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…
Airport considers celebrating with Snowbirds
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 9 2017 A plan to bring the Snowbirds for a flyover celebrating the Stanhope Airport’s 50th anniversary might not fly. Council discussed the airport committee’s suggestion that the iconic Snowbirds…
Algonquin Highlands braces for Bill 148
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 9 2017 Potential costs that might result from Bill 148 the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act could exceed $1 million in Algonquin Highlands. The controversial Bill 148 has been in…
Hydro workers help hurricane victims
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 9 2017 Minden Hydro One linesman Jeff Dunsford was on the ground in Florida helping to restore electricity following the devastation of Hurricane Irma which hit the southern U.S. in…
Aging well committee makes recommendations for Minden
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 2 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Oct. 26 meeting of Minden Hills council. Councillors heard a report from members of the county’s aging well…
Committee to shorten wait times for acute care…
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 2 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Oct. 26 meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board. Dr. Kristy Gammon chief of staff said a…
Council proceeds with arena renos
By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 2 2017 Minden Hills council is supporting a recommendation from the township’s arena task force to proceed with a major renovation of the Minden Hills Community Centre and S.G. Nesbitt…