By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 11 2018 The Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Housing Corporation has been selling off some of its older units using the proceeds to invest in new buildings. Housing corporation CEO Hope Lee visited…
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By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 4 2018 Haliburton County council has decided itwill hire a consultant to complete a transportation project implementation plan but whether or not the municipality moves ahead with some sort of…
Main street bridge to undergo reconstruction
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 28, 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 14 meeting of Minden Hills council. Council approved a sole-source contract to Tulloch Engineering for…
Beech bark disease shuts down ski trail
By Olivia Robinson Published Dec. 28 2017 You’ll will have to cross off skiing at Moose Ski Trail from your list of winter activities this season. The Township of Algonquin Highlands announced on Dec. 16…
A half century of Santa
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 28 2017 Haliburton County’s most famous Santa Claus has been donning his red suit for many years. Many decades in fact. Forty-nine years to be exact. “I went grey really…
Free ride on New Year's
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 28 2017 On New Year’s Eve the roads will be safer as Haliburton County residents take up an offer from Hudson Henderson Insurance that’s hard to refuse. For the past…
Historical plaques on the way
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 28 2017 Three historical plaques have been planned for Algonquin Highlands cultural resources committee representative Jim Blake told council on Dec. 14. The plaques will be installed at the Stanhope…
LIDAR mapping front and centre
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 28 2017 Just how LIDAR mapping would be used to mitigate flooding throughout the Trent watershed was the central point of discussion during a meeting of the Upper Trent Watershed…
Savage pre-trial adjourned until new year
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 28 2017 A judicial pre-trial on Dec. 11 planning for the R.v. William Savage matter was adjourned until the new year. The continuation of the judicial pre-trial in which pre-trial…
Motel fire results in fatality
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 21 2017
Away from home on the holidays
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 19 2017 Oh there’s no place like home for the holidays ‘Cause no matter how far away you roam When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze For…
Criminal record checks may take some volunteers by…
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 21, 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Dec. 14 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. A decision to apply the township’s policy on criminal record checks…
Council hears suggestions for creation of affordable housing…
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 19 2017 There are a variety of ways Haliburton County could help spur the development of affordable housing county councillors heard last week. Hope Lee manager of housing for the…
Danielsen names deputy warden
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 17 2017 Algonquin Highlands Deputy Mayor and Ward 2 Councillor Liz Danielsen is set to become the deputy warden of Haliburton County. Danielsen was the sole member of county council…
Half of income in MH is fixed income
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 19 2017 Of the annual collective income of the residents of Minden Hills township about half of it comes from fixed income sources – that is pensions or investments. Auditor…
Minden volunteers recognized by township
Times Staff Minden Hills celebrated outstanding volunteers at its annual volunteer and staff appreciation dinner on Dec. 8. Sinclair Russell won the Gordon A. Monk Award so named for Monk’s achievements and value he placed…
Online generosity becomes reality at event
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 21 2017 Jessica Mann was overwhelmed with the generosity of Minden residents – but so was her garage. The Minden resident had seen so many local people posting on Facebook…
Public transportation plans pose challenges
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 19 2017 County councillors talked about public transit options during a Dec. 13 meeting albeit with some skepticism. The county’s transportation task force which was formed during a community transportation…
Housing dollars a few years off Devolin says
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 14 2017 Haliburton County has a long way to go on housing from increasing the number of units of affordable housing to creating incentives for private builders to expanding options…
River residents concerned about high winter levels
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 14 2017 Some residents of the Gull River are already growing concerned about what might happen in the spring as levels are running higher than usual for this time of…
Usage up at YWCA's SafeSpace
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 14 2017 It’s been a busy year for the Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace (HERS) with new clients seeking out its services. HERS operated by the Peterborough Haliburton YWCA provides a…