Published July 7 2017 A 34-year-old man suffered seriousinjuries and a nine-year-old had minor injuries following an ATVaccident near Kinmount on July 6. Peterborough County OPP were called tothe collision on Reid Street near Dutch…
ASES commemorates career of Grant and Marks-O’Sullivan
By Sue Tiffin Published July 6 2017 Two educators who retired from Archie Stouffer Elementary School last week acknowledged not just the children who had touched their lives but the school administration and community of…
Council revises firefighter review
By Chad Ingram Published July 6 2017 Minden Hills township will revise a proposed review process for its volunteer firefighters. During a June 8 committee-of-the-whole meeting there was disagreement amongst councillors about instituting performance reviews…
County waives vegetative buffer requirement for solar project
By Chad Ingram Published July 6 2017 Councillors agreed to waive a requirement for a 20-metre vegetative buffer for a solar project along Highway 118 near West Guilford. The property owners are clearing approximately 2.5…
Farmers’ market wants to stay put
By Chad Ingram Published July 6 2017 While Minden Hills staff are recommending that the Minden farmers’ market be relocated from the municipal parking lot to the fairgrounds members of the Haliburton County Farmers’ Market…
Haliburton County and CoKL developing affordable housing framework
By Chad Ingram Published July 6 2017 Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes will work together through a consultant to construct an affordable housing framework for the area. The City of Kawartha Lakes…
Lighthearted musical starts summer theatre season
By Sue Tiffin Published July 5 2017 A stage full of smiles and an audience full of laughter opened the 18th season of the Highlands Summer Festival on July 3 with A Funny Thing Happened…
Meet John A. Macdonald in Stanhope
By Robert Mackenzie Published July 6 2017 Stanhope Museum’s Heritage Day is returning to the county July 15 featuring some special Canada 150 demonstrations. The annual celebration held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…
Perseverance results in diploma for AETC grads
By Sue Tiffin Published July 6 2017 A close-knit group of students and staff joined together to celebrate the reward for dedication while overcoming obstacles: a Grade 12 diploma. Sixteen students graduated from the Alternate…
Beach testing results available online
The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has officially launched its summer 2017 water testing program. The program which runs this year from mid-June to the end of August will take water samples at…
Cemeteries provide link to the past
By Jenn Watt Published June 27 2017 Donna Gagnon is a special kind of detective. In her business We Go Back she tracks down people’s ancestors using all sorts of tools. There’s the omnipresent Google…
Climate crisis worse than thought: environmental commissioner
By Jenn Watt Published June 27 2017 As Ontarians we have the ability to comment on government proposals ask ministries to investigate environmental harm and use the justice system to protect the environment. It’s part…
Cookbook celebrates Canada on its sesquicentennial
By Chad Ingram June 29 2017 Two local women are celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial anniversary with a cookbook of 150 recipes many of them dating back to the time the country was founded. Barbara Gregory and…
Food and Beverage Showcase continues to grow at Wintergreen
By Jenn Watt Published June 22 2017 Cars lined Gelert Road outside of Wintergreen Maple Products and Pancake Barn on Saturday as people made their way to the Food and Beverage Showcase to sample cuisine…
MH township to hold public meeting on flood
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Minden cadet honoured for excellence by Fenelon Falls corps
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 29 2017 A Minden cadet won Fenelon Falls Navy League’s medal of excellence this month. Scott King 12 was awarded the honour at the Navy League Cadets of Canada Adanac…
Sears closures will not affect Haliburton County
By Chad Ingram Published June 27 2017 The Sears stores in Haliburton County – the appliance andfurniture store in Haliburton and the catalogue pickup company inMinden – are not affected by the widespead closures and…
A year of change at health services corp
By Chad Ingram Published June 29 2017 A tightening up of finances and a focus on employees’ well-being have been hallmarks of the past year at Haliburton Highlands Health Services. HHHS CEO Carolyn Plummer went…
Kinmount Foodtown changes hands
By Sue Tiffin Published June 29 2017 After 18 years one month and 26 days Tom and Susan Lang have sold Kinmount Foodtown and settled into retirement just two weeks before Tom’s 65th birthday. The…
Minden students walk for water
By Sue Tiffin Published June 29 2017 The Riverwalk in Minden was filled with staff and students from Archie Stouffer Elementary School on the afternoon of June 22 when the school joined together to raise…
Recycling practices consistent throughout county
By Chad Ingram Published June 29 2017 Earlier this month some Minden Hills residents were miffed after they were told that materials they’d previously put into recycling bins at the township’s landfills now belonged on…