By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Minden Hills council meeting held virtually on April 14. The community is invited to an official opening event of the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena and…
County approves climate change adaptation plan
Calls to re-think infrastructure, recreation and health planning By Stephen Petrick A thorough document which details how Haliburton County should re-imagine infrastructure, recreational and health initiatives to cope with changing climate will now guide municipal…
New transportation program to drive up employment training…
By Stephen Petrick Haliburton County council hopes a new SIRCH-led transportation program will help get people to the employment training they need and eventually address a skilled labour shortage that’s hampering the economy and local…
School bus driver shortage ‘continues to be a…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board held virtually on April 12. Haliburton County’s school board trustee Gary Brohman…
Part-time sick leave policy approved by library board
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 13 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. Part-time employees with the Haliburton County Public Library now have access to…
Jamie Schmale disappointed by federal budget
By Darren Lum Spending what we don’t have is no way to resolve the challenges facing our country said Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock MP Jamie Schmale, as a response to the federal budget. He contends the pledges…
Welcoming gatherings, en plein air
By Sue Tiffin “It’s the difference between live music and a studio recording, not as polished but heartfelt,” said Harvey Walker, artist, in describing the experience of plein air painting – painting outdoors. Walker paints…
Minden couple remembered
By Sue Tiffin The community is mourning the loss of two caring Minden residents who died in a three-car collision last week. On April 6, Victor Disik, 79, and Sonya Holliday-Rhodes, 77, were transported from…
‘Fairly significant increase’ in COVID-19 activity: health unit
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually on April 6. “When we saw…
Rogers proposes 90m tower on MacBrien Road
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during an April 7 meeting of Algonquin Highlands. Rogers Communications Inc. is proposing to construct a 90-metre telecommunications tower on the northern portion…
Water levels normal for now, but climate change…
By Stephen Petrick The Gull River has given Minden residents some harsh springs – think 2013 and 2017 when the river swelled up and engulfed roads and homes – but this isn’t expected to be…
Bird flu outbreak heading north
By Steve Galea Wild birds are playing a key role in the spread of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in Ontario this spring. HPAI, more commonly known as bird flu, was detected in…
Upcoming job fair offers opportunity for employers, employees
By Darren Lum Employment opportunities are coming with the Job Fair scheduled at the local high school later this month. Students and the public are being given the opportunity for a one-stop shop to fact…
Author Waubgeshig Rice visits HHSS
By Olivia Johnson Haliburton Highlands Secondary School staff and students gained perspective with the opportunity to speak with Indigenous author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice on Monday, April 4. Christine Carr, a teacher at HHSS, organized…
Pysanky for Easter
By Sue Tiffin Ginger Kulas spoke to the Minden and District Horticultural Society on the art of decorating Easter eggs, a Ukrainian tradition she learned about when she married Bill Kulas 44 years ago and…
Get to know the Huskies: Will Gourgouvelis
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies have had a great defence core comprised of the savvy vets Isaac Sooklal and Nate Porter, the offensive expert Simon Rose and the hometown boy Ryan Hall. However,…
Two Minden residents die in serious collision near…
Please note: This story has been updated from its original version as more information has been released by Haliburton Highlands OPP. Police have identified the two people who died after a three-vehicle collision on County…
MH council to review data before meeting in…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a March 31 virtual meeting of Minden Hills council. Minden Hills council plans to meet in person on April 28 for the first…
‘Lessons learned’ prior to second year of septic…
By Sue Tiffin WSP Canada Inc., the contractor hired to conduct the Minden Hills septic re-inspection program, is preparing to launch the 2022 program but has been asked by council for better communication after the…
Health care coalition spreading anti-privatization message prior to…
By Stephen Petrick Signs saying “Don’t Privatize our Public Health Care” will likely pop up on some Haliburton County lawns, ahead of the June 2 Ontario election. The signs are the work of the Ontario…
Cottage Chat shares a look at early settler…
By Sue Tiffin A Cottage Chat session gave residents – both seasonal and permanent – a chance to ask historians questions about the origin of lake names, early life in Stanhope, and local legends. The…