By Times Staff Published Oct. 5 2017 This summer’s paddle art contest ended up far surpassing anything organizers at Alqonguin Outfitters could have imagined. The contest distributed blank paddles to participants and asked them to…
Bob Lake boat launch approved
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 5 2017 The following are brief reports from items discussed during a Sept. 28 meeting of Minden Hills council. Council approved a zoning change that will allow a group of…
Call for Nominations: Brian L. Desbiens Community Service…
Published Oct. 5 2017 Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the community? Fleming College is currently seeking nominations for its award program that recognizes dedicated community service. The Brian L.…
Ellis Paul to perform in Haliburton
Ellis Paul will appear at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Some artists chronicle their lives through music while others chronicle the time they live in. Paul has a…
Looking for rural leaders
Published Oct. 5 2017 The deadline has been extended for the Province of Ontario’s rural leaders awards. The awards are specifically for those working to improve quality of life and economic development in rural Ontario…
Minden Hills makes move to ‘mayor’
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 5 2017 Haliburton County has its second mayor. During a Sept. 28 meeting councillors for Minden Hills township voted to change the title of head of council from “reeve” to…
Quilt show winners announced
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 5 2017 Kathy Brock who is from Kingston but bought her raffle ticket from a quilter in Kennisis Lake is the lucky winner of a quilt raffled off at Canada…
Seagull solution will have to wait
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 5 2017 Minden Hills councillors will defer a conversation about how they intend to deal with problem seagulls at the Scotch Line landfill and nearby Mountain Lake to their 2018…
Steep electricity costs put pressure on HHHS budget
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 4 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting on Thursday Sept. 28. Haliburton Highlands Health Services was sitting with a…
Sophia Tink celebrating 10th anniversary on Studio Tour
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 26 2017 Like the changing autumn leaves of the Highlands local artist Sophia Tink has been a perennial presence among the diverse artists on the Haliburton County Studio Tour for…
Taylor creates art one piece at a time
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 26 2017 It was the Haliburton County Studio Tour that inspired Cathy Taylor to begin creating her vibrant mosaic artwork. “I became interested in making mosaics in 2005 when I…
Beech Lake blob befuddles residents
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 28 2017 On this particular afternoon at the shared dock of neighbours Robin Carmount and Neil Vanderstoop in Algonquin Highlands a heron is lifting off from the waters and evidence…
Committee makes accessibility recommendations for AH
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 28 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 21 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Councillors heard recommendations for an age-friendly master plan for the township…
County elementary students struggling with math
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 28 2017 Elementary school students in Haliburton County are struggling in mathematics the latest round of results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office show. EQAO standardized tests are issued…
Court closure moving ahead despite petition
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 28 2017 It seems a petition requesting the province reverse the decision to suspend provincial offences court proceedings at the Minden courthouse for a year has had little effect. Earlier…
Early end for Carillion contract
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 28 2017 The provincial government is ending its contract with multinational company Carillion for highway maintenance in its Huntsville district which includes Haliburton County just more than halfway through that…
Remembering Don Crowe
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 28 2017 Almost 80 years ago not long after he was born Don Crowe’s mom wrapped him in blankets put him in a laundry basket and took him with her…
Rotenberg brings suspense to Carnarvon Oct. 4
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 28 2017 “I say they’re airplane reading for smart people” Robert Rotenberg says of his books. The Toronto criminal lawyer and acclaimed mystery writer will visit Carnarvon’s Zion United Church…
Sewage spreading site to be shut down
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 28 2017 The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has not only denied an application for an expansion of a sewage-spreading field near Maple Lake it has also denied approval…
Seagull problem worsens on Mountain Lake
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 21 2017
Hawk Lake bridge requires replacement
By Sue Tiffin Published: Sept. 18 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during Sept. 12 meetings of advisory committees for Haliburton County. The county hopes to access up to $1.7 million of…