Home Builders happy with apprenticeship changes
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 15 2018 The Ford government’s planned lowering of apprenticeship ratios and dismantling of the Ontario College of Trades is very welcome news to the Haliburton County Home Builders Association and…
How to better accommodate workers
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 15 2018 In Ontario about 1.8 million people living with disabilities could be filling in gaps in the workforce if they would be hired. At the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of…
Living wage in county $19.42: health unit
A “living wage” in Haliburton County for a family of four is estimated to be $5 higher than Ontario’s current minimum wage. Local health officials say the gap is “worrisome” at a time when well-paying…
Three area initiatives receive funding from RED program
Tens of thousands of dollars from the Rural Economic Development program will be flowing to the Haliburton Highlands through three initiatives MPP Laurie Scott said during an announcement on Friday Nov. 9. Abbey Retreat Centre…
Poppy campaign brings in thousands
In Minden Hills Remembrance Day services will take place at GelertCemetery at 1 p.m. on Nov. 10 and at the Village Green cenotaph inMinden Village on Bobcaygeon Road beginning at 10:40 a.m. on Nov. 11.The…
Firefighting training regs dropped by province
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 8 2018 The Ford government is scrapping mandatory firefighting training certification regulations that under the Wynne government were set to come into effect in 2019. Municipalities had been bracing for…
Realtor named new chamber president
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 8 2018 Realtor Andrea Strano has been elected the new president of the board for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce. “I feel proud and honoured to step up and…
Scott keeps spot amid cabinet shuffle
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott is keeping her labour portfolio amid a number of changes in high-profile cabinet positions during a shuffle by Premier Doug Ford which took place Monday morning.…
Cat Angels save lives talk solutions
The first thing you see when you drive up the steep hill to Don Kerr’s 100-acre property is not the cats. It’s more likely the party of bright blue jays flocking around the food he…
Campbell claims he’s being targeted by MH
Defeated Minden Hills mayoral candidate Jarrett Campbell claims he’s being targeted by the township and incumbent Mayor Brent Devolin a claim that Devolin steadfastly refutes. Back in May Campbell had made a presentation to council…
First all-women council in Tweed gives context to…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 1 2018 Algonquin Highlands Mayor Carol Moffatt said an article about Canada’s first all-women municipal council – elected in 1967 in Tweed Ont. – shows how far society has come.…
Low voter turnout for municipal elections
Municipal elections took place across Ontario last week and by and large voter turnout was low. According to the Association of Municipalities Ontario total voter turnout across the province for the Oct. 22 elections was…
New hospitality association hopes to attract people to…
Bonnie View Inn’s chef Jay Picard is looking to draw more people to an industry near and dear to his heart with the launch a Haliburton County and Area Hospitality Industry Association. Picard a certified…
Scott's Lindsay office vandalized
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 1 2018 The Lindsay constituency office of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP and Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott was vandalized last week and the reason for the attack was made abundantly clear…
Tournament players rally for Smith at ball diamonds
As Craig Smith sits under the pavilion at the Minden baseball diamonds surrounded by tournaments being played in part to raise funds for him during his recovery from a construction accident in August he is…
Unknowns with health ministry ‘realignment’
The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Oct. 25 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. HHHS CEO Carolyn Plummer told board members that it’s unclear at this point exactly what…
All-women council to run Algonquin Highlands
It’s not clear if it’s the first time in Ontario history but if not it’s an incredibly rare occurrence. On Oct. 22 the voters of Algonquin Highlands elected a council made up entirely of women.…
County contributes cash to housing development
The County of Haliburton will make a cash contribution to the second phase of the Pinegrove Place housing complex in Minden. Hope Lee CEO of Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Housing Corporation made the financial request during…
Devolin wins second term as mayor
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 25 2018 Brent Devolin won himself a second term at the helm of Minden Hills council during Monday’s municipal elections. Devolin who was first elected to council as mayor in…
Dorset health hub continues to grow
The Dorset Health Hub continues to expand. Colin Reaney of the Dorset Community Partnership Fund gave Algonquin Highlands councillors an annual report on the facility during an Oct. 18 meeting. Now three years old the…