By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 18 2018 Minden Hills residents near the Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park are getting fed up with park visitors causing congestion by parking along roadways and in at least…
Second phase of housing project begins
When work began on phase one of the project known as Pinegrove Place – the one-storey 12-unit building opened to residents last year – preparatory work for a second phase was also completed. “At the…
The new owners of the Waffle Wagon
Grant and Jan Hutchinson standing in the driveway of their Minden home hesitate before they talk about how they met in 1993. They look at each other in that moment of hesitation and Grant starts…
Mayor and deputy mayor hopefuls talk county issues
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 16 2018 County residents gathered in the great hall at Fleming College campus the evening of Oct. 11 to observe an all-candidates meeting featuring the mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates…
Police seek public's assistance following pursuit
Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were on patrol on Sunday Oct. 14 in the Village of Bobcaygeon. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. an officer observed a black mid-2000s…
Finding food for the arena
Minden Hills township will install more vending machines at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena for the winter after a request for proposals for the operation of the concession stand at the facility failed to garner…
Boshkung Brewing makes it a six pack
By Chad Ingram Oct. 11 2018 Boshkung Brewing Co. has done it again. The Carnarvon-based brewery picked up a couple of awards at the Ontario Brewing Awards in September bringing a silver for its North…
Carnarvon's Zion United Church to close
Carnarvon’s Zion United Church is scheduled to close following a vote by members of the amalgamated congregation of the church and Minden United Church. In October of 2016 members of the churches as well as…
Costume-designing family prepares for Halloween
It’s October which means it’s that time of year that Bill and Natasha Moshenko start planning gathering cutting sewing glueing and creating magic in the form of costumes for their family. It’s a fun passion…
Making progress on housing the homeless ]
The City of Kawartha Lakes which is the social services provider for Haliburton County is making inroads when it comes to housing the community’s homeless. Jocelyn Blazey homelessness system resource co-ordinator for the city delivered…
NewsNewsMusical instrument donations to benefit ASES students
Musical instrument donations to benefit ASES students By Sue Tiffin Staff reporter A better life might be out there for the violin or guitar you have stashed away in your closet even if the abandoned…
Seagull solution seems to be working
The mitigation of the seagull population at the Scotch Line landfill and nearby Mountain Lake seems to be working according to Minden Hills staff. During a late September meeting the township’s environmental and property operations…
ASES runs for Terry
Archie Stouffer Elementary School staff and students wearing stickers noting they were walking for their grandpa their friend their aunt or Terry himself participated in the Terry Fox School Run on Sept. 27. This year…
Candidate Q&A – Algonquin Highlands
David Lawson - Candidate Councillor Ward 1 1. My name is David Lawson. My grandfather first built in the Dorset area in 1948 my father built his own place in 1957 I moved here full…
County councillors encourage heritage road names
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 2 2018 During an update of Haliburton County’s civic addressing bylawat a Sept. 26 council meeting councillors said they’d like to includein the resolution encouragement for private road owners to…
Crowded house for candidates meeting
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 4 2018 Some 350 people packed the Minden Hills Community Centre to standing-room-only capacity on the evening of Sept. 27 to hear from hopefuls for the upcoming council term. Hosted…
HHHS plans to eliminate $250K deficit by March…
The following are brief reports of items discussed during the Sept. 27 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. Haliburton Highlands Health Services is working to return to a balanced budget following news of…
Work to commence on arena project
Work on the reconstruction of the Minden Hills Community Centre and S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena is commencing. During a Sept. 27 meeting Minden Hills councillors agreed to send a letter of intent to Ottawa’s MacDonald…
Candidate Q&A – Minden Hills
The Minden Times sent the following five questions to the candidates for Minden Hills council. 1. Provide an introduction to yourself. (This could be about how you came to the area your hobbies and interests…
Residents decry end of basic income pilot project
A group of county residents is criticizing the Ford government’s decision to end the province’s basic income pilot project calling it a devastating experience for those affected and a lost opportunity for Ontario to distinguish…
Algonquin Highlands signs deal with Rogers
Algonquin Highlands is entering an agreement with Rogers for the installation of equipment at the Dorset tower that will improve cell service in the township. Back in July Rogers reps came to council looking for…