By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 26 2017 “‘Element’ has many meanings” said Agnes Jamieson Gallery curator Laurie Carmount at the opening reception of new exhibition Elements at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre last week. “Basically…
Marina building collapses
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 26 2017 Marina company RPM was having an engineering assessment done on a storage facility that collapsed at its Wedgewood property last week. Part of the roof of a boat…
The eclipsed success of André Lapine
Born in what is now Latvia and buried in Minden artist André Lapine was a contemporary of members of the Group of Seven. Yet Lapine is not nearly as famous as his contemporaries for shaking…
AH asks Muskoka to follow their lead on…
Jan. 23 2017 The following are reports of itemsdiscussed at Algonquin Highlands council on Thursday Jan. 19. Notes from an economic developmentcommittee meeting brought up concerns that haveconsistently been voiced by Algonquin Highlands politicians. At…
OPP suspend search for missing man
Glen Swanton last contacted in Minden Hills on Jan. 17 The Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is suspending its search for a missing man. Missing is 54-year-old Glen Swanton of Bobcaygeon. He…
Cultural centre escapes budget knife
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 19 2017 It looks like the Minden Hills Cultural Centre – which includes the Agnes Jamieson Gallery Minden Hills Museum and Nature’s Place interpretive centre – will not face the…
Replacement of the Horseshoe Lake dam underway
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 19 2017 Work has begun on the replacement of the Horseshoe Lake dam. “The contractor is currently working toward diverting the Gull River around the construction site by constructing cofferdams”…
School board explains snow day procedures
By Angelica Ingram Published Jan. 17 2017 Last week students across the county awoke to news that it was a snow day and that buses for Trillium Lakelands District School Board were cancelled. They heard…
Survey says largest group of visitors 45 and…
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 11 meeting of the Haliburton County tourism committee. The county tourism department continues to conduct an online survey of visitors to the Haliburton Highlands.…
Top cop wants stakeholders' help
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 19 2017 We’re in this together and need each other to resolve challenges facing the community said Haliburton Highlands OPP detachment commander Richard Riopelle. Riopelle spoke about the importance of…
Snowmobile races coming to Minden
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 12 2017 Vintage snowmobile racing is coming to Minden later this month. The Ontario Snowmobile Oval Racers (OSOR) will host two days of activities at the ice track at the…
Dorset bridge gets overhaul
By Chad ingram Published Jan. 11 2017 Anyone travelling through Dorset thisspring can expect to take a detour. During a Jan. 11 Haliburton Countyroads committee meeting councillors gave roads director Craig Douglaspre-budget approval for work…
Breaking down winter road maintenance
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 12 2017 Haliburton County received significant snowfall in December and so far that snowfall has been continuing into the New Year. What happens within municipal roads departments when the community…
Cellular gap top priority for EOWC in 2017
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 12 2017 Improving cellular networks and broadband Internet services is the No. 1. priority of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus for 2017. The EOWC which represents about 750000 residents in…
Skepticism over the benefit of cap and trade
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 12 2017 It’s expected that Ontario’s new cap-and-trade program – anticipated to increase the price or gasoline and home heating among other items – will negatively impact Haliburton County residents…
Home is where the career is for newest…
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 5 2016
Kinmount pharmacy robbed
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 5 2017 OPP are looking for information regarding a robbery at the Kinmount pharmacy just after Christmas. The robbery happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 27. "A male…
Talking pipelines and climate change
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 5 2017
CRTC declares Internet an essential service
The Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has declared the Internet should be an essential service for all Canadians which is coming as welcome news in rural communities including Haliburton County. On Dec. 21…
Reeves share highlights of 2016 and look ahead…
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 5 2017 The Times asked Minden Hills Reeve Brent Devolin and Algonquin Highlands Reeve Carol Moffatt to share some highlights and challenges from 2016 and goals for 2017 with the…