By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council has rescinded approval for 11 solar power projects given a support resolution by the township’s previous council. During their Oct. 8 meeting councillors were visited by Vlad Glebov of…
HCDC loans $4.2 million in 2015
By Jenn Watt Haliburton County Development Corporation continues to do far more business in its region than areas with many times the population. At the organization’s annual general meeting at the Pinestone on Oct. 7…
Junior Book of the Month: The Summer We…
How do you plan for the future when your own parents don’t believe you have one? Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the bees. But when she announces that she’s taking her Save the Bees…
MH buys portion of former Walker’s property
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills township has purchased part of the former Walker’s Auto Repair property along Highway 35 in Minden from Haliburton County. At their Oct. 8 meeting Minden Hills councillors passed resolutions to…
$3000 awarded locally for parent engagement projects
Several local schools were successful recipients of funds for parent engagement projects. Trillium Lakelands District School Board announced late last month that $22000 was allocated to projects board-wide from the Ministry of Education. Parents Reaching…
Festival dead in the water (again)
By Chad Ingram The following are brief reports of items discussed during an Oct. 8 meeting of Minden Hills council. A multi-day musical festival with an emphasis on water quality and education that organizer Earth…
Housing project to cost $300000
By Chad Ingram An affordable housing project near Minden’s Stouffer Street will likely cost Minden Hills township $300000. Back in February councillors voted to donate the land for a single-storey 12-unit facility near the S.G.…
Adjusting to life after spinal stroke
By Angelica Ingram Moss Davis flips through a book that contains pages filled with pictures of his dad. The four-year-old kindergarten student at Archie Stouffer Elementary School shares stories of visiting his dad in Toronto…
Council asks operator to make zoning request
By Chad Ingram A lgonquin Highlands council will ask the owner of a property near Maple Lake being used for the field spreading of septic waste to request a zoning bylaw amendment for the operation…
Algonquin Highlands examining annual rental fee for halls
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands council will look at creating an annual rental fee for its facilities as it reviews and re-establishes its recreation hall rental fees. Parks rec and trails director Dave Drobitch brought…
Algonquin Highlands must upgrade pit
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands will spend about $15000 on upgrades to a gravel pit it owns after an inspection by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. During an Oct. 1 Algonquin Highlands council…
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Book of the Month Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Available in print as well as ebook and audio on Overdrive Day One: The Georgia Flu explodes over the surface of the earth like…
Comedy night to take care of pain in…
By Jenn Watt Carolyn Scott’s experience with Haliburton was so positive she wants to sing it from the rooftops – and in a way she is. Scott a Toronto-based actor is putting on a special…
Four hands on one piano
On Sunday Oct. 25 the Haliburton Concert Series will present duo pianists Robert Kortgaard and Peter Tiefenbach in the final concert of its 2015 season. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Northern…
HHHS Foundation reports strong financial year
By Angelica Ingram The Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation celebrated another year of financial success at their annual general meeting on Sept. 29. Auditor John West of McColl Turner Chartered Accountants reported to the board…
High school support workers announce job action
By Angelica Ingram The support staff represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation are the most recent group to announce escalated job action following a media release on Sept. 30. Talks between the union…
Mental health policy established for firefighters
By Chad Ingram Algonquin Highlands has instituted a mental health policy to help any of its volunteer firefighters who may need it. Fire chief Mike Cavanagh brought the policy forward during an Oct. 1 council…
New food hub nourishing community
By Chad Ingram A crowd of about 100 assembled outside the Minden Food Centre on Newcastle Street for an official opening celebration Oct. 3. The centre which is a project between the Minden Food Bank…
Tax jump at Stanhope airport
Tax jump at Stanhope Airport By Chad Ingram Taxes at the Stanhope Airport will rise for Algonquin Highlands after a visit from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Councillors received a report from treasurer Tammy…
TLDSB Schools Receive Funds for Parent Engagement
Twenty-three schools in Trillium Lakelands District School Board will be receiving funding from the Ministry of Education to enhance or initiate parent engagement projects. The Parents Reaching Out (PRO) grants range from $750 to a…
New company to look after Minden Hills landfills
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council voted to award the contract for landfill attendant services at the municipality’s landfills to a new company during their Sept. 24 meeting. Highlands Environmental owned by Paul Barclay of…