By James Matthews The Trillium Lakelands District School Board approved its spending plan for the coming school year. The board gave the OK for the 2024-25 school year budget during the June 11 public meeting.…
Local school board sues social media companies
By James Matthews The Trillium Lakelands District School Board has joined other Ontario boards in a lawsuit against social media companies. The local board, along with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, York Catholic District…
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.…
Bad books and good books
From Shaman's Rock By Jim Poling Sr. I thought it was just me complaining that more and more mediocre – or just plain bad - books are being published. A search of the Internet tells…
Molly’s starts anew as Market Bakery
By Thomas Smith A beautiful display of cookies, cupcakes, and baked goods of all types greet customers as they approach the counter. Delicious smells of freshly made bread waft through the air. This June will…
Public health starts the year in the red
By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The region’s public health unit has run a deficit so far this year. But Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit board members heard May 16 that the…
Porch Doctor aims to beautify Haliburton County
By Thomas Smith “We do deck, dock, and boat house coatings on plywood and concrete coatings on porches. That’s where the name Porch Doctor came from,” said Shannon Hulme, director of project services. “I moved…
Snowflake Meadows prepares for Magical Festival Fundraiser
By Thomas Smith “Snowflake Meadows has always been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. It started after my parents unfortunately passed away.” said Kristyn Begbie, founder of Snowflake Meadows Animal Rescue.…
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…
Re-Open the Minden ER goes to Queen’s Park
By Thomas Smith On April 22, 2024, Patrick Porzuczek, founder of Minden Matters and Re-Open the Minden ER went to Queen’s Park to participate in the public hearings on Bill 180. “On April 20th, 2024…
The Mason Jar’s burgers a smash hit in…
By Thomas Smith Tara Schroeder and her husband Andrew moved to the county three years ago to help her parents’ cottage rental business on Hall’s Lake. Tara has many years of experience managing and working…
MH Fire Department enacts S.A.F.E. program
by Vivian Collings Smoke Alarms for Everyone. That’s Minden Hills Fire Department’s new goal; to ensure households in the township are equipped with working detectors and educated about the importance of them. Thanks to Minden…
AH council seeks to name road
By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Algonquin Highlands council wants a say in the naming of a road in a Kennisis River subdivision. But first, council will task the township’s museum committee for discussion…
Minden Mercantile’s chicken day goes egg-cellently
By Thomas Smith Minden Mercantile’s first chicken day goes egg-cellently By Thomas Smith The Minden Mercantile & Feed Company had their first chick pick-up day of 2024 on April 3, 2024. An exciting day of…
ARC to launch new name at spring fundraiser
By Vivian Collings Soon, Abbey Retreat Centre will no longer be ARC. They’re getting ready to reveal a brand new organizational name during a spring fundraising concert, No One Dances Alone, on Friday, April 12…
Kate’s Burger Counter awaits hot, hot, hot weather
By Thomas Smith Kate’s Burger Counter first began in July of 2020. Tanya Smith and partner Jon Tulk began their business to keep Jon busy after working as a teacher for 10+ years in Toronto.…
Be wary of measles, says Public Health
By James Matthews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Students are out of the classrooms this week and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is advising residents to be cautious traveling…
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 tattoo artists bring apprentice under their wings
By Thomas Smith Bronwin Ironside and Samina Khokhar opened their dream custom electric tattoo studio in Minden in October of 2022. Both artists operate their businesses at the 105 Bobcaygeon Road location under the names…
Godfathers re-opening
By Thomas Smith “It took so long because we could not find staff,” explains Sydney Murphy, Office Admin and Corporate Trainer from Godfathers. “There’s been a big staffing issue with COVID-19, this store is busy…
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…