By Chad Ingram Published May 25 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 18 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Algonquin Highlands council is supporting a resolution from neighbouring Lake of…
Scott pleased as human trafficking bill becomes law
By Chad Ingram Published May 23 2017 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott is glad that victims of human trafficking in Ontario will have greater recourse after the government passed Bill 96 the Anti-Human Trafficking Act…
TLDSB recognizes ASES excellence
TLDSB recognizes ASES excellence By Sue Tiffin Published May 25 2017 Aremarkable group of individuals from Archie Stouffer Elementary School (ASES)took a break from going above and beyond to be celebrated on May 17. Thegroup…
Bobcaygeon Road bridge to remain closed
By Chad Ingram Published May 17 2018 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } The Bobcaygeon Road bridge in downtownMinden will remain closed to vehicular traffic for a while yet buthas been reopened to pedestrian use. “I…
Average EMS response time in county: 12 minutes
By Chad Ingram Published May 18 2017 The average response time to EMS calls in Haliburton County is 12 minutes or about 18 minutes if the villages of Haliburton and Minden are excluded. The county…
Dixon to headline Canada Day in Minden By…
Published May 18 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 11 meeting of Minden Hills council. Carl Dixon who played for a time with The Guess Who will bring the…
Downtown businesses remain open through flood
By Sue Tiffin Published May 18 2017 Downtown Minden businesses have largely remained open despite flooding in the area that caused the township to declare a state of emergency. Business owners in the area said…
Food bank bustling hub for donations
By Sue Tiffin Published May 18 2017 Despite rain the Minden Food Bank and Community Centre was a bustling place on May 13. Marilynne Lesperance chairwoman of the Minden Food Bank board was bustling too…
Silver for ASES students at skills competition
By Darren Lum Published May 18 2017 The Wildcats’ LEGO team sits around a school table speaking about their lifelong love for LEGO. Grade 6 students Collin Thorpe and Broden Boisvert along with Grade 5…
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By Chad Ingram Published May 15 2017 Minden Hills township will haveengineering assessments performed on Water Street the Sunny Brookbridge (main street bridge) and the downtown stretch of BobcaygeonRoad before those thoroughfares are reopened to…
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm;Disaster relief process started forMinden…
By Chad Ingram Published May 12 2017 Minden Hills residents who've beenaffected by the flood can now apply for disaster relief assistancefrom the provincial government. Municipal Affairs minister Bill Maurowas in Minden on the afternoon…
Fight to save funeral home from flood ends
By Sue Tiffin Published May 11 2017 When camera crews and news programs come to Minden to report on flooding that has sent the town into a state of emergency they seek out Kirsten Monk.…
Ducks Unlimited success celebrated in Minden
By Sue Tiffin Published May 11 2017 A full house came out to support Ducks Unlimited at the 12th annual conservation dinner and charity auction in Minden on May 5. Two hundred and forty tickets…
Flexing your mind’s muscles
By Jenn Watt Published May 11 2017 Keeping the mind healthy is just as important as the rest of the body says Alzheimer Society public education co-ordinator Carolyn Hemminger and there are tangible things that…
Gull River may crest within the next 24…
By Chad Ingram Published May 10 2017 Minden Hills Reeve and HaliburtonCounty Warden Brent Devolin says he's hopeful the Gull River throughMinden may crest within the next day or so. “Potentially within the next 24hours…
Health unit readies for Cannabis Act
By Jenn Watt Published May 11 2017 The local health unit intends to stay the course when it comes to educating youth about the risks of marijuana use. Chronic disease and injury prevention managers from…
Rotary Club recognized for commitment
The Rotary Club of Minden has received two honours for their commitment to Rotary International ideals. We were the No. 1 Club in our district of 42 clubs. As well Minden Rotary was one of…
Flooding sends Minden Hills into emergency
By Chad Ingram and Sue Tiffin Published May 11 2017 For the second time in just more than four years flooding of the Gull River plunged Minden Hills township into a state of emergency last…
Halls Lake recipient of HHOA surplus
By Darren Lum Published May 9 2017 Standing with several volunteers under a cloudy sky on the shore of Halls Lake the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) manager Randy Charter watched with pride as the…
Portrait exhibition opening coincides with workshop
By Sue Tiffin Published May 11 2017 Carole Finn has been painting portraits throughout her entire artistic career and now she has opened her studio to share them with the public. People in My Life…
Questions on septic re-inspection contract
By Chad Ingram Published May 11 2017 Algonquin Highlands township is on the verge of signing of five-year contract with WSP Canada for the re-inspection of septic systems in the municipality. However during a May…