By Jenn Watt Cammy George isn’t certain what exactly happened on Feb. 14 when her Miners Bay home burned to the ground. Fire investigators are still looking into the cause of the blaze but haven’t…
OTF funding application workshops
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is hosting free workshops for potential nonprofit grant applicants during the month of March with a focus specifically on the Seed and Capital Investment Streams. “Seed grant projects could include…
St. Paul’s celebrates its sesquicentennial
By Chad Ingram One of the oldest buildings in Haliburton County Minden’s St. Paul’s Anglican Church is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. Its official birthday. As congregation member and sesquicentennial celebrations chairman Gareth Kellett…
Township opts not to pursue septage site injunction
After consulting with legal and planning experts the Township of Algonquin Highlands announced last week that it would not be seeking an injunction against the spreading of septage on a property off Highway 118. In…
Charges laid in multiple break-ins
Membersof the Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario ProvincialPolice have charged three men in relation to a number of break-ins. BetweenJan. 20 and Feb. 11 the OPP received reports of break and entersthroughout Minden Hills.…
20% of homelessness assistance requests come from county
By Chad Ingram P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Haliburton County residents generated20 per cent of requests for financial assistance from those who arehomeless or on the brink of homelessness from the Kawartha Lakes andHaliburton Housing…
Times, Echo, up for seven OCNA awards
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Allocating stimulus funds
By Chad Ingram It’s clear the federal government will be making a great deal of money available to municipalities for stimulus projects but what’s not yet clear is just how that money will be allocated.…
Fire destroys home near Moore Falls
By Chad Ingram A year-round home near Moore Falls was destroyed by fire during the weekend. The call for the blaze came in about 5 p.m. on Sunday Feb. 14 Minden Hills fire chief Doug…
Getting rid of geese in Minden Hills
By Chad Ingram From shoreline re-naturalization to drones there are many methods Minden Hills could use to deal with the problem of Canadian geese soiling the township’s Riverwalk pathway. Community services director Mark Coleman presented…
Landfill company makes compaction pitch
By Chad Ingram Highlands Environmental the company in charge of Minden Hills’s landfills wants to run a test pilot program for compacting recyclables. Brigitte Gall and Paul Barclay of Highlands Environmental made a presentation to…
MH asks province to reconsider OPP billing model
By Chad Ingram Minden Hill is asking the provincial government to reconsider the new OPP billing framework it instituted in 2015. Councillors for the township supported a resolution calling on the province to review and…
Cuts jeopardize cultural centre committee says
By Chad Ingram Members of the advisory committee for the Minden Hills Cultural Centre are unhappy with council’s plan to cut $50000 from the cultural centre’s $340000 budget for 2016 and if Reeve Brent Devolin…
Celebration of Research takes place March 19
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MH agrees to broadband expansion project
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council is supporting anagreement between Haliburton County and Bell to bring or improvehigh-speed broadband Internet to a number of public buildings in thecounty. Council granted support after hearing apresentation from…
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Catch the Cure on Feb. 13 Submitted International Angelman Day takes place on February 15 and Minden Hills celebrates IAD on Feb. 13 with a party hosted by service clubs teachers businesses organizations individuals the…
Group looking for info on ride-sharing
By Chad Ingram Do you regularly hitch rides with friends or give rides to others? The Community Transportation Partnership run by a group focused on rural transportation options for the county has hired consultant Kate…
Provincial directives trouble health unit
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has concerns about the implications of funding and potential accountability changes coming from the province. Last fall the health unit learned it would be…
Talks break off between union and school board
By Angelica Ingram After just a couple of hours talks between the Trillium Lakelands District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation ended. The negotiations were called off on Feb. 4 by the…
AH buys into broadband expansion project
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands council has lentits support to a high-speed Internet expansion deal betweenHaliburton County and Bell and the township will reimburse the countyfor service fees for Algonquin Highlands buildings that will benefitfrom…
Kids waiting for Big Brothers or Sisters in…
By Jenn Watt When a young person “ages out” of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program before ever being matched with an adult it breaks Alyssa Wilson’s heart. Wilson is a case manager with Big…