By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 21 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 14 Minden Hills committee-of-the-whole meeting. For the second year in a row Minden Hills township has been…
Minden parks damaged by flood
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 21 2017 A number of public spaces in Minden were damaged during extreme flooding in May with anticipated repair costs totalling more than $230000. During a Sept. 14 Minden Hills…
Putting Haliburton County on the LiDAR map
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 19 2017 LiDAR is coming to Haliburton County one way or another. The county was presented with a comprehensive look at the cost of LiDAR or Light Detection and Ranging…
Minden Hills fire chief resigns
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 18 2017 Minden Hills fire chief Doug Schell isresigning. Schell gave notice to the township lastFriday that he will leave his post Oct. 6. A member of Minden's volunteer firedepartment…
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For the second time in a week an ATVcrash has claimed a life in Minden Hills. The Haliburton Highlands OPP reportthat on Sept. 13 members were called to the scene of an ATV rolloveron a…
Dorset library branch faces changes
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 14 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Sept. 7 Algonquin Highlands council meeting. The future of Dorset’s library was discussed at Algonquin Highlands council on…
Fragment 47 a work of another colour
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 14 2017 Nancy McPhee’s works of art are often created from a singular colour. “You stitch with the same colour as the fabric so you’re creating images through shadow” McPhee…
Hiking festival has something for everyone
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 14 2017 As the leaves of the forest begin to radiate the brilliance of the autumn season with its crimson hues alluring ambers and glittering golds hikers from all over…
MH council to discuss 'mayor' title change later…
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 14 2017 Minden Hills councillors will discusschanging the title of the head of council from “reeve” to “mayor”at a meeting later this month. Councillor Jeanne Anthon put a noticeof motion…
Tribute to a hero and recognition for the…
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 14 2017 Emotions and spirits will be high for this coming Terry Fox Run in Minden on Sunday Sept. 17 at the Minden Community Centre located at 55 Parkside Street.…
Corvette cruise turns heads in Minden
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 14 2017 Personalized licence plates on the cars gathered in the parking lot of Gordon A. Monk funeral home on Sept. 9 brought memories of the old Canadian game show…
Man dies in ATV crash
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } A 73-year-old man is dead after an ATVcrash near Hunter Creek Road south of Minden on the afternoon ofFriday Sept. 8. The crash occurred just before 1 p.m.The identity of…
Council approves firefighter performance approvals
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 7 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Aug. 31 meeting of Minden Hills council. Councillors approved an update to Policy 28 the township’s policy for…
Parents frustrated by school board bus policy
By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 7 2017 It’s the first week for many students across the province to go back to school or to walk through the front doors of school for the first time.…
Resident wants county to consider four-wheel drive ambulances
By Robert Mackenzie Published Sept. 7 2017 Gwen Bryant was picking up her friend Nancy Cook for an afternoon of shopping and appointments in Haliburton village this past January when she found her sprawled on…
Schmale deputy shadow minister for Opposition
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 6 2017 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPJamie Schmale has been named Deputy Shadow Minister for NaturalResources by new Conservative party leader Andrew Scheer. Scheer announced his shadow…
Bob Lake residents to construct launch
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 7 2017 A group of Bob Lake residents intend to construct a boat launch on a property along the narrows opening into the lake south of Minden. A public meeting…
Guy Scott named Kinmount Citizen of the Year
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 7 2017 Kinmount Fair director and perennial community volunteer and promoter Guy Scott was named Kinmount’s Citizen of the Year during the opening day of this year’s fair on Sept.…
Kash resident asks Minden Hills to take action…
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 7 2017 A Lake Kashawigamog resident is asking Minden Hills township to do something about a large dock on the lake he says violates Minden Hills bylaws. For the past…
MH to explore septic inspection options
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 7 2017 Minden Hills councillors have asked for a report on types of septic re-inspection programs the township may undertake. The province has mandated that municipalities create programs for the…
Minden Hills growing demographically older
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 7 2017 Minden Hills township’s population is growing and growing older according to the 2016 census. “This is showing a trend of retiring cottagers” said Minden Hills planner Ian Clendening…