By Chad Ingram “I think anybody can be successful on the other side of the fence” says Jamie Schmale. “I think it has a lot to do with the personality of the individual.” Schmale 11…
You’ve got Schmale
By Times Staff Conservative candidate Jamie Schmale will find himself outnumbered on Parliament Hill when he takes his seat as MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock amongst a sea of Liberal red. “I think we knew it…
Live blog: HKPR 2015 election night
Live blog: HKPR 2015 election night
Minden man seriously injured in collision
Submitted by Haliburton Highlands OPP On Saturday Oct. 17 just befo re 6:30 p.m. officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway…
AMO expenses total about $8300
By Chad Ingram County politicians who attended the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Niagara Falls in August accrued just more than $8300 in combined expenses. The annual conference offers seminars speakers and allows…
Council rescinds approval of solar projects
By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council has rescinded approval for 11 solar power projects given a support resolution by the township’s previous council.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…