock By Jim Poling Sr. It was roughly one year ago that I wrote about the dark, worried feelings I had about the Frost Centre on St. Nora Lake just south of Dorset.…