By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 28 2017 All schools in Haliburton County will be receiving upgrades of some sort over the next year. At its committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 14 the Trillium…
Evening of song will support women's shelter
By Chad Ingram Published March 2 2017 An evening of storytelling and song on March 8 will not only celebrate International Women’s Day but also raise money for HERS (Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace). The fundraiser…
Five per cent tax increase in Minden Hills
By Chad Ingram Published March 2 2017 Minden Hills residents can expect a 5.13 per cent increase in their lower-tier property taxation as councillors passed the 2017 budget during a Feb. 23 meeting. That brings…
Not enough natural shoreline in county: CHA
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 There is not sufficient natural shoreline within Haliburton County not by a long shot according to the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations (CHA). “This is a very…
Province passes bill to end winter disconnections
By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 28 2017 Last week the province of Ontario passed legislation that will make it illegal for utility companies to disconnect people during the winter months. Called the Protecting Vulnerable Energy…
Scott pleased with human trafficking legislation
By Chad Ingram Published March 2 2017 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott is pleased the provincial government has tabled what it’s calling the Anti-Human Trafficking Act a piece of legislation which borrows heavily from the…
House explosion on Reynolds Road
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 24 2017 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Reynolds Road in Minden Hills has beenclosed to traffic as the Minden Hills fire department along with theOntario Fire Marshal's office investigates a…
Fire destroys Halls Lake home P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm;…
Fire laid waste to a house on HallsLake Road on the morning of Feb. 22 but the man inside was able to get out unharmed. The lone male occupant in theyear-round home was able to…
AH adds staff with 2017 budget
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 23 2017 Algonquin Highlands township is adding a full-time clerk to its staff roster and turning a formerly part-time position in the park rec and trails department into a full-time…
AH council costs $126K for 2016
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 23 2017 Algonquin Highlands council cost just more than $126000 to operate for 2016. Councillors received a treasury report on their 2016 remuneration during a Feb. 16 council meeting. Reeve…
No ranked ballots for Algonquin Highlands
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 23 2017 Algonquin Highlands council has passed on the use of the ranked ballot system for the 2018 municipal election. Last year the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing…
Tapping the Dorset tower for telecommunications
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 23 2017 Xplornet would like to use the Dorset lookout tower property as an operations site either by installing equipment on the property or attaching antannae to the tower owned…
Horseshoe Lake Road closure extended
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 17 2017 The closure of a portion of HorseshoeLake Road south of Bethel Road will last longer than Parks Canadainitially anticipated. In early December the federal agencyclosed a portion of…
Shoreline road allowances likely to increase in price…
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Minden Service Ontario office to remain open
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 16 2017 The Minden Service Ontario office alongHighway 35 will continue to operate. The province announced Thursday thatthe Minden location and eight other Service Ontario sites it hadsaid last spring…
Guiding the next generation
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 16 2017 Sylvia and George Claridge met Anthony just when they thought they were through with fostering children. They had moved up north to their place nestled in the forests…
MH flies flag policy up the pole
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 16 2017 Minden Hills council is considering the creation of a policy for the flying of flags and their lowering to half-mast at municipal properties. Councillors received a report and…
MH sticks with 2014 voting method for 2018
In 2018 Minden Hills will see votes cast the same way they were during the 2014 election – that is by paper ballot telephone or Internet. Internet and telephone voting was added as an option…
Minden Hills fastest growing township in Hailburton County
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 16 2017 Minden Hills is growing faster than other townships in Haliburton County according to data from the 2016 census that was released last week. On Feb. 8 Statistics Canada…
Half of sex assault claims discarded as "unfounded"
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 9 2017 A damning investigative report by The Globe and Mail has shown that nearly half of sexual assault claims handled by the Haliburton Highlands OPP are dismissed as “unfounded”…
Business and community awards nominees announced
The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce has announced the list of those nominated for its annual Business and Community Achievement Awards. The winners will be announced at the awards gala in March. Business Achievement Cottage…