The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 11 meeting of the Haliburton County roads committee. A number of infrastructure projects on the county’s roster for the year have been completed a…

The proceeds from the sale of toys from the Compass Early Learning and Care Centre (formerly the OEYC daycare) will benefit Walkabout Farm a local therapeutic equestrian facility. The sale will take place on Saturday…

Minden Hills councillors will let members of the next council decide how they want to deal with the end of a tax exemption that has traditionally given elected officials a third of their income tax-free.…

By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 6 2017 A Mississauga family is looking for answersafter Anand Baiju an 18-year-old civil engineering student from the Universityof Toronto died on Gull Lake on Tuesday afternoon. “We are kept…

By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 6 2018 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Aug. 29 meeting of Haliburton County council. County councillors passed a resolution putting their views on the record…

By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 6 2018 After hearing a presentation about the transit partnership between the Town of Innisfil and ride sharing company Uber Haliburton County council passed a resolution to make contact with…

By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 6 2018 “Embarrassed” was a term used by some members of Minden Hills council as they heard presentations from residents of Mountain Lake during an Aug. 30 meeting. For years…

Hydro One has been working to replace a transformer at its substation along County Road 21 after it was destroyed in a fire July 26. “Crews have been working on an expedited basis since then”…

By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 6 2018 The Trillium Lakelands District School Board is encouraging those who may have an issue with how the school curriculum is being handled to take their concerns through the…

By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 30 2018 Municipal councils will be able to vote to opt out of having physical marijuana stores within their boundaries. “This is all about trying to stay ahead of one…

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit is releasing tips on how to deal with bats and bat bites after a woman in the City of Kawartha Lakes was bitten by a rabid bat…

The Minden Times sent five questions to candidates running to be mayor or deputy mayor in Minden Hills. In Algonquin Highlands Carol Moffatt has been acclaimed as mayor and the deputy mayor is selected from…

By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 30 3018 A cell gap analysis and a mobile broadband internet expansion project being undertaken by the Eastern Ontario Regional Network remain the No. 1 priority of the Eastern Ontario…

By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 30 2018 The William Savage matter returned to court at the Peterborough courthouse on Aug. 8. The Fenelon Falls man charged with the murder of David Palmer whose remains were…

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By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 23 2018 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } According to the Toronto PoliceService a man allegedly implicated in the playground shooting of two girls inToronto in June was arrested in Algonquin…

Changes for waterfront additions By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 23 2018 Members of Algonquin Highlands council passed amendments to the township’s official plan during an Aug. 16 meeting. Official plans are municipalities’ blueprints when it…

For the past four years Bethan McCutcheon has planned crafts and science experiments organized schedules and sleeping arrangements and offered an unforgettable unique camp experience to more than two dozen people annually from across Canada…

<!--@page { margin: 2cm }P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }--> BySue Tiffin Staffreporter Published Aug. 21 2018 Minden'sthird annual Pride Week is in full-swing this week with fun eventsand activities open to anyone in the area…

Algonquin Highlands township will apply to the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for money to help with repairs to North Shore Road. The township hired firm Engage Engineering to perform an assessment of the road portions…