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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

By Jenn Watt Published May 11 2017 When Gladys Fowler was growing up her father grew vegetable gardens on their two-acre property. He arranged different crops in long rows beans in one peas in another…

By Chad Ingram Published May 8 2017 While the Gull River continues to floodMinden on the morning of Monday May 8 the rate at which the riveris rising was beginning to ease up and Minden…

Published: Saturday May 6 2017 Updated: Sunday May 7 2017 Following days of rain many roads in Minden Hills and the surrounding area have been closed. On Saturday May 6 the Township of Minden Hills…

By Jenn Watt Published May 4 2017 For Masons a visit from the Grand Master is a rare occurrence. Representing all Masonic lodges in Ontario Grand Master John C. Green isn’t able to make appearances…

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By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 26 meeting of Haliburton County council. Since March 31 2016 just fewer than 6000 acres of forest…

By Chad Ingram Published May 2 2017 Haliburton County will make a request to the provincial government that the municipality become the ultimate approval authority on official plan amendments a change that could save residents…

By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 27 meeting of Minden Hills council. The township will commission a bronze monument honouring artist André Lapine…

By Jenn Watt Published May 2 2017 For a moment it seemed the Haliburton CARP chapter was in real trouble. Standing at the front of the Legion executive members warned the assembled audience at the…

By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 The North Frontenac Telephone Company which is bringing high-speed Internet to downtown Haliburton via fibre-optic cable plans to construct a fibre-optic network in the village of Minden as…

By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 While Ontario’s Liberal government is trotting out its 2017 budget as the province’s first balanced budget in a decade the Opposition says it actually hides a $5 billion…

By Chad Ingram April 27 2017 How Bob Lake residents get their boats inand out of the water body south of Minden this year will be up to them. Last year the owner of the…

By Sue Tiffin Published April 27 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 20 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Council discussed the plight of the monarch butterfly after receiving a…