By Angela Long Published Aug. 11 2016 On Sunday Aug. 7 Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the Haliburton Highlands Health Services has been chosen as one of five sites for a rural health hub pilot…
CoKL wants more cash from county
The City of Kawartha Lakes is seeking amendments to its joint service agreement with Haliburton County amendments that would cost the county an additional $100000 or so a year. Social services and housing for Haliburton…
County council hears energy policy
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 4 2016 Members of Minden Hills’s renewable energy task force presented their renewable energy policy to Haliburton County council on July 27 and it seems like before long the county’s…
County council responds to OPP superintendent
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 2 2016 Haliburton County councillors will be sending a letter to OPP municipal policing bureau superintendent Marc Bedard taking issue with a recent letter to the editor Bedard sent to…
Scott's Dam Bridge to come down
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 4 2016 Scott’s Dam Bridge at Canning Lake will be demolished when the federal government reconstructs the Canning Lake dam. It was announced earlier this summer the feds will invest…
Spring flooding costs MH $65K
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a July 28 Minden Hills council meeting. Flooding this spring cost the township about about $65000 roads superintendent Travis Wilson told councillors. “We had quite a…
Festival of August Moon offers unique beauty
By Darren Lum Published July 28 2016 With the sun setting and the full moon rising overhead the Gull River will glow with flickering candlelight from a flotilla of lanterns. Adorned with Japanese symbols and…
Minden Hills tenders construction of new fire hall…
By Chad Ingram Published July 28 2016 The current aging fire hall is locatedbetween Prince Street and Pritchard Lane in Minden's downtown. The new facilitywill be built along Highway 35 in Minden near the county's…
Murder at Raven Lake
By Jenn Watt Published July 28 2016 The Dominion Hotel Raven Lake Highland Ridge long-term care home The Highland Times newspaper – if all of that sounds familiar it’s because the Haliburton Highlands serves as…
New initiative wants you to Get on Gelert…
By Angelica Ingram Published July 28 2016 When local artist April Gates decided to move her home and business to the hamlet of Donald she was excited about the offerings her new neighbourhood would bring.…
Tentrees comes home to perform
By Darren Lum Published July 28 2016 Once a hawk always a hawk. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School proud graduate and musician Gordie Tentrees is returning to the Highlands for a performance when he takes the…
County without an ambulance on multiple occasions
By Chad Ingram Published July 27 2016 P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; Eight times in the first six months of2016 there were zero ambulances available in Haliburton County thoseincidents equating to a total of 12 hours.…
Age-friendly plan requires feedback
Work on the Age-Friendly Master Plan for Haliburton County continues and is requiring more input from the public says the chairwoman of the Aging Well Committee. Angela Andrews said after two work group meetings and…
AH applies for playground grant
The following are brief reports of items discussed during a July 21 meeting of Algonquin Highlands council. Council will apply for a grant from the federal Enabling Accessibility Fund to construct a new accessible playground…
Studs going up at The Newcastle
By Chad Ingram Published July 28 2016 “The concept for us is we’re building your home inside our walls” says Peter Brady of Trophy Property Corp. as he makes his way through The Newcastle the…
Try volunteering at Hyland Crest
By Chad Ingram Published July 28 2016 Cards. Crafts. Going for a walk. Watching the hockey game. There are a multitude of ways community members can spend time with residents of Hyland Crest says volunteer…
Wood keeps it local at Wall FlowerBy Chad…
Wood a self-trained artist who started as a draftsperson started her painting work in oils. However “about six years ago I switched to acrylic” Wood says explaining she’d taken a course in acrylics at the…
Police seek dark-coloured pickup truck P { margin-bottom:…
The Haliburton Highlands OPP areinvestigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred along County Road21 in Minden Hills just east of Highway 35 the morning of Thursday July 21. According to police the driver of aneastbound vehicle…
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If residents spot military jetschoppers tanks or other vehicles or uniformed personnel in thecounty early next week there is no need for concern. An annual joint training exercise bythe Canadian Forces which has occurred in…
New staff sgt. expands community web
By Angela Long July 19 2016 He’s braved the rains to celebrate Canada Day in Minden andcast a line for Kids and Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Days. StaffSergeant Richard Riopelle the new detachment commander…
FIT projects approved for MH AH
The province’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has approved a number of feed-in tariff (FIT) projects for Minden Hills and Algonquin Highlands. The IESO recently released a list of 936 renewable energy projects that were…