The Lochlin Community Centre Advisory Committee is inviting the community to check out the new playground at the centre in a grand opening ceremony the afternoon of Sunday Sept. 25. The event will take place…
Exploring options for the Minden arena
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 22 2016 It would cost about $3 million to bring the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena as it is up to grade. It would cost about $6.6 million for significant renovations…
Hydro One deal doesn't include dam
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 22 2016 In a deal finalized last month Hydro One purchased the Orillia Power Distribution Corporation from the City of Orillia. The deal however does not include the dam on…
Keeping lake levels up during a dry summer
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 13 2016 Spring and summer of 2016 presented particularly difficult weatherconditions for the staff at Parks Canada as they grappled withmanagement of the Trent Severn Waterway and the lakes that…
Majority of Highlands visitors are middle-aged
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 14 2016 Most visitors to the HaliburtonHighlands are middle-aged early results from a county tourismdepartment survey show. As of the end of August 153 people hadfilled out the survey what…
Betty and the Bobs bop back into Minden…
Quirky eclectic and energetic Betty and the Bobs will bring their unique style back to Minden on Sept. 24 for a dance at the Minden Hills Community Centre. Formed in 2000 the band is a…
Hydro rebate not enough Scott says
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 15 2016 Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott says the Wynne government’s pledge to reduce hydro rates for Ontarians isn’t good enough. The provincial government announced Monday that electricity rebates will…
Minden landmark comes down
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 15 2016 Minden is without one of its long-time landmarks after the large orange barn at the corner of Highway 35 and County Road 21 was demolished last week. While…
Minden Terry Fox run this weekend
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 15 2016 As far as Canadian heroes they don’t get much better than Terry Fox. The night before he had his right leg amputated because of a malignant tumour he…
Province shortens municipal election period
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 15 2016 When municipal elections take place throughout Ontario in 2018 they will be somewhat different from the ones that happened in 2014. The province has passed a number of…
Bear Lake Road improvements would cost $4 million
It would cost approximately $4 million to bring Bear Lake Road up to standard where it could be maintained throughout the winter months. That’s according to an estimate from engineering firm AECOM which was received…
Diving accident claims life
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 6 2016 What’s being described as a “freak accident” took the life of a 29-year-old man from Whitby on Monday Sept. 5. Ryan Tyms was diving off a cliff in…
Finding empowerment in end of life planning
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 8 2016 Talking about death can be like turning a rusty wheel – it’s hard work getting started but once in motion things get easier says Yvonne Heath. The longtime…
Huge dip in property assessment on four AH…
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 8 2016 Property owners on four lakes in Algonquin Highlands will see the assessed value of their properties drop substantially in the current round of assessment by the Municipal Property…
Less time with enhanced support daycare workers
Parents whose children require enhanced support workers at daycare facilities in Haliburton County may find their children receive less time time with those workers this fall. Marg Cox is executive director of Point in Time…
New business creates colourful and unique pieces
After 30 years working in the accounting industry Pamela Walker was ready for a change. A resident of Haliburton for the past 14 years Walker wanted to get into a more creative career highlighting her…
Ontario Early Years Centres move to schools
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 6 2016 The Ontario Early Years Centres (OEYC) in Minden and Haliburton Village have relocated to the elementary schools in those communities. The Minden OEYC which has been located in…
Trevor Brauer named Kinmount Citizen of the Year
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 8 2016 Kinmount’s Citizen of the Year for 2016 is an individual who inspires those he comes into contact with and is a mentor for others with intellectual disabilities. Trevor…
Long lost ring found in time for 20th…
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 1 2016 For 11 years through ice and snow heat waves and floods ManuelRodriguez’s wedding ring sat buried under several feet of sand inGull Lake.
Lights on for shipping containers
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 1 2016 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Shipping containers used as storagebuildings in Algonquin Highlands will be allowed to be outfitted withelectricity. Algonquin Highlands councillors had thelatest in a series…
Boats stranded on Bob Lake
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 1 2016 Residents of Bob Lake say their boats are being held hostage. Lake residents packed Minden Hills council chambers during an Aug. 25 meeting and as David Gibb explained…