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…
Car chargers making waves in Haliburton County
By Angelica Ingram Published Feb. 9 2017 John Patterson has had an electric vehicle for nearly two years and only once has he run out of energy and been stuck on the side of the…
County likely to fund YWCA
By Chad Ingram Feb. 7, 2017 Haliburton County council is intending to fund a request the Peterborough Haliburton YWCA is making of it and its lower-tier townships for the continued operation of the…
County tax increase circa five per cent
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 9 2017 Haliburton County residents are likely looking at a tax rate increase of about five per cent on their upper-tier tax bills this year. County councillors discussed the 2017…
Discussing short-term rentals
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 9 2017 During a Feb. 2 meeting Algonquin Highlands councillors discussed what if any action the township should be taking regarding the short-term rental of cottages within its borders. While…
Truck crashes into grocery store
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 6 2017 No one was injured after a truckcrashed through the wall of Dollo's Foodland on the afternoon ofSunday Feb. 5. It was about 1 p.m. when the truckwhich had…
A clever mind leads to a good life:…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 2 2017 Valerie Clark answers her door wearing a green skirt and jacket stockings and black dress shoes. She looks like she’s ready to go to a formal dinner or…
Council ponders role of warden considers change
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 31 2017 County councillors briefly discussed making changes to the role of county warden during a Jan. 25 meeting and will have a more in-depth conversation on the subject in…
Jones no longer with the county
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 31 2017 Haliburton County EMS director and paramedic chief Craig Jones is no longer with the municipality. County chief administrative officer Mike Rutter told the paper Jones’s last day with…
Minden Hills council says no to ranked ballot…
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 2 2017 Minden Hills council will not adopt a ranked ballot system for the 2018 municipal election sticking with the traditional first-past-the-post system. Councillors reviewed a report on ranked ballots…
Minden Pride party to grow this year
By Chad Ingram Pubilshed Feb. 2 2017 Building on the success of last year’s Pride Picnic a group of Mindenites are planning an even bigger party for this summer. While last year’s picnic was held…
OPP won't act on OPP billing
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 2 2017 Ontario’s ombudsman won’t take any action on a complaint from Haliburton County regarding the OPP billing formula. In May county council sent a letter to the office of…
Walker retiring after two decades with HHHS Foundation
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 2 2017 Dale Walker had little fundraising experience when she became chairwoman of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation board two decades ago. She’d organized some political and charity dinners…
Council votes to support shelter
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 26 2017 Minden Hills township will donate $5000 to the Peterborough Haliburton YWCA to assist with the continued operation of the emergency shelter in Minden allotting $2500 from the 2017…
County folds physician recruitment committee
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County fair lives another year
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 26 2017 The Haliburton County Fair has some new directors for its board and the 153-year-old event will proceed once again this summer at the Minden fairgrounds. As reported previously…