By Chad Ingram Whether it was the nice weather or the low Canadian dollar area businesses are reporting a stellar summer season this year. “Our summer was truly outstanding and our numbers are up across…
Council supports CEWF idea to create water organization
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council is supportive of an effort by the Coalition for Equitable Water Flow to create an organization to represent the water management concerns of those on the feeder and reservoir…
Council updates burning bylaw
By Chad Ingram The township has updated its burning bylaw which was last updated in 2004. In Minden Hills the fire season is considered the first day of April through the last day of October.…
Easement agreement created for condo
Minden Hills will enter into an easement agreement with the builders of a 15-unit building at 9 Newcastle St. who will use part of the municipal parking lot as a construction staging area. The township…
Fundraising group is alive again
By Chad Ingram After a hiatus the Minden Hills Cultural Centre Foundation is hoping to make a comeback. Operating as Arts Alive Minden the board of the not-for-profit group held a public meeting at the…
Minden Hills denies support for solar farm
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills councillors have voted against a support resolution for a solar farm near the Allsaw flats proposed by the Oakville-based Algonquin Power Company. Back in June council was approached by company…
Mountain Lake residents looking for seagull solutions
By Chad Ingram Mountain Lake is going to the birds. During their Aug. 27 meeting Minden Hills councillors heard from Mountain Lake residents about what they say are growing numbers of seagulls on the lake.…
Natural gas contract goes to lawyers
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Aug. 27 meeting of Minden Hills council. Council is sending a franchise precedent agreement from Niagara-area natural gas company Northeast Midstream LP…
Orillia Power project rejected
By Chad Ingram A proposal for an Orillia Power generation station near the Minden Wild Water Preserve is dead in the water after a unanimous vote against the project by Minden Hills councillors on Aug.…
Making emergencies manageable
May 6 2014 By Jenn Watt In August of 2006 while many were struggling without power following a tornado that rolled through Haliburton County Marci Mandel and Alan Clark were making the best of it…
No solar compactor for Maple Lake landfill
May 6 2014 By Zach Cox The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 1 meeting of the Algonquin Highlands council. At the April 17 Algonquin Highlands council meeting council decided to…
Success of May Day unclear
May 6 2014 By Chad Ingram While it is difficult to gauge what impact last week’s OPP May Day may have had local politicians are grateful to the county residents who participated and are continuing…
Devolin expects to support Fair Elections Act
May 5 2014 By Chad Ingram Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MP Barry Devolin says he is surprised that the Conservative government’s Fair Elections Act has become such a lightening rod of controversy. “There’s kind of a bandwagon”…
Police investigating fatal collision near Carnarvon
May 4 2014 OPP are investigating a fatal collision on Buckslide Road north of Carnarvon. On Sunday May 4 at about 6 p.m. Haliburton Highlands OPP were called to the single vehicle collision in Algonquin…
Carnarvon brewery scores local food grant
April 30 2014 By Zach Cox The Boshkung Brewing Company located in Carnarvon has been informed that it will be receiving $111500 in funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s Local Food Fund.…
County working on alternative OPP model
April 30 2014 By Chad Ingram Haliburton County is working on an alternative OPP billing model to submit to the province one that would encapsulate commercial and industrial properties. A new billing model set to…
Expanding CoKL police force out of the question…
April 30 2014 By Chad Ingram Alternative policing methods are being explored by some municipalities as they struggle to deal with large cost increases that would be brought on by a new OPP billing model…
HHHS supports EMS proposal for paramedicine program
April 30 2014 By Angelica Blenich The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting on April 24. A proposal to introduce a community paramedicine program in Haliburton…
Library needs increased IT support
April 30 2014 By Chad Ingram The Haliburton County Public Library system needs increased IT support the library’s CEO told council last week. Bessie Sullivan visited county councillors during their April 23 meeting delivering her…
Minden 150 Bike Tour motion deferred
April 30 2014 By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed at an April 24 Minden Hills Council meeting. A motion to make the Minden 150 Bike Tour a signature Minden Hills…
Planting the seeds to a healthy community
April 30 2014 By Darren Lum Amandha Vollmer of Minden spoke passionately about the opportunity to share her knowledge and guidance through the Garden Buddies peer mentorship program. Experienced gardeners have been paired with young…