By Darren Lum Published April 27 2017 It was a small gesture with big results showing she cared and helping others to do the same. Lillie Garbutt posted a photo of a heartfelt message to…
Human history makes mark on forests
By Jenn Watt Published April 27 2017 Peter Hynard took the audience back into Haliburton’s past – way back – 1.1 billion years ago in order to create a picture of how the region’s forests…
Land trust weighs in on snapping turtle legislation
By Jerelyn Craden Special to the Times Published April 27 2017 Ontario’s decision to end hunting of snapping turtles has given the David Suzuki Foundation Canadian Herpetological Society Ontario Nature and the Haliburton Highlands Land…
OHTO asks visitors to "Come Wander"
By Darren Lum Published April 27 2017 Drawing visitors here is all about making connections with people online through personal authentic stories whether with words images or video. This is the backbone of the Ontario…
Rail Trail Rambles continue through April and May
By George Farrell Published April 27 2017 The Rail Trail Rambles take place on Sundays in the spring along rail beds in the Highlands where locomotives once sped. What makes these rambles as opposed to…
Bringing the farm to the cultural centre
Published April 20 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at Minden Hills council on April 13. Visitors to the Minden Hills Cultural Centre might have the chance to see livestock on display…
Buy your native plants by Earth Day
By Jenn Watt Published April 19 2017 You have until Earth Day to order your native plants from Friends of Ecological and Environmental Learning. From shrubs to trees flowers to ferns there’s a wide variety…
College honours officer’s work
By Darren Lum Published April 20 2017 Haliburton Highlands OPP Const. Tim Negus was awarded an Outstanding Police Officer Service Award on Monday April 10 at the Fleming College’s Sutherland campus in Peterborough. Started three…
Dorset bridge work begins
By Sue Tiffin Published April 20 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 12 Haliburton County council meeting. Rehabilitation work on Dorset’s Main Street bridge began April 3. The bridge…
Easter Bunny keeps little ones busy
By Lee Ross Published April 20 2017 The Easter bunny made a special trip to the Pavilion in Dorset this past Easter weekend hiding hundreds of brightly coloured eggs for the children of Dorset to…
Mindfulness program reduces anxiety pain depression
By Jerelyn Craden Special to the Times Published April 20 2017 Ellen King knows that a 10-week course called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) works. She took it 17 years ago when she was diagnosed…
New rules for recreational drone users
By Darren Lum Published April 20 2017 New rules recently announced by Transport Canada are leaving recreation drone users like Carol Moffatt wondering if they go too far restricting responsible operators to the detriment of…
Places for People celebrates new housing option
By Darren Lum Published April 20 2017 Places for People hosted an open house for their most recent completed project on McPherson street steps from the Minden hospital on April 12. With the help of…
Seven win character awards at county schools
Published April 20 2017 Seven giving members of the community are smiling more brightly with the news they’ve been selected to receive a 2016 Character Award from the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. Michele Coneybeare…
Tickets on sale for concert series
The 39th season for the Haliburton Concert Series is going to be filled with amazing musicians and wonderful music. The season begins on Saturday May 6 with Guy and Nadina . Guy Few (trumpet and…
ASES students create a musical legacy
By Darren Lum Published April 13 2017 Earlier this month local students were singing loudly and proudly sharing their legacy with their peers. Fifty Archie Stouffer Elementary School students from Grades 2 to 8 collaborated…
Council approves PTSD plan for fire dept
By Chad Ingram Published April 13, 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Councillors approved a post-traumatic stress disorder prevention plan and anti-stigma policy for…
Housing demand surprises Places for People organizer
By Jenn Watt Published April 13 2017 Fay Martin discovered the breadth of demand for housing when her not-for-profit Places for People advertised a rental house for the first time to the general population. At…
Library offers exploration of technology
By Darren Lum Published April 13 2017 After five workshop sessions 14 Haliburton Home School students were excited about what they learned from the Tinker Lab pilot program offered at the Minden branch of the…
Minden Times takes second Poling named Columnist of the…
The Minden Times was awarded second place in its circulation category at the Ontario Community Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Awards in Toronto on April 7. The annual awards dinner follows the OCNA convention and is…
MPP alarmed at long-term care wait times
By Chad Ingram Published April 12 2017 Combined there are more than 110 people on the waiting list for basic beds at Minden’s Hyland Crest and Haliburton’s Highland Wood long-term care homes and they could…