By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 28 2017
Ministry of labour investigation continues
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 30 2017 Work continues on the Minden Hills fire hall after an incident last week where a worker fell from the roof of the building under construction along Highway 35.…
Best-selling author guides local writers on character
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 23 2017 Donna Morrissey is a prize-winning national bestselling novelist. But she also dances to emphasize a point floats around the room and even proves some air swordsmanship skills with…
Partridge county warden for 2018
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 22 2017 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Longtime Highlands East Deputy-mayorand county politician Suzanne Partridge will be Haliburton Countywarden for 2018. County chief administrative officerMike Rutter announced during a Nov.…
Airport committee passes on Snowbirds
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 23 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 16 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. The Stanhope Airport committee is coming down from the clouds and…
All eight of Ontario’s bat species found in…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 21 2017 Using information gathered this year biologist Paul Heaven will be returning to bat roost sites in 2018 to better understand how the animals choose the locations they do…
Bill 148 won't apply to firefighters
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 23 2017 The financial implications of Bill 148 the province’s Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act won’t be as extreme for local governments as municipal leaders had feared. The bill most…
Construction worker falls from fire hall
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 21 2017 A construction worker has fallen fromthe new Minden Hills fire hall under construction along Highway 35and has been taken to hospital with multiple…
Councillors concerned about solar proposal
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 23 2017 A Toronto-based company has plans for a ground-mounted solar power facility that could occupy up to nearly 7.5 acres near Boshkung Lake. Councillors received notice of a proposal…
Dorset health hub receives 2000 visits a year
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 23 2017 The Dorset health hub is two years old and the board that oversees the medical facility is looking to Algonquin Highlands township for continued financial support. The hub…
Summer festival to stage Romeo and Juliet
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 21, 2017 The Highlands Summer Festival is going back to a classic to entice a younger generation to join them on the stage this upcoming season. At the…
Devolin wants more info on decreased tipping fees
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 16 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Nov. 9 Minden Hills committee-of-the-whole meeting. Mayor Brent Devolin says he wants more information on why tipping fee…
Fire hall project incurs additional costs
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 16 2017 It looks like the new Minden Hills fire hall being constructed along Highway 35 could cost at least $115000 more than anticipated. During a Nov. 9 committee-of-the-whole meeting…
Military collection captivates ASES students
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 16 2017 Standing in front of the red Second World War era Canadian flag history buff Jimmy Chapman spoke passionately to students at Archie Stouffer Elementary School on Nov. 1…
Municipal fibre project comes in under budget
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 14 2017 A project connecting a number of municipal facilities to the internet or upgrading their internet services is mostly complete and has come in under budget. In early 2016…
Pot legalization will impact municipalities: AMO By Chad…
Published Nov. 16 2017 The Association of Municipalities of Ontario says the impending legalization of marijuana will have ramifications for the province’s local governments. Marijuana is set to become legal in Canada on July 1…
Book recounts near-death experience
By Nate Smelle Published Nov. 9 2017 The award-winning author and motivational speaker Cyndi Desjardins-Wilkens will be signing and selling copies of her book Shine On at this year’s Wintergreen Christmas Market in Minden Hills…
Heat Bank fundraiser returns to Rhubarb
Rhubarb restaurant and Boshkung Brewing Company will be hosting its annual fundraiser for the Haliburton County Heat Bank on the evening of Sunday Nov. 12. The event will take place from 6 p.m. until 9…
Greater oversight of police on the way
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 9 2017 Stronger oversight of police officers and stricter penalties for officers who fail to comply with probes are some of the changes being proposed in the Safer Ontario Act…
The reasons for victory at Vimy
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 9 2017 It was throwing the traditional war script out the proverbial window that allowed Canadian troops their time-honoured victory at Vimy Ridge during the First World War says journalist…
Reports find gaps in crisis services
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7, 2017 Crisis services in Haliburton County and surrounding areas are in need of improvements to address gaps in coverage, according to two reports recently released by the Central…