By Jenn Watt Published April 26 2018 By July 1 residents in Haliburton County will be able to go online to find information on health inspection results from restaurants hair and beauty salons and recreational…
Dorset rec centre damaged by flooding
The Dorset Rec Centre sustained damage to flooring and drywall during flooding on Feb. 20. “The damage is not as bad as it could have been based on the fact we were able to catch…
Shoreline naturalization continuesat Elvin Johnson park
By Chad Ingram Published April 26 2018 Algonquin Highlands township will supply staff resources and equipment for the continued planting of native species as part of an ongoing shoreline naturalization project at Halls Lake’s Elvin…
Thai dinner supports Food Bank efforts
Last Monday night the sounds of lighthearted conversation and clinking dishes of dinner being served wafted out into the street through the open windows of the Minden Community Food Centre along with the warm aromas…
Volunteers make nice towns great
Volunteers make nice towns into great places said Minden Hills Deputy Mayor Cheryl Murdoch standing in front of a room filled with community helpers on Saturday in the Minden Hills Cultural Centre. The room was…
Times first in General Excellence feature writing photography
The Minden Times took home the top prize in its circulation category on Friday at the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Competition. The Times placed first in General Excellence which covers community news content…
Rivers running low for time of year
As of last week both the Gull River and Burnt River were running at levels below seasonal averages but with precipitation in the forecast it doesn’t mean that Minden and the rest of Haliburton County…
Drainage study suggests improvements to ease flooding
By Chad Ingram Published April 19 2018 The implementation of a fill bylaw and a potential berm are among the suggestions to mitigate flooding in Minden Hills contained in a draft drainage study that was…
‘Monster’ ice storm leaves businesses closed buses cancelled
By Sue Tiffin Published April 17 2018 The county was pummelled with freezing rain high winds and ice pellets from what Environment Canada called a “historic ice storm” in mid-April this past weekend. The storm…
Settlement reached on spreading field
It seems the issue of a sewage spreading field near Maple Lake in Algonquin Highlands has reached a final conclusion. As reported previously in the Times last fall the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change…
Task force proposes new ideas for housing
By Chad Ingram Published April 19 2018 The Minden Hills Housing Task Force has some suggestions for council on diversifying housing in the community making it more affordable and addressing a mismatch between the types…
Libertarian candidate hopes to grow party
By Chad Ingram Published April 12 2018 Gene Balfour is well aware his chances of becoming the next MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock are less than slim. “I know I’m not going to Queen’s Park” says…
AH passes budget with very small tax increase
By Chad Ingram Published April 12 2018 Algonquin Highlands councillors passed the township’s 2018 budget last week and the impact of the tax increase on residents should be fairly negligible. “With the tax rate now…
Health unit issues suspension orders for hundreds of…
The Haliburton Kawartha District Health Unit has issued suspension orders for some 600 students in Haliburton County the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County over vaccination records. The health unit announced April 10 that…
Milburn wetland deemed provincially significant
A large wetland in Haliburton County has been deemed provincially significant protecting the biologically diverse breeding ground from development. The Milburn Wetland Complex is comprised of some 640 hectares and includes 62 linked wetlands which…
Minden Curling Club sweeps in cash
The Minden Curling Club has received a hefty grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for energy-efficient upgrades at the facility. A grant application for $108800 has been approved by the foundation and will be used…
WSP lowers third-party fee
WSP Canada the firm Algonquin Highlands has hired to conduct mandatory septic re-inspections in the municipality has lowered the fee it will charge to residents who’ve already had an inspection completed by a third party.…
Budget buying votes: Scott
The budget tabled by Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government in Queen’s Park last week is nothing but a last-minute attempt for the government to save itself by purchasing Ontarians’ votes with their own money says Haliburton-Kawartha…
Funding increases announced for hospitals
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the March 29 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board of directors. CEO Carolyn Plummer told the board the provincial government had announced an investment…
HHSS wins challenge for third time
Haliburton Highlands Secondary School won the 16th annual Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s Great Grain Challenge (formerly the Great Pasta Challenge) for a third consecutive year with close to three points per student. This challenge…
MH acquires lot now owns block
The Township of Minden Hills has reached an agreement to purchase a parcel of land abutting the municipal property where the township office is located. The contract approved by councillors during a March 29 meeting…